Lancia D24 Trivia Question.

[Jim Fierst]

The Lancia D 24 was a all out sports racing car circa 1953 on. Fangio and 2 team mates finished 1-2-3 in the Pan American "Mexican" road race that year. It had a beautiful pontooned fendered body like the Testa Rossa's that would follow it. On the passenger side fender there was a duct riveted just behind the headlight than ran back most of the length of the top of the fender. It was obviously an after thought as the hood had a scoop. The engine was a V6 with 3 dual throat Webers producing 300HP. What was that duct for ? No guessing please..

[1,6 HF]

Oil cooler duct.

The early D24s had a combination oil tank / oil cooler located behind and to the right of the engine. Later D24s had the cooler in that location, but had the oil tank relocated to the rear.

No guessing.

[Jim Fierst]

I just knew someone would know...Makes sense and no guessing..

[1,6 HF]

There are two inlets that feed air to the oil cooler: one is the 'eyebrow' you asked about, with the inlet above the right headlight and a duct running over the right front wheel, and the other is a semi-recessed inlet at the top of the fender just behind the right front wheel.

[Will]

There are two inlets that feed air to the oil cooler: one is the 'eyebrow' you asked about, with the inlet above the right headlight and a duct running over the right front wheel, and the other is a semi-recessed inlet at the top of the fender just behind the right front wheel.

Visual aid:
http://www.misc.spot-mate.com/pictures/D24.jpg

[1,6 HF]

Oh, I love visual aids; here's a cutaway view:
1: eyebrow inlet
2: fender inlet
3: oil cooler

653

from Guido Rosani, D24 e le Lancia Sport (hey, I said I wasn't guessing...)