Lancia 037 rallye

[v8supergurl]

now heres a car i believe should always be remembered unfortunately its usually overshadowed by the stratos an equally beatiful machine. this is probably due to the relatively short running it had compared to the rest of the lancia rallye cars, the lancia factory team used it for not more than 4 years i think as a temp replacement for the stratos until the mighty delta took over.

[FHCNICK]

good call but i dont think there is much chance of the 037 being forgotten, the legend will live on me thinks.

[crankedup]

is it correct that Lancia have decided to set up a dealer network in good ole blighty.

[v8supergurl]

crankedup said:

is it correct that Lancia have decided to set up a dealer network in good ole blighty.

i dont know cause im in canada but i sure wish that alfa would give n america another shoot

[FHCNICK]

crankedup said:

is it correct that Lancia have decided to set up a dealer network in good ole blighty.

not heard that one try putting a shout out on P&P for lanciachris he'll probably know but i doubt it IIRC the last year that they sold cars in the uk they sold under 20 in a whole year !!

[FHCNICK]

v8supergurl said:

i dont know cause im in canada but i sure wish that alfa would give n america another shoot

off thread i know but where about in canada are you v8?

[Trackside]

This lovely Martini-liveried example in Safari spec was part of the Group B rally car demonstration at the Historic Motorsport Show at Stoneleigh recently. I was 13/14 when this fabulous beast was in it's heyday and I always thought it was stunning. Loved the quattros and 6R4s but the 037 was just so much more graceful. Doesn't it just shout 'Markku "Maximum Attack" Alen'...







I've only ever seen one road-going 037; a red one at Silverstone many years ago. Anyone know how many are in the UK?

[Alpineandy]

Trackside said:

Doesn't it just shout 'Markku "Maximum Attack" Alen'...

If I had one I'd be 'super happy'.

[v8supergurl]

FHCNICK said:

v8supergurl said: i dont know cause im in canada but i sure wish that alfa would give n america another shoot off thread i know but where about in canada are you v8?

Toronto ontario to be exact.

[FHCNICK]

v8supergurl said:

Toronto ontario to be exact.

nice been a couple of times (used to live in manitoba), good to see you are interested in eurocars but do you not like the big yank tanks then?

[v8supergurl]

FHCNICK said:

v8supergurl said: Toronto ontario to be exact. nice been a couple of times (used to live in manitoba), good to see you are interested in eurocars but do you not like the big yank tanks then?

i have a soft spot for em chevys =) but i love european cars more probably because i came from good old italia

[FHCNICK]

v8supergurl said:

i have a soft spot for em chevys =) but i love european cars more probably because i came from good old italia

aahh that makes sense now

[lanciachris]

There was some talk about Lancia returning to the uk recently, but petitions and stuff have been flying about for years now.

AFAIK , its not going to happen, certainly not the way the Lancia brand is going. Current line up is awful. I think Fiat see it this way -

Alfa - Less expensive drivers cars
Fiat - Middle of the range, bit of everything
Maserati - Luxury sports brand

Lancia - Ah. well, they used to be somewhere between fiat and maserati... well now weve bought maserati what shall we do with em. err.... I dont know.

[cptsideways]

Theres a PH'er with an 037 out there somewhere

[simonrockman]

But the new Fulvia concept. That would be worth importing.


Simon.

[docevi1]

cptsideways said:

Theres a PH'er with an 037 out there somewhere

Yahoo used to own one :www.pistonheads.com/members/showprofile.asp?memberId=8349