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- Lancia had big plans and big dreams in motor racing. But then they stopped the development of the 037 mid-engine rally car, and that was it. It stopped right there and then, with the last Mohican of the two-wheel drive. Lancia just did not have any financial strength left for the car that won the 1983 World Rally Championship.
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In the 1970s, Italian automaker Lancia had become a force to be reckoned with in the World Rally Championship series with cars like the Fulvia andStratos, the latter winning three overall WRC championships consecutively in 1974-'76. By the end of the 1970s, the FIA had announced that a new rally car class would lead the WRC series starting in 1982....
As mentioned, the primary impetus behind the development of the Lancia 037 was to contest the WRC's Group B rally car class. The 037 represented about the last of the competitive rear-drive cars in the series, facing tough competition from the new all-wheel-drive Audi Quattro race cars. As it went, Lancia's 037 often excelled on tarmac and gravel r...
Because there are relatively few Lancia 037s in existence, you won't have much luck finding one on your local Craigslist. Specialist dealers and auctions are your best bet in locating a car, most of which have been well kept and have fairly low mileage. Spare aftermarket body panels are available, but interior parts and some engine parts (like the ...
First year of production: 1982Last year of production: 1984Total sold: 217Original price (base): Approx. $35,000The Lancia 037 won just a single WRC Constructor's Championship in 1983, though none of its drivers won the Driver's Championship with the car. As recently as 2010, a Lancia 037 Stradale was worth perhaps $200,000. Today, values have doubled and even tripled, with the cheapest examples costing roughly $400,000. In stock form, not very fast by today...
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As the project name was number 037, this eventually became the name by which the car was known. Abarth, now a part of the Lancia-Fiat family, did most of the design work, even incorporating styling cues from some of its famous race cars of the 1950s and 1960s such as a double bubble roof line.
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Apr 26, 2024 · Instead of simply copying the supercharged 2.1-liter engine of the 037, the new car benefits from later Group B technology pioneered by Lancia with the wild Delta S4.
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Mar 11, 2024 · Very few machines are more engaging than an Italian automobile built during the post war era like this Lancia 037 Stradale.
FIA certification was met on 1 April 1982, and Lancia subsequently debuted the 037 Rally in competition at the Tour de Corse Rallye de France on 6 May. Although the new car finished a promising 9th overall, Lancia focused their 1982 season on intense development rather than a championship run.