Neo-Vintage Motorsport Topic: 1982 Lancia LC1: The Ephemeral Endurance Racer (Petrolicious)

On this episode of Petrolicious, John Champion talks us through his Group 6 developed Lancia LC1 and it's endurance racing motorsports pedigree.


Video courtesy of Petrolicious.

Current Events: 2019 Goodwood Festival of Speed best of the weekend (GoodwoodRoad&Racing)

The Goodwood Festival of Speed started last Thursday and there's been plenty of awesome stuff streaming on YouTube. These are some of the best so far (in no particular order):










Video courtesy of GoodwoodRoad&Racing.

Neo-Vintage Feature: The Unlikely Outlaw: Lancia Aurelia B20GT by Thornley Kelham (Carfection)

Henry visits Thornley Kelham to go over their quite unique Lancia Aurelia Outlaw build(s).


Video courtesy of Carfection.

Neo-Vintage Motorsport Feature: Group B - The Age of the Supercar (AnttiKalhola)

This compilation film dives into the exciting, legendary and quite infamous world of Group B rally racing. It's important to understand why drivers and fans loved Group B and why it was banned.


Video courtesy of AnttiKalhola

Hillclimb Pron: 700Hp Lancia Delta Integrale Monster || Brutal Anti-Lag Sound & Flames (HillClimbMonsters)

Turn it up.


Video courtesy of HillClimbMonsters.

Neo-Vintage Motorsport Topic: 1974 Lancia Stratos Group 4: Sliding The Rally Queen (Petrolicious)

This feature brings us the story of Lancia Stratos enthusiast who just happens to be grizzled international motorsport racer. Let's meet Erik Comas and his Lancia Stratos Group 4 car. Turn it up.


Video courtesy of Petrolicious.

Hillclimb Pron: Best of Hillclimb MONSTERS! - Audi S1 Prospeed, SLK 340, 155 DTM, Ferrari 550 GT1 & More!! (19Bozzy92)

Turn it up.


Video courtesy of 19Bozzy92.

Neo-Vintage Feature: This Lancia Delta Integrale Evo II Is Perfectly Packaged (Petrolicious)

Petrolicious spotlights a young enthusiast who owns a very rare  Lancia Delta Integrale Evo2.


Video courtesy of Petrolicious.

Neo-Vintage: Lancia 037 Group B Represents Last Era of Racing Romance (Petrolicious)

Our friends at Petrolicious bring us a shorty on the Lancia 037 Group B car. Rally cars on the street make us smile.


Video courtesy of Petrolicious.

Hillclimb Pron: Lancia Delta S4 Group B at Swiss Hillclimb by René Aeberhardt (MPZRV)

Turn it up and enjoy.

Video courtesy of MPZRaceVideo.

For the love of Rally: Shotgun in a Lancia Stratos and Delta S4 (Drive)

Chris is at it again, with two of rally's best vehicles.

Video courtesy of Drive.

Quick Vid: The New Lancia Stratos #2

Remember the last time we were talking about Lancia? Well, there's been some movement on this Stratos prototype being produced on a larger scale.



Video courtesy of ItaliaspeedTV.

Current Events: The New Lancia Stratos

Lancia as a company has had a long and rich history. Unfortunately in current times Lancia automobiles are simply rebadged 'luxury' Fiat models, much like the now defunct Mercury was for Ford models across the range. There has been a push in the past year or so to resurrect some of the true soul of the brand, with the modern update of the Lancia Stratos. The Stratos, of World Rally Championship (WRC) fame, was the wide track, wedge shaped, short wheel base car that dominated the WRC in the mid 70s. Homologated in 1974, the street legal version of the Lancia Stratos ran the 190hp 2.4L V6 out of the Ferrari Dino. In race trim, it made anywhere from ~300hp to 500hp+ with a single turbo arrangement. While 190hp doesn't sound like much, it propelled the street version to 60mph in under 5 seconds; saying the Sratos was light is quite the understatement. This was ground-breaking road legal performance in the 70s, let alone decades to come.

The Lancia Stratos did well in WRC arena, but this wasn't the only form of motorsport it participated in. The Stratos was even reconfigured for closed-track endurance racing against other notable big turbo cars of the time like the Porsche 935. While the Stratos didn't do well in endurance racing, it was competitive and serviceable platform used by many private works teams until 1981.

Fast forward to 2010 and mid-development of the phase of the new Lancia Stratos (in black):



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This car you see here, in black, is a one off vehicle produced by the legendary coachworks Pininfarina for independent financier Michael Stoschek. While reports say there will be a slightly different version of this one-off modern Stratos produced directly under Lancia, as a super limited run model much like it's predecessor, this is good look at what the new version will be. This prototype uses the Ferrari F430 Scuderia motor installed in the same MR arrangement.


Video courtesy of Italia Speed TV.

After several months of rumors surounding the development of this car, footage of the prototype being tested is finally out for public consumption.


Video hosting courtesy of YT user Tonyvoxdeejay.

I really want to see the completely finished product. Pininfarina will definitely be the subject of future posts as they've been responsible for some of the best autos on the planet for the past 60+ years.