Blip: You know, Like A Cremonese Lute

I really have to hand it to moid-’60s Lancia here for forcefully elevating the level of discourse on car tech details to the point where they’re seriously comparing the “rustling tonality” of their narrow-angle V4 to a “Cremonese lute,” which I had to look up to find that the Italian city of Cremona is well-known for producing some of the earliest and most renowned luthiers.

I’m sure people used to hear Fulvias coming down the autostrada all the time and think “hey, is that a luthier behind me?”