THIS CAR HAS BEEN SOLD HOWEVER WE WOULD BE INTERESTED IN ACQUIRING ANOTHER

There really has not been anything quite like it and there will probably never be anything quite like it again. Group B rallying was the pinnacle of motorsport where rules almost did not apply, and the now legendary drivers seemed to defy the laws of physics every time they got behind the wheel.
Launched at the 1982 Turin Motor Show, the Lancia Rally ‘037’ was a light, agile and powerful collaboration of a car, built by combining all of the skills, expertise and knowledge of some of the best brains in the business from within Lancia‘s own racing department, Abarth and Pininfarina.
Fortunately for us in order to compete in the 1982 WRC Group B Championship, each manufacturer was required to build 200 road-legal examples, with the racing version permitted to have only minor modifications, meaning that mere mortals such as us could stand some chance of taming the road going version of the beast.
In total there were 262 cars produced of which 212 where the road going Stradale version we have here.
In the case of the 037 this led to the car you see before you today, the road legal rally car know as the “Stradale”
Lancia is one of the world’s most iconic and successful rally cars manufacturers in history, and the Group B era was a time blessed with a seemingly endless budget, with the 037 they set out to win from the outset.
They were blessed to already have a light agile and rather pretty coupe known as the Monte Carlo to start off with.
They also had an intrinsic understanding of what was needed to win a rally, and one of the keys to success was going to be the suspension and the ability to adjust it to suite the different drivers and the different terrains each stage would require the car to endure.
To this end the front and the rear of the car was removed and replaced with a bespoke built tubular chassis that housed the quadrilateral suspension and permitted a huge amount of suspension travel and adjustment, easily and quickly. This fundamental and structural design gave them a key advantage over the competition.
This strong and light chassis design was then covered in the equally strong and light Kevlar reinforced glass fibre bodywork. The entire rear opens up to give the easy access required for the frequent service stops, and the front clam was entirely removable in seconds.
This focus on weight saving meant that the entire car weighed in at only 1170 KG in race trim.
When it came to the powertrain chief engineer Aurelio Lampredi, opted to use the two-litre, four-cylinder, four-valve, twin cam, in-line engine, which was mid-mounted and crucially married too a Roots Volumex compressor.
In the road going Stradale version we see here the power was kept to a very entertaining 205 BHP.
The controversial use a Supercharger in Lieu of the more traditional Turbocharger gave the 037 another key advantage in that the power delivery was available much more immediately with none of the now notorious turbo lag that the competitors had to contend with.
The power was dispatched through a five-speed manual ZF gearbox delivering power purely to the rear wheels.
Little did they know it at this stage but this would turn out to be the last time in history that a RWD car would win the World Rally Championship.
From the outset 037 was designed to win and win it did, finishing first on 38 occasions during the 1983 WRC.
The Stradale specification, is an almost unique opportunity for the keen driver to enjoy the fabulous handling, phenomenal engine, and razor-sharp handling of a world championship winning rally car.
There really cannot be many ways of tackling a set of tight twisties more quickly or more enjoyably than this outstanding little car.

This particular car is a stunningly original example that is showing under 12500km as it stands today. The paintwork and trim all looks to be original and the almost impossible to source Neoprene dashboard covering is in good condition with only a few marks to belie its age.
The car has benefitted from a recent recommissioning and is currently fully operational and ready to be enjoyed.

As part of the process we have had the pleasure of allowing the nine times Le Mans winner, Tom Kristensen to put the car gently through its paces at a recent outing to the Aarhus Grandprix.
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