In order to beat the all-conquering Peugeot 205 T16, the engineers at Lancia and its competition arm Abarth had to come up with a remarkable machine that, like its French rival, was designed…
Read MoreAfter a disappointing debut season in 1982, the Lancia 037 came good in 1983 by winning that year’s Driver and Manufacturer World Rally Championship titles. The rear-wheel drive 037’s state-of-art…
Read MoreBetween 1974 and 1976, the Lancia Stratos established itself as among the most successful rally cars of all time winning three Manufacturers’ titles for the Turin-based firm. However, ahead of the 1977…
Read MoreAs more and more manufacturers piled into rallying following the introduction of Group B regulations for 1982, the new generation of purpose-built machinery led to an explosion in media…
Read MoreBy virtue of its extraordinary state-of-art specification and 205 T16-toppling competition record, Lancia’s Delta S4 can legitimately be regarded as the ultimate expression of the legendary Group B…
Read MoreThe Ford RS200 and Lancia Delta S4 were the last new cars to emerge during rallying’s Group B era, both of which broke cover during the latter part of 1985. However, while Ford elected to pull the plug…
Read MoreHaving considered four-wheel drive too complex for its first Group B special, the 037, Lancia soon found itself being eclipsed by Peugeot and Audi who made no such mistake. In order to recover…
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