Besides heralding the dawn of the great post-war grand touring cars—or as our host Sam Hancock puts it, “vehicles that could win a hillclimb by day and pull up proudly to the opera house later that night”—the Lancia Aurelia B20 Coupés also found success on the circuits and sprint courses of Europe with just a few modifications. In specifications close to the standard road going form, Aurelias finished second in the Mille Miglia and won their class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1951, before going on to win the Targa Florio in 1952, and the Monte Carlo Rally in 1954. In other words, it has an impressive racing résumé.