Who decides the name of the new born of car company? The car name is very important, because it immediately evokes the brand, the model, the form, the functions, the class and also the cost. It must be a short, memorable, evocative name. Appia is round and sonorously plastic, with a good analogical relationship with the machine that carries it. La Lancia has given beautiful names to its cars: Aurelia, Flaminia .. are those of the ancient Roman consular roads, whose millenary tracks cross Italy. The Appia, of which remain the ancient paving stones beaten by the Legions that conquered the world, was the "queen of the Roman roads". The early 1950s were still tough years for the Italian mechanical industry. The Lancia Appia sedan 1st series 1953 of our service opens an era in the production of our country, in competition with Fiat. It represents the need of the post-war society for solidity, security and safety in the world of our industrial sector. The Appia is solid, safe, fast, with a compact bodywork of sober elegance, suitable for severe times. The C10S model of our service is one of the few specimens with left-hand drive; it has a narrow 4-cylinder engine, 4 doors, 4 seats with two armchairs divided by the front seats. The windshield has a curved glass, has the device dismantling and thawing, the heater and fan, the boot that can be unlocked from the inside. Maximum speed 120 km.h.
The Lancia Appia first sedan series, has participated in numerous demanding races, obtaining excellent places in the standings:
1954-Mille Miglia
1954-V Rally del Sestrière
1954 - VI Tour of Umbria
1954 - Golden Cup of the Dolomites
1955-VI Rally del Sestrière
1955 - Tour of Sicily
1955-XXII Mille Miglia
1956-Tour de Corse
1957 - VIII Rally del Sestrière and many more races.