1982 Lancia Stradale - Jay Leno's Garage
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1982 Lancia Stradale - Jay Leno's Garage
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I have loved this car since I first saw it on a poster in 1983.
Interesting fact: Lancia had no money to compete in the WRC Manufacturer's Cup for the entire 1983 season -- they couldn't go head-to-head against Audi in every race, because they just didn't have enough money to put a winning car on the circuit for every race. So Walter Rörhl *didn't* race in every race that year -- only the ones where he knew he could slaughter the Audis in the race. He did so well, that only racing in 6 out of 12 events -- including sitting out the last two events where Audi poured everything they could into them -- Lancia *still* managed to score enough points to win the WRC Manufacturer's Cup. And Rórhl himself came in 2nd place in the WRC Driver's Championship!! Only racing *half* the races in the whole season!! What an amazing driver, and what an amazing car!!
LMacNeill but lancia cheated as hell. Which is pretty funny though
LMacNeill wow awesome history thanks for sharing I had no idea
Bilal Ayub they had a creative interpretation
Röhrl only wanted to drive the rallies he liked, he wasnt interested in becoming champion anymore since the 82 championship gave him a lot more media attention than he liked.
@@robertr7923 cheated? Explain, please, because i guess you don't know anything about Lancia 037
"Welcome our Italian car aficionado!".....walks in with a RUF hat....
Antonio Farina like wearing the bands T-shirt to the concert...you just don’t do it
@Antonio Farina Yeah, I go to the Jeep dealership in my BMW M2 Same thing.
@Antonio Farina I wouldn't wear fendt merch when driving our fendt as well
Lol yeah but hey, RUF has my respect for putting out "new' models with manual transmissions.
Ruf Ruf , that's my other dog imitation.
This is what Walter Röhrl had to say in his book about the Lancia 037 (crappy translation by me):
_"The 037 was precise, neutral and you could steer it nearly completely with the throttle. With its long wheelbase it was much less nervous than the Stratos but it was exactly as agile. Thanks to the mid-engine I could drive it with incredible cornering speeds. But there was the limit, narrow and tight as a rope on which you balanced. The 037 was unbelievably sensitive there. The engine with its supercharger had an extreme amount of steam from the low end, we had up to 320 bhp for a car that weighed between 2120 and 2160 pounds. All in all the 037 was the most beautiful rally car that I ever drove."_
The master knows. 037s have a look that reminds me of a wolf or a snake. Long and lean.
Correction the real later stage of the 037 had 360 bhp
It could had have much more power, but with only 2 wheels driving it would be useless for rallying.
@@bingrasm correction again, it was the earlier stage of the 036 that was front wheel drive, the 037 was 4x4.
? sorry but you are wrong the 037 was the last rear wheel drive made by Lancia for the B group.
Whenever we see one of these on the streets of Milan (Italy) we go crazy.
I become a kid...I honk and salute 😂
si :D
"Nobody knows what this is, right?"
Well, try to bring it to Europe. You won't drive a mile without somebody asking for a photo 😀
You would not get five metres anywhere in Europe and in Italy no chance .
The rules were for 200 road going cars but lancia fiddled those figures the same has most of the other did the same , many ended up converted to full rally cars or further upgraded to Evo cars .
So in the end real road going versions are very rare beasts.
These days there are many fake versions on the market.
Group B
They are called "Deltona" or big Delta as a sign of affect in Spain. Very revered over here.
I drove one in Europe and nobody know what it was...
@Antonio Farina Even my Delta Evo 1 which is a pretty famous car gets very little attention in the streets... people are fascinated by TTRS and Golf R now.
The 037 Stradale is such a gorgeous car, Lancia really knew how to make beautiful machines
Rumor has it that there will be no video next week because Jay and Phil are still driving this car.
haha!
That is one of the nicest sounding engines I've heard in a long time, and I reckon THE best in-line four, there's even something about the idle that seems just right.
nobody will ever build rally cars as successful as Lancia did
I love Italian cars and used to have Lancia Thema 2.0 16v some 20 years ago and I still remember a sound of this engine. The best!
He said “can I get a hand “ and Jay Started clapping 😂
Sadly Fiat is letting Lancia die on the vine. It’s a wonderful car with a glorious history would love to see the brand revive.
I would die to see them rejoin WRC.
Aye, show the new generation what Rallying is all about! And put any upstarts in their place!
FCA would ruin it just like they ruined Maserati
@@arnehurnik They did, but if they would've waited for a private buyout by Ferrari or somebody else, they would've been saved with the brand intact. It would have been better to just not make cars for awhile until the right buyer came along, rather than selling out to FCA. I guess it worked for VW Group buying Lamborghini, but their philosophy is different than American car corporations.
Fiat had 2 marques besides Ferrari with a sporting history but could only support one. The decision was made in favour of Alfa Romeo. So Lancia first suffered the loss of the racing & rallying programme ,then became a brand of rebadged luxury Fiats. Exports ceased in 1995 being Italy only and the brand has been left to slowly die ever since
Such masculine looking car, it just demands respect. Absolutely gorgeous!
That is one nice looking car.
Nuf said.
futuristic retro 80's style.
I don't know about that whale wing at the back but it's almost like the car was made for the color red or color red was made for that car! lol
Stunning little car. Iconic looks and that sound is amazing. for a 2L engine, that sure performs good. Truly a classic.
Yeah the race version 037 was based on Lancia Beta MonteCarlo Coupe of course with everything stripped & changed inside-out to be a Group-B race car..
I love how the owner loves this car. I mean you can really tell how in love he is with it, he’s not just a collector who wanted a cool car. Makes me want one!
yes Lancia I bought a brand new Lancia Beta coupe back in 1979 what a best handling car...then a camero ran the red light and ran into it six months later. I used the insurance fund to buy an Alfa Romeo Sprint Veloce still have it!
As a 100% Italian I say that you have really good car taste... The sprint veloce is wonderful car...
Fantastic, keep it good, and watch out for the rust, it is her worst enemy.
I did have a Beta coupe. Really, really great handling. Now have a 79 sprint Veloce. Actually prefer it to the GTV6 I had. Wish they would revitalize Lancia. I think the PSA merger might have a chance. I might be crazy to think that.
That sound of door shuting is perfect
b_RZA you noticed too... lol so original
Yeah, I noticed it too ! Sounds like a Beetle or old BMWs. Hyper stiff while being lightweight. Impressive construction.
now you feel me
Down boy, DOWN !
So good, like an old 911
This one screams ''Italia!'' at you from every angle and in every driving mode.
Walter Taljaard lmao what driving modes
It’s in my top 5 favourite cars of all time, watching the rally version at full chat on a stage is easily one of the best if not the best motorsports event you could watch. Kudos to this guy, he has great taste in cars!
Thanks. This has to be one of my favorite tested cars. The engine sounds so smooth and being a four cylinder you do not have worry about weight or as as many parts. The engine accessibility is spectacular.
Real Italian engineering, power, and beauty.
I had to rewind to listen to the solid sound of those doors closing again. What an oddly satisfying sound.
ASMR
They definitely don't make them like that anymore. Another classic is the Porsche 993 door latch.
One of my favorite cars. Thanks for explaining part of how good it is.
The integrated roll cage is probably an important part of the chassis and could not be deleted even if desired.
well the "cockpit" is just a fiberglass shell, they say it´s a monocoque but it really isn´t
10:41 That door sound
Holy cow i never expected it to sound THAT solid
i came
It’s got that forza horizon 4 door sound
Beautiful. I love the high revving nature of that engine. It sounded fantastic from the outside when he gunned it at the end of the episode.
Please don't be hating on the owner, he is just a chilled guy with an awesome car! Nice of him to share it.
Would have liked a look at the dash and interior. Nice car.
I have never owned a lancia, but seeing this car makes me want to get one. Also a delta integrale.
You may have to be a savant to maintain it tip-top all by yourself, i reckon.
Since merely opening the hood is a two-person job, I shudder to think what else is needed to keep such an exotic machine in good nick all the time.
That said, I'd put this in my dream-garage before almost anything else short of a 70's Porsche race car, an Alfa DV (or 33stradale, or the ~'90 SZ), R5 MaxiTurbo, Talbot-Lago SS, Duesenberg or o.g. Bugatti .
if you can afford one do it, deltas in photos and videos look boxy and tall, in the flesh they are to die for, soo sad what fiat have done with lancia. when i see the new ones they make me feel sick
I can't decide between wishing for an 037 or wishing for a Fulvia.
You should. I own Lancia Thesis emblema, yes the weird looking car that nobody cares and nobody understood Thesis back in 2002, because it was such a complicated and overengineered car, but let me tell you something, it is the most comfortable, enjoyable and exciting car you can imagine and buy for the money, it is a True and unique Lancia I could talk about for days, Just like this guy with 037,you Just fall in love with Lancia, they are wery special, when you own one you understand that. It has active suspension, everything you can desire, after 15yrs it looks and drives like a brand New. If you buy Lancia, you're not doing a mistake, you are doing the right thing!
Lassi Kinnunen **laughs in Delta S4**
Italian engineering is just amazing
Margo Newman magnetti marelli !
Italian design sure is. But engineering big no. Not if you are talking everyday regular cars. FIAT for example.... doesn’t get any worse than that in terms of quality and reliability.
@@brainache555 Wrong
abc123 how so?
@@brainache555 You forget Maserati, Ferrari, Alfa Romeo, Lamborghini (before it became Volkswagen). Please put some respect of italian engineering.
Fantastic car, Jay, thanks for this video. Thomas, I am from Turin, Italy and to see this car in the US on her original TOR00 plate put a big smile on my face.
Chiampo, anche io sono di Torino, quando ho visto TO R mi è scesa la lacrima. Il 127 che rubavo a mia madre era TO R 😂
In Italia si dice “POESIA SU 4 RUOTE”!!! In Italy we say...”POETRY ON 4 WHEELS”....❤️❤️❤️❤️
What a beautiful car, i would love to own one.
Jerry Johnson II 400.000 thousand euros more or less, depends if Stradale or Rally and what rally champion drove it. All of this, only if the actual owners of the 240ish exemplars are willing to get rid of theirs and sell them :/
I'll stick with a italian made replica
dear Jay, owning myself a Montecarlo, and the designer, Paolo Martin, being a close friend(he was in charge of the RR Camargue, the Fiat 130 Coupé , the Montecarlo, Ferrari Modulo etc. at Pininfarina), i must say that the Montecarlo was sufficiently powerful for a small 2 seater, it had 120 hp, and only the american version"Scorpion", had 89 hp because of the emission standards.The chassis is excellent, and the looks still today are the ones of an avant garde prototype. i love it.
This is the 037 Stradale meaning the street legal one (@ least in Europe) that was available to purchase. one of the greatest 2WD rally car when 4WD (integrale) were coming strong...iconic car
The last RWD car to win the WRC, although even Lancia admitted that they used their own interpretation of the rules to keep up with the 4WD cars.
Even the Group B cars were street legal and available to purchase.
They had to be; thanks to homologation requirements of 200 road-legal cars to be sold to the public.
The integrale is a Group A car from 87/88 season onwards, the Lancia Delta S4 is the true Group B car for the 85/86 season
Before Lancia used the twin-charged AWD Delta S4, they had to make do with the super-charged RWD 037; a car that was clearly no match against the more powerful Audi Quattro Sport and later; Peugeot’s 205 T16.
The Scorpion is the American name of the Lancia Beta Montecarlo, that had never been intended to make anyone "believe that it was a version of this car". The Beta Montecarlo, launched in 1975, had simply been the base used by Lancia to develop the Beta Montecarlo Turbo (that won the World Endurance Championship for Manufacturers in 1980 and 1981, beating the Porsche 935) and the 037.
The Beta Montecarlo Turbo and the 037, used the same FIAT Twincam engine of the "slow" Beta Montecarlo/Scorpion and of several other FIAT production cars, but obviously with different tuning. That of the Turbo was particularly impressive. With only 1.43 liters displacement, the engine developed 480hp continuous power and 530hp peak power (in an era when the F1 1.5l turbo engines developed slightly more than 600hp, but had to last only for 300km, less than two hours, and often failed to do it).
Absolutely right. Totally different model. They used the centre tub of the Monte Carlo (Scorpion in the US) to base the 037 on but that was visually pretty much it.
Jay is officially “the know everything car guy”! He loves cars so much that he’s become a prophet for the auto industry! He should.d get a Life Time Award!
Save Lancia
Too late, Fiat has let Lancia die, shame on him!
Lancia created the F40 which was rebadged to keep Ferrari at the top. It explains the short life of the 288 GTO. Lancia was the innovative mark from Italy 🇮🇹
Lancia was always a "ghost" company after the Fiat's acquisition in 1969. All the racing projects developed by the Abarth racing department.
Lancia still exists, kind of. They just make a hatchback that's only available in Italy.
The Chrysler Voyager and Chrysler 300c are sold as Lancia in Sweden. Such a sad story...
It is also called Lancia Rally 037 in Europe. It is build as a race (rally) car. It's a RWD, Pinifarina designed it, no turbo but a compressor, Hydraulic Gaz suspensions, 2x 9.25 gal tank, Dry Crankcase. 200 build in 1 year was the minimum requested by FIA stock car have to be produce to be homologated in Group B Rally.
B Group was basically a Corrida with 700hp's cars instead bulls.
infact they hade to make 400 to meet the regulations, but they didnt...
Funny story actually the took the inspectors to see 200 cars then went for lunch while the same 200 cars went to another location then took the inspectors there 😂😂😂
Denim’s back, baby!!
hopefully this one isn't filmed out of order and it is purposeful
The owner literally sounds like his own voice is putting him to sleep.
He probably got tired of Leno interupting him and repeating what he had said. I know I did.
He did have a really good moment at 5:10 when he replied "speaking of pronunciations, this is a zf 5 speed box..."
^ mins in and I am just going to skip to the driving part. He sounds like a heroin addict- monotone and bleak
go to settings - playback speed - 1.5 and it's perfect :-)
He's been on the show a few times, I like him because he's VERY knowledgeable about his cars. A lot of guys that Jay has on are just collectors who buy cars as status symbols. You can tell because they know almost nothing about the car, and Jay has to actually explain to them why their car is special. This guy literally knows every detail, so you can tell he's a real enthusiast. I think he might be a little autistic (or just shy) so he comes off as boring -- a lot of successful finance people are like that -- but I still enjoy him as a guest because he's definitely a real car guy.
I saw this back in 2018 and I came back in 2022 to watch it again. I love Lancia, I wish they would have been produced in higher numbers and available in the states.
I always appreciate seeing any Lan"chia" in America, but this one is truly legendary.
Man O War "Lanka"
Jeremy Stig Lan"tzia"
No. In italian, a letter 'c' followed by 'i' is pronounced 'ch' If a 'c' is followed by 'h', it's pronounced 'ki'. So correctly, 'Lancia' is 'Lan cha'. If it was spelt 'Lanchia', it would be pronounced 'Lan key a'.
Same goes for 'Lamborghini'. It is a hard 'g' because of the 'h' following it. If there was no 'h', it would be a soft 'g', more like a 'j'. End of grammar lesson....
Paul Standeven I wasn't trying to be facetious, I was just trying to be correct.😁
hey just to remember it, just pretend it's lan-ciao,. everybody knows how to say ciao right?
I have watched the 037 rally on tarmac in Ireland in the early 80's, along with the Stratos a couple of years before. So glad I lived when Group B Rally cars were around
You were lucky to survive Pat! They were great days though - completely mental.
The Lancia Scorpion was never meant to be a "fake" stradale... It was merely a rebadged Euro Lancia Montecarlo. And it was a real series production car, while the Stradale was built in very small numbers just for homologation purposes.
Yeah, I didn't like his roasting of the MonteCarlo, it was a nice car at the time (and handled ok if you put a sack of gravel in the front boot/trunk). Admittedly the Scorpion model released in the US lacked the stylish rear 3/4 glass buttresses and had rather awkward round headlamps so it lost the sophisticated look of the European model.
@@jbforce10 Still it was a great looking car. It was not something pretending to be something else as Jay seems to imply. Jay has a lot of knowledge but as his interests are so varied he doesn't know everything about all cars.
additionally the montecarlo was in production years before development of the 037 began - the 037 was based on the montecarlo/scorpion, not the other way around. the 037 only functionally shared the windows/some center components as it was a fully tube framed race car, but the point remains, it's a nice car with a different intention.
I'm in love with the front of this car, it's just sexy, and aggressive
I never liked Lancia, until I saw the top gear episode about this very car. One of the best and most emotional episodes they've done. I fell in love with the 037, and now it's one of my absolute favorite cars. It's story is simply great. Check out that Top Gear episode!
WOW it looks better on camera than in a video game
You have to look it personally, as it's an awesome car! The stradale version is, in my opinion, quirckier than the rally one, because of "excessive" proportions for a road car (on a competition car you are kind of expecting that).
Thanks, Captain Obvious.
Taco Gaming yep
Taco Gaming because the games that had this car were old AF LMAOOO before graphics were on point pol
Check out Forza Horizon 3. The Stradale is one of my fave cars in that game.
A true sports car... light weight, just enough power, simple, visceral... You don't need Bluetooth when you leave your cellphone at home!
Garbage
Honestly, I just need windows down, a Bluetooth speaker stuck on the dash, and my tunes. Nothing else needed. Just fire the monster up and gogogo!
Brandon Knight nawwww
Niceee
Dude stop
Jay, I know the guy doesn't want to correct you but the 037 was designed in 1980 while the Scorpion/Montecarlo went on the market in 1975. The Scorpion/Montecarlo was not the road-going version of the 037 but was the parts bin basis for it including the centre tub section hence the similar profile.
One of the most lustworthy pieces of automotive art Lancia ever produced. I remember that 1983 WRC Group B season: the Lancia 037 v Audi's Quattro. Amazing year. And Lancia was the underdog with just 2WD compared to the 4WD Audi. And Walter Rohl was a great driver too. There's a retro hommage to this car now: the Kimera 037. What a machine that is
Jay's mistake here is to assume the 037 is any more than a nod to the Montecarlo. The scorpion isn't too far off from the Montecarlo, it has a little less power and doesn't look as good with American safety bumpers and different headlights. But the Montecarlo goes back to 1975 and was a road going car in the Lancia beta series which was transverse engine and transaxle like fiats 128 series but with the twin cam series of engine like fiats 124 series. The 037 is clearly a ground up car with maybe some trim borrowed from the Montecarlo and the scorpion was never meant to be an 037 alternative. We're comparing a low production run racecar for the street that was very expensive to a smog and safety regulated American version of a common European car that happens be styled the same.
My God Jay, what a monster you brought us, plz get more rally cars in the show
Nice 👍 now show us a badass lancia delta Integrale 16v rally
Integra DIY id kill to own the evo 2 model of the delta intergrale
just go to Harry's Garage- he has a nice yellow one :)
Oli K camt afford :(
This is the faster answer to the delta
Or a Delta S4.
One of the most pleasing engine sound I ever heard!
This was Markku Alen's favourite car as well.
Lancia 037 was the last rear wheel drive to win the constructors rallye championship. The 037 stradale was its road version. They had to build 200 of them to be allowed to race with them as groupe B, but the legend says only 100 of them were build and when the. FIA inspector were for checking the production cars, lancia show them 100 before the meal, take the inspector for lunch, and show the same 100 cars in a different parking after the lunch!!
Phillip: Can I get a hand?
Jay: *clapping*
Love it 😂
And Phillip shows 0 emotional response to that while the rest of the world giggles.
Get 2 guys together working on a manual job and one will always pull the "give us a hand" - Hand clapping joke!
The guy doesn't even react.
Boys in the hood!
Michael Taylor I dont get it
Thank you Jay, this car is a true italian masterpiece and it came out from the venerable Lancia. sadly they don,t do cars like this anymore.
265 horsepower doesn't sound like a whole lot in today's world where a midsize sedan can be had with 300+ horsepower, but when you realize the entire car is 2,100lbs wet, that 265 horsepower becomes quite a large number.
Whatareyoudoingyouidiot If remember correctly they were 350bhp in tarmac spec ,towards the end. In group B, and tough to beat on tight tarmac stages.
Thats freaking crazy and amazing. Wish that was still going on. It would probably be perverted with sponsors like Nascar tho.
@@checker3694 lancia delta s4, the last group B beast (actually the one that got group B banned, it killed a few drivers and spectators) had 600 plus bhp on tarmac set up, weighing 1900 pounds. 4 wheels drive, 1.750 cc twincharged engine, 0-60 in 1.8 seconds. Absolute monster, look it up you won't be disappointed.
Tommaso Martinelli Don’t know what you mean by twincharged, It’s was supercharged at low rpm, and then turbocharged at higher rpm. [ the s4 from what I remember never killed any Spectators, only drivers.] The ford RS200 was the nail in the coffin for Group B after spectator deaths in Portugal. The only production car to copy the S4 was Mk6 TSI golf with same, super charger turbo charger up
@@checker3694 that's exactly what twin charged means, supercharger and turbocharger in the same engine , the one compensating the weaknesses of the other. You're right on the fact that S4 only killed drivers and co drivers, never spectators. Such a vicious car to drive, the only man who could drive it to its full potential ended up killed by it.
This guy wasn't the most eccentric guest but he seemed super comfortable, casual, cool knowledgeable. The car is certainly interesting but you can see how far cars have advanced by the amount of things you know should be changed by learning about this cars build. Another great garage guest Jay!
Great car! All of Lancia rally models from the Fulvia to Delta got soo much charisma and swagger.
In fact, bring all of the Group B cars onto the channel.
liverush24 yes! Ford RS200, MR2 222D, etc.
Von Sterner 6R4, Nissan 240RS, Toyota Celica 2Ltr TC, Renault 5 Maxi Turbo, Peugeot 205 T16, etc.
Bring back Gruppe B!
Audi sport quattro s1
And invite Walter Röhrl, the one and only master of the Pikes Peak, the Quattro monsters of Group B and the one who invented non-sliding turn!
I love this damn car. Just listen to the doors close😭😭
Me to man. Definitely in my top 5 dream cars. Its damn near perfect example of what a car should be.
That car looks easily 10 years ahead of it's time.
I'd say 10 years late, because 90's cars looked awful. This is a beauty.
Actually it was way behind, it was 2wd when audi was already using 4wd. Yet they managed to beat the Quattro anyway with this and a little Italian "creativity".
Then Lancia started using 4wd too and won 11 world rally championships.
@@basstard13 must not be too far behind to beat audi lol
@@thefuzzypickle8277 well technically it was. Still with a few tricks, they won
I love the mid-engined Gr. B rally cars of the 80's. This & Ford RS200 are amazing examples of engineering for it's generation.
In the 80’s I owned 2 Lancia beta’s. One 1300cc coupé and one 2000cc HPE executive and I loved them. Both 4 cyl twin overheads cam. At that time, the Stradale, loosely derived from the lame, yet great looking, beta Monte-Carlo, was something of a Graal for Lancia’s lovers. I once drove along one on my country Belgium highways, same color red, with a beautiful looking lady driving, I believe the importer of the brand then. What a day that was! I remember a video of one in a rally somewhere taken from the front. The car barely touching the ground, on occasions, almost flying from bumps to bumps. Never saw that again. Too bad the brand Lancia no longer lives. They had such wonderful cars. This one is their last hurrah. Emotional time watching this video. Thanks.
Ok here we go: When Fiat bought Lancia in 1969 they started the Beta project which used the great Fiat Lampredi twincam in transverse FWD configuration, in 3 different bodystyles. As a spinoff they realized they could use that driveplant in mid-engine config, in a big brother to X1/9 called the X1/20. However they they changed their minds and it was badged as ”Lancia Beta MonteCarlo” in the late 70’s.
2-litre, 120hp it was a frisky little sportscar with great handling.
(THIS car was later sold as Scorpione in the US.)
Come the 80’s, Fiat/Lancia needed a successor to the aging 131 Abarth in WRC. They took the Beta MonteCarlo (Scorpion) and chopped the front & rear off it, and built the 037 as virtually a new group b rally monster. We can still trace the Monte Carlo doors in it!
The engine was instead longitudal mounted and was really the 16V 1995cc from the 131 Abarth, with added supercharger.
Ok lesson over, class dismissed.
The 16v race motors can be traced down to the more "every day" Abarth`s too.
Crazy engines, they don`t need much convincing to make enough power to get around.
I`ve contemplated acquiring a street oriented 16v out of one Abarth or another, and transplanting it into a Corolla or something.
but, but - jay insists it's called an x-NINETEEN, because the smell of money has rotted his brain.
I have a montecarlo and a beta coupe fantastic cars to own
One of the best cars I’ve seen on this channel in a long time! Just awesome.
indeed
Whao, that give me the shivers.... I was a Lancia Test Driver and I tested the 037 and his little early brother the 036. These cars are the real Lancia Delta Integrale! These cars are the earlier development of the Integrale, and they were made specifically to rip and bury the Audi Quattro. A note, the Lancia Stratos was the first stab to defeat the Audi Quattro superiority in rally, the 036 and 037 were the next development. Never had the chance to drive the Stratos...
Stratos started racing way before The Quattro, so how could it possibly have been made to beat it?
One of the most beautiful cars ever made. I'll come back and buy one in my next life!
Those group b cars will always be remembered as being the sickest road racing vehicles of all time. Even a term like "legendary" is so under the radar to atempt to describe their status in the car universe.
And even though I proudly call myself an Ur-Quattro fan of day one, this here is THE sickest of the bunch.
What a beauty.
That car really does look like a mini F40. No doubt
Random Someone no, the f40 looks like a bigger stradale!
Wasn't the f40 originally designed to compete in the group b?
No, it was it predecessor the 288.
celadon_ productions I think that was the 959, but not certain..
Whittle Moore that is a different brand?
Always got to throw in the old McLaren F1 comparison.
Don't forget, it's also comparable to an F-40!
Yeah...he does that a lot! I guess we all have our vanities.
Group b rally legend. Jay thanks again.
This is now my favourite car of all time. If I had Jay's money and garage.. this would be my pride and joy
This car made me understand what Jeremy Clarkson meant by Lancias are art, I’ve never seen this car until I saw one at a car show and I loved the shape and styling
I love Jay's out of date dad jokes and his repeated use of the "good day Mr Bond" while shutting doors and trunks.
Jay, thanks for pronouncing Lancia (lawn-chaw) correctly!! that's great :) bravo
yes, but abarth ehbart is wrong....is habhart
It’s pretty funny to see a original pre 1985 Italian plate (To: Torino; Turin) in California
its not funny, just sheer superiority
Whao, someone has noticed it too. Bravo. P.S. With a little research that number plate was for February 1982
Those wheels alone...😍 Absolutely stunning vehicle and very ahead of time! Really and very down to Earth guy. He has a jewel.
I remember Markku Allen sweeping roadside to roadside in Finland with that "macchina" like flying.
Its Alen, not Allen. 😊
Jay: "They made a road going version of this that wasn't very good"
Jay later: "Was this ever raced?"
Guy: "This is the road going version"
Jay: "I love this"
He meant the road going version for the American market, that was trash. Nothing like the European market car.
Leonardo So I understood
No you have a base car called Lancia Beta "Montecarlo" for europe and "Scorpion" for US. Based on those they mane a prototipe Lancia Group B car codenamed 037. And of corse like most of Group B cars it was nothing like a "base" car. But if they wanted racing they needed to make road version of that 037 wich this is. So basicaly you have a base road car - then a rally car - and finally a road version of that rally car. Same goes for Peugot 205, Reanault 5 Turbo, itd.
There's 3 cars you guys and Jay Leno are confusing with one another. There's the Lancia Beta (called Scorpion in US markets) which is the car he's saying sucks, there's the 037 which is the race car that was designed to look like the Beta but is an entirely unrelated vehicle, and then there's the road going homologation of the race car, which is what this is.
To say that this monster, the 037 Stradale is just the European version of the Scorpion is ridiculous. They are mechanically unrelated cars.
Restored in Italy. That explains so many zipties
This is like Ariel Atom, but sexy and with some truly heroic heritage.
Is there an episode where he doesn't mention the Mclaren F1?
@@HavinABadTrip true :D
Being as it is utterly brilliant in every single way, why shouldn't he? Greatest car until the Veyron came along, end of discussion.
@@andrewphippsphillips1455 F1...is Singular... Amazing.. My friend worked on it..
Maybe the steam engine videos
No.
160mph top end as well. 0-60 in around 4.9 seconds.
This car was quick, with a capital Q.
When I was a kid (16-17) I used to see these competing in the Group B rallies on video, with my jaw dropping with envy as I saw the masters of rallying throwing it around at eye-watering speeds on the mountain roads of Europe.
Incredible car. And it was a real Porsche killer, and Audi Quattro killer at the Zenith of Lancia racing.
I would give my eyeteeth to own one. Lucky boy. Another great episode Jay thank you!
🥹 remember seen these “Rally group B” passing by, just centimetres from me on the stages in Portugal💝
Jay: What is it, a five speed transmission?
Phil: Yes
3 minutes later
Jay: So what is it, a five speed?
haters gonna hate
Showing he’s a grandpa after all
What was it again?
He did similar a few times including where the guy said how it was pronounced Zed F transmission and then Jay went on to ask 20 seconds or so later so it's a ZF?
yeah alzheimer's is strong in Jay in this video
Now you’re talking ! Love 💖 Italian cars 🇮🇹
that engine sounds so dang smooth... cant beat a small simple engine
simple?
go to school...
TeamBox Cutta oh like the ORIGINAL BETTLE lol
Not simple at all.
A big ACTUALLY simple engine can make 2.5x the hp and only 30% more weight with no supercharger/turbo
Was fortunate to see one of these at RM Sotheby's in Monterey, Ca last year. Beautiful car
This guy is even more chill than Jay. Didn't think this was possible!
That guy has the most mono-tone voice I've ever heard.
he is as BORING as hell
he is Bill Lumbergh
Yeahhhhh, If you could just put those TPS reports on the front seat, that be great. M'kay?
Nick Slouka omg you're right!
Roman G ikr lmaoo squidward
2:00 he pronounces lancia perfectly and the destroys the abarth pronunciation 😹
Exxxxxxactly!!!
Correct. Abarth like Abart, not Aybarth. Also he can't pronounce Röhrl.
Uh-Bart, with the "Uh" being the main syllable.
Martin Smarda
Ah-bart.
"Uh"hhhm, no. It's "Ahh-BART". Like, as in "open up and say 'ahh' ". Not "Uhhh".
Now, take your own hand, and slap yourself across the face with it, as I am currently too far away to do it myself.
He paid 451'000 dollars for this car at the Scottsdale auction last january!
Text und Bühne wow. I was wondering how much. I figured at least 350k.
Worth every cent. He probably just doubled its value on jays show!
I love how he talked about how homologation rally cars are "affordable"
holy crap. Then again great investement. The price will just go up over the time.
Might be able to flip it on Europe of a hell of a lot more. Cool car, more rare than a F40 and maybe more usable
16:08
- Nice to look at (beauty, design)
- Fun to drive (engagement, sensations)
- Technically interesting (technology, ideas, solutions)
See how a real possessor and true car _conoisseur_ never speaks about 0-100 or drag races...
This is the car culture we need to carry on!
Jay was in his element on this episode and many subtle jokes to enjoy. The owner is knowledgeable and quite entertaining in a laidback manner thank you gentleman.
Jay always gets a thumbs up from me! I love everything with wheels.
wheelchairs?
I have a Lancia A112 abarth. 70 screaming horsepower!
Autobianchi
@@giorgiogotuzzo938 Its successor, almost extinct: suchen.mobile.de/fahrzeuge/details.html?id=235536375&damageUnrepaired=NO_DAMAGE_UNREPAIRED&isSearchRequest=true&makeModelVariant1.makeId=14700&makeModelVariant1.modelDescription=Y10+GT&makeModelVariant1.modelId=18&pageNumber=1&scopeId=C&sfmr=false&fnai=prev&searchId=e46a0cbe-a03b-66d1-c3d9-21bae345c218
drumtum scorpio rules!
drumtum nice man ! I have a fiat 127 mk2 with the same 903cc engine
Bella Macchina!
Bruningable si, certamente!
Love how the guy looks so relaxed riding passenger in his own car.
What a beauty, yet such an absolute chad of a car!
That engine sound... wow!