Oh man, is this thing sweet. Just look at those compact dimensions, crisp lines, and aggressive stance. This little hotted up coupe was a serious race winner in it's day, and has become highly sought after, truly a legendary car. I could insert all kinds of cliche hyperbole about Italian cars and brio and soul, but I'll refrain.
What Lancia hath wrought here is a sweet little front-drive razor that looks as good as it goes. As with nearly all Italian cars of it's day, the 1.6 HF has a high-revving twin cam engine (115 hp). What it also has is 5 forward gears and plenty of negative suspension camber (wheel tilted in at the top for better handling), and many lightweight aluminum and plexiglass for better everything.
Man, I would love to own this one. I'd love to drive it all day, on a twisty, hilly road. I'd love to sit in the garage and just look at it.
I didn't even know this car existed until I read this. Now I'm watching the Top Gear episode where Clarkson drives this little guy right now! I love me some top ten lists.
ReplyDeleteIt's really beautiful, isn't it? People would do the same thing(sit in the garage and just look at it) if they own a car like that. In every place, there's really something that can make people feel blessed and happy.
ReplyDelete--Flavia Casumpang