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Massimo Lancia and Enrico Nardi, c. 1930 in Torino in front of a Lambda

NARDI

 Almost immediately after the Aurelia introduction, Enrico Nardi, a specialist tuner with a small shop near the factory, started making  improvements to the motor. For the early Aurelias, Nardi’s revisions focused on installing two carburetors instead of the single that came with the car. He tried another configuration shortly thereafter, with six single-barrel Dell’Orto carburetors. He made setups for the  2-liter motors in the B21 and B22, and then yet another for the later 2.5-liter engines. This latter kit was more widely known with its  two twin-barreled Webers. Produced in the mid-1950s, this two-carburetor performance kit included new inlet manifolds, a cast-aluminum air cleaner, and a new radiator “Y” pipe.

Nardi offered his own camshaft for the Aurelia, even replacing the factory’s column gearshift with a floor-mounted one. He then expanded into supplying wooden steering wheels for Aurelias and other cars, and at one point, offered studded tires for sale. While other tuners, such as Abarth and Italmeccanica, also offered motor improvements, Nardi was the one most closely aligned with the factory.
early data sheet for 6 carb setup
remarkable ad with different Aurelia power curves
early 2 carb setup
front of ad for 2.5 liter two carb setup
back side of 2.5 liter two carb setup
Nardi also made a Formula 2 car based on the Aurelia V6 engine. A good description was published in L'Automobile in 1952:
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Nardi also made a few special cars, including Blue Ray I and II. A very rare brochure for these is below:
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  • Home
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    • Berlinas
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      • Why the series?
      • Series in detail
    • Specials
    • Spiders, Convertibles
    • Nardi
  • Competition
    • Aurelias in Competition
    • Other Racing
    • Special Races
  • Engineering
    • Engines
    • Evolution
    • Crankshafts
    • Camshafts
    • Carburetors
    • Chassis >
      • Front Suspension
      • Rear Suspension - IRS
      • Rear Suspension - de Dion
      • Transaxle
    • Build Quality
    • Drawings
    • Unusual
  • Outgoing
    • Reference >
      • Parts books
      • Web info
      • AST (data sketches)
      • Service Information
      • Parts
      • Color
      • Prices
    • Events >
      • Sliding Pillar
      • Castlemaine
      • Registro Aurelia
      • Other Events
      • B10 photo essay
    • Tech Tips >
      • Carburetors
      • What cam to use?
    • B20 Restoration
    • B20 road test
  • Books
    • Two books for sale
    • Balancing, for sale
    • At the Center, for sale
    • At the Center, in detail
    • Other Publications
    • Articles
    • Lancia Materials FS
    • Library
  • Other Lancias
    • Appia
    • Aprilia
    • Flaminia Super Sport
    • Flavia 2000 >
      • Kugelfischer injection
  • Contact
  • Blog
  • Errata