Lancia Stratos, style and trunk

Salon beauty turned beast to win, it could have enjoyed more rapid success if its approval had not been delayed until the fall of 1974.

Published on 24/09/2022 à 12:00

François Hurel

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Lancia Stratos, style and trunk

50 years ago, the Tour de Corse hosted the debut of the Lancia Stratos. In 1972, the Tour de Corse took place at the beginning of November and did not count for the International championship. This gives the organizers the opportunity to welcome Group 5 prototypes, with several manufacturers jumping into the breach to present new models intended to be produced in 500 units in order to be approved in Group 4. This is how the Porsche Carrera RS and the Lancia Stratos make their competition debut. If the first is primarily dedicated to the circuit, the second has only been designed for the rally, without being derived from a production car. A first ? Not really, because Ford has since launched

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