{{Short description|Light commercial vehicle by Lancia}} {{refimprove|date=March 2024}} {{Infobox car | image = | caption = | manufacturer = [[Lancia]] | production = 1959–1963 | wheelbase = {{cvt|2480|mm|in|1}} }} The '''Lancia Jolly''' was a [[light commercial vehicle]] produced by the [[Italy|Italian]] vehicle manufacturer [[Lancia]] between 1959 and 1963. In four years, 3011 units were produced.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.auto-und-modell.de/pages/unter-der-lupe/526/Lancia-Ardea-800-und-Jolly-Furgone-von-Starline-Models-in-143/ | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210916153139/http://www.auto-und-modell.de/pages/unter-der-lupe/526/Lancia-Ardea-800-und-Jolly-Furgone-von-Starline-Models-in-143/ | archive-date = 2021-09-16 | title = Lancia Ardea 800 und Jolly Furgone von Starline Models in 1:43 | language = de | work = auto und modell | first = Rudi | last = Seidel | date = 2009-10-08 }}</ref>
The low-loading Jolly was based on the [[Lancia Appia#Third series|third series of the Appia]] passenger car, and was first presented alongside it in early 1959.<ref name=CC2.49>{{cite magazine | magazine = Camion Classic | title = La nascita del camioncino | trans-title = The birth of the pickup | editor-first = Ferruccio | editor-last = Venturoli | page = 49 | volume = 2 | date = 2010 | publisher = Sprea Editori | location = Milan, Italy | isbn = ((9771826058001)) | language = it }}</ref> Its predecessors had used the Appia bodywork, including the front doors, but for the Jolly, Lancia decided to use a [[cab over]] design instead.<ref name=CC2.49/> It was available with [[van]] or [[Pickup truck|pick-up]] bodywork. An entirely different version with a bigger engine using [[Lancia Flavia|Flavia]] mechanicals, called the [[Lancia Superjolly|Super Jolly]], replaced it in 1964.<ref name="GMMS">{{cite web | url = https://www.gmms.eu/registro-jolly-e-superjolly/ | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231206174444/http://www.gmms.eu/registro-jolly-e-superjolly/ | archive-date = 2023-12-06 | title = Registro Jolly e SuperJolly | trans-title = Jolly and SuperJolly register | date = 2020-11-14 | work = Giornata Mondiale Del Motorismo Storico (GMMS) | language = it }}</ref>
The code name of the Jolly was '''809'''.
In 2025, [[Iveco]] revealed the [[Iveco Jolly]] and [[Iveco SuperJolly]], reusing the name of the Lancia vehicle.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2025-06-14 |title=IVECO eert Lancia bedrijfswagenverleden met Jolly en Super Jolly |url=https://www.autoedizione.nl/iveco-eert-lancia-bedrijfswagenverleden-met-jolly-en-super-jolly/ |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=Auto Edizione |language=nl-NL}}</ref>
==Technical characteristics== The Jolly was powered by a four-cylinder, 1,090 cc engine producing {{cvt|36.5|hp-metric|kW}}. The maximum speed was {{cvt|97|km/h|mph|0}}.
It was {{convert|4595|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} long, {{convert|1815|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} wide, with a height of {{convert|1902|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}. It weighed {{convert|1500|kg|lb|abbr=on}}.
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Lancia}} {{Lancia industrial vehicles timeline}}
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