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Luciano Basso

Lancia D 24 and D 50R

October 23, 2018 By pete

Story by Brandes Elitch
Photos by Steve Snyder

It would be difficult if not impossible to find a more compelling story than that of Peter Giddings. In his youth in England, he restored a BSA three-wheeler, then a Brooklands Riley 9, and then a chain drive Frazer Nash, which he rebuilt in his living room (I say “restored” because owning these cars in England in the sixties would require continuous attention just to keep them running). He started racing the Frazer Nash in 1959, and competed in virtually every race circuit and hillclimb in England, earning his full FIA International racing license in 1961. In 1985, he raced his Alfa Romeo Monza and his P3 Alfa Scuderia Ferrari Tipo B at the Monterey Historics, and was awarded the Phil Hill trophy. [Read more…] about Lancia D 24 and D 50R

Tagged With: Basso Lancias, brandes elitch, driving a lancia D50, Guido Rosani, Lancia D 24 and D 50R, Lancia D24, Lancia History, Lancia Reconstructions, Luciano Basso, peter giddings

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