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Lancia 037 Peter Collins

Lancia 037 By Peter Collins

Lancia 037 by Peter Collins


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Available again after a long absence! The story of Lancia's mid-engined and supercharged rally car, from its conception, through development, to its full rallying career. Featuring many of Sergio Limone's own comments & photographs, plus interviews with team members. Illustrated with 250 stunning and rare rally action photos.

Lancia 037 Summary

Lancia 037: The development and rally history of a world champion by Peter Collins

Available again after a long absence! In the late 1970s, the problem facing any manufacturer taking part in the World Rally Championship was that the rules kept being changed at short notice. This book looks at the solutions found for Lancias rally car, the 037, and takes the reader through the new rules that all potential contenders would have to consider if they wanted to win rallies at World Championship level. Lancias rally car was developed quickly to deal with the then-dominant Audi Quattro. The reasons it succeeded are featured here, along with an in-depth, behind-closed-doors look at the development of the car, with the close help and co-operation of its designer and chief engineer, Ing. Sergio Limone. Here you can read how Limone decided on the basic configuration of the car, what the rules would allow, and how the project unfolded in total secret at Fiats various test tracks and centres in and around Turin, overlaid with rumour and counter-rumour as the worlds motoring press tried to make sense of what little knowledge it had of the projects progress. In addition, Ing. Limones own photographs from areas never accessed by the public tell their own story. The focus then moves to the world of top-level rallying, with all the associated glory and headaches. Accompanied by stunning photography and insights from team members, we follow the small and nimble 037s, as the cars have become popularly known, as they head out to take the World Rally Championship for Makes in 1983 and innumerable wins throughout the world. In addition, there are tests of various key examples of the cars, and appendices of events and chassis used. This book is illustrated with 250 stunning and rare rally action photos.

About Peter Collins

Born in London, Peter Collins has been a motoring writer and photographer for over fifteen years. He has a lifelong interest in motorsport and racing history, and has been attending events worldwide since 1965. Co-founder and now editor-at-large of magazine Auto Italia, he also contributes to other European and American publications and websites, and has recently become European editor of website Retrospeed. Peter lives in south London with his partner, Liz, and cat, Darcy. He travels extensively throughout the year, covering motoring events of all disciplines and maintaining his close ties. This book is a continuation of his previous volumes, which display his long-held passion for motorsport.

Table of Contents

1 Prelude 2 The race to the starting ramp 3 A testing year 4 Onwards to victory 5 Not without a fight 6 Success and tragedy 7 The final countdown 8 Owning and driving 037s Appendix 1 Events Appendix 2 Chassis numbers

Additional information

NPB9781787119239
9781787119239
1787119238
Lancia 037: The development and rally history of a world champion by Peter Collins
New
Hardback
David & Charles
2022-08-15
225
N/A
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