Tuscany has all manner of public roads doing a laudable impressions of a tarmac rally stage, and if you’re going to drive an Italian homologation special around for a day you’d struggle to find a better area to get lost in on purpose.
Read MoreHaving commissioned its newly acquired Abarth competition department to create a Group 4 homologation special based on the 124 Sport Spider, Fiat’s new-for-1973 special stage challenger…
Read MoreHaving commissioned arguably the most radical rally car ever to tackle the special stages in 1971 (the Lancia Stratos), for marketing reasons the Fiat Group decided its replacement should be more…
Read MoreFor three straight season between 1974 and 1976, Lancia set the World Rally Championship alight with the purpose-built Stratos, the like of which had never been seen before. However, while the…
Read MoreIn October 1969, the struggling Lancia concern was purchased by Fiat. Abarth followed in July 1971 and became Fiat’s competition department. Despite the fact that both firms were owned by the…
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