RE: Jaw-dropping Kimera EVO37 Martini 7 for sale
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SlimJim16v said:
I had a ride in a Lancia S4, it looked and felt very well put together. I'm sure road tests at the time said the interior was quite luxurious compared to other Gp B cars.
I was lucky enough to scab a ride in one too. The interior was very special and the soundtrack was exceedingly unique. Definitely far from a lashup. Maybe it's 80s British workmanship people are thinking of when they're compared to old nails, and the RS200 and 6R4 were far more geared towards being sold to privateers as competition cars so they weren't going to be barrel of laughs on the road.
As far as I know there was only one S4 Stradale rallied and that was in David Sutton's collection. It looked a bit weird.
pheonix478 said:
Bit weird is charitable! It was fugly as hell. I guess the beauty is in the performance.
The works cars were all purpose. Not lovely but very stirring to look at. This is the Stradale. It did the Monte Carlo in 86 driven by a Spanish fella. I think it was the only converted road car to compete.
bloomen said:
The works cars were all purpose. Not lovely but very stirring to look at.
This is the Stradale. It did the Monte Carlo in 86 driven by a Spanish fella. I think it was the only converted road car to compete.
Yeah it's the rear of the car that makes you wince it's so oddly proportioned but then the whole thing lifts up and you realise it's just a sillhouette of a road car. Ultra cool. This is the Stradale. It did the Monte Carlo in 86 driven by a Spanish fella. I think it was the only converted road car to compete.
andrewcliffe said:
s m said:
Which timed test did they actually do that in though?
February 1983 issue of Quattroroute magazine?Edited by andrewcliffe on Thursday 2nd May 22:08
bloomen said:
The works cars were all purpose. Not lovely but very stirring to look at.
This is the Stradale. It did the Monte Carlo in 86 driven by a Spanish fella. I think it was the only converted road car to compete.
Yes, I took part in a private viewing by Integrale owners of the David Sutton Collection in Daventry ca. 2008/2009. By that time the red privateer ex Monte Carlo S4 Stradale had acquired a works S4 nose cone, rather than the standard Stradale grille on this photo. I guess it was developed as a sort of semi-works car. From memory quite a lot of the Group B cars on display were actually owned by a well-off Portuguese ex rally entrant.This is the Stradale. It did the Monte Carlo in 86 driven by a Spanish fella. I think it was the only converted road car to compete.
chrisironside said:
mrclav said:
Meh.
Quite a strange car to feel indifferent to :I always found the original to be a strange looking thing and this re-interpretation doesn't do anything to convince me otherwise. It's not a particularly horrible looking car as such but to me it's just... meh.
I find aerodynamically shaped cars far more appealing and appreciate the 'sinewy' look of modern cars shaped by the wind far more than these blocky looking relics that do absolutely nothing for me whatsoever aesthetically. As I've never cared for rallying I also do not have any emotional connection to Group B, let alone Martini sponsorship liveries (being a lifelong teetotaler).
bloomen said:
SlimJim16v said:
I had a ride in a Lancia S4, it looked and felt very well put together. I'm sure road tests at the time said the interior was quite luxurious compared to other Gp B cars.
I was lucky enough to scab a ride in one too. The interior was very special and the soundtrack was exceedingly unique. Definitely far from a lashup. Maybe it's 80s British workmanship people are thinking of when they're compared to old nails, and the RS200 and 6R4 were far more geared towards being sold to privateers as competition cars so they weren't going to be barrel of laughs on the road.
As far as I know there was only one S4 Stradale rallied and that was in David Sutton's collection. It looked a bit weird.
He’s posted about them on the previous 037 Stradale thread.
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