1992 Lancia Delta HF Integrale 'Evo I'

The Lancia Delta was first seen at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 1979 and its development, the Delta Integrale, is perhaps best known for its domination of the World Rally Championship in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The first 'Evoluzione' cars were built at the end of 1991 and carried on through 1992. These were to be the final homologation cars built for the Lancia Rally Team, which raced under the Martini Racing banner. The Evoluzione II was never actually rallied by the factory themselves.

In order to improve the handling, the Evoluzione had a wider track, front and rear, than earlier Deltas and in order to fit this revised track into the bodywork, the already wide wheel arches were extended even further and in the process also became more rounded. The new Integrale retained the four-wheel drive layout with an epicyclic centre diff with torque splitter, a Ferguson designed viscous coupling, and a Torsen rear differential. The engine, although technically the same as the earlier 16V cars, was remapped to give 210bhp at 5750rpm in order to compensate for the slight increase in weight and increased frontal area. These improvements were aimed at improving the handling potential of the car and it worked, with the new Integrale being considerably quicker over rally stages on both asphalt and gravel.

This particular Lancia Delta Integrale is an Evoluzione I model that was imported into the UK by our vendor last year. The car was first delivered to Japan and has a superb Japanese service record that has been translated and details 17 recorded services. The service history substantiates a total mileage of 115,300 kilometres or 71,644 miles.

The dark blue paintwork retains a good shine and the panel fit is good. The interior is superb and even has the original plastic sill guards on the car. The engine bay is also very presentable and the car has a current UK MoT until June 2017.

The Lancia Delta is one of the most iconic cars from the eighties, and this example represents a superb proposition for its next owner. We welcome pre-sale inspections and encourage prospective buyers to contact the office for further details.