Over 200 classic cars celebrate Lancia at famous hill climb event in Italy

The 19th Silver Flag hill climb, organised by the Club Piacentino Auto d'Epoca (C.P.A.E.), saw over 200 classic cars from around Europe take over the streets of Vernasca in Piacenza, Italy, for a weekend of
classic motoring in celebration of Lancia. For this year’s event, which took place on June 20th, 21st and 22nd, the organisers chose Lancia as the main theme, honouring one of the world's most famous Italian brands. Organiser Claudio Casali said:

 “After extensively researching and looking for cars from across Europe, we were able to source sixty Lancias to be in the paddock of Castel’Arquato for the 19th running of Vernasca Silver Flag. Most of the racing models built by the Chivasso House were present, including the Lambda, Delta and Delta S4 Evolution, as well as some other very special cars such as the Flavia Zagato prototype, the Fulvia HF Barchetta F & M, the never used ECV and the rare Lancia 037 hybrid. It was a fantastic event!” 

 The Official Lancia Collection brought four iconic cars, including the D50, D25, Stratos Alitalia and the former Montecarlo winner Fulvia HF. The Lancia D50 Formula One car was featured at the start of the morning on the Saturday, when the crowd of motoring enthusiasts were presented with the powerful and amazing roar of the engine designed by Vittorio Jano, which sounded exactly "as it did in the good old days". Some important figures in the history of Lancia were present to honour the Italian brand, including one of the greatest rally drivers in the marque’s history, Sandro Munari, the "Dragon", who drove a Lancia Stratos GR 4. Also present was engineer Tonti, who played a key role in the creation of the legendary "Reparto Corse". He was accompanied by fellow engineer Limone, the designer and developer of the 037 which was the last ‘normal’ car to win a World Rally Championship. The Lancias were placed in front of the paddock entrance, putting on an amazing display for the many fans that arrived at Castell’ Arquato. The cars were joined by many other marques, including Abarth with the Sport 2000 and 3000, Porsche, Lola, McLaren and Lotus. The Museo Storico Alfa Romeo brought a Giulietta SS, former Scuderia Centro Sud car, and the Berlinetta 2000 Sportiva.