Sunday, November 27, 2011

Lancia 037, the Abarth car that born with a Lancia badge

59 Rally Costa Brava

The 037 project started to give continuity to the succed on the world rally championship scene to the Fiat Group. The Fiat 131 Abarth was winning week after week, and Fiat was thinking about developing a full new Group B rally car.


The first obvios option was the X1/9 Prototype Abarth, that we photographied in our visit to Guy Moerenhout facilities last year (the picture below).


Museo Abarth Guy Morenhout

But after some developmen, the Corso Marche people decided to build a full new car using the Lancia Montecarlo as basis. It was called "037 project", and the car was spotted first with Abarth logos.

It was an Abarth project, but latter on it was launched as the Lancia 037 Rally car. In a couple of weeks we will cover it history at full, but today we want to make a photographs homage. So, enjoy it!


Lancia 037 Stradale


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59 Rally Costa Brava


59 Rally Costa Brava


Lancia 037 Gr.B - Rally Costa Brava 2011


Lancia Rally 037


1983 Lancia 037 rear


The Rally Show 2011 - Lancia 037


Lancia 037


Lancia 037


1983 Lancia 037 Rally




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