Delta Integrale Martini 5 goes to auction

So what, you may ask. Only this Lancia has 31 recorded miles and an estimate of £100K...

The Lancia Delta Integrale never fails to grab attention on PistonHeads. It may have been out of production for two decades but the rally success, combined with its reputation as a fabulous road car, has sealed its reputation as a legend. So when a notable example comes up for sale, it's worthy of a story.

Last driver sat in here in 1992...

This HF Turbo Martini 5 (that's 5 for world rally manufacturers' championships remember, and there was a 6 too) is certainly a notable Integrale. Just 400 were produced in that fantastic livery, with some grey Alcantara inside also marking it out. But #124 of the run is special as it's only ever completed one journey. The dealer took it 31 miles to the buyer where it has remained 'in perfect storage' for 23 years. Now it's coming up for sale at Silverstone Auctions' Race Retro auction next month with an estimate of £90-£110,000. Which is quite a lot.

It will be fascinating to see whether it reaches that guide price. The values of homologation specials still appear to be climbing (see E30 M3s, Cosworth Fords and RS 911s) so it wouldn't be entirely surprising to see the Delta reach six figures. For reference there's another Martini car (a Martini 6) on PH with 19,000 miles for sale at £56,995. Wow.

Big estimate, very green, much want

Other than the Integrale there's plenty to be excited by in the catalogue. For a cheaper slice of Italian motorsport history, this Alfa GTV could be brilliant. Mustard never looked so good... And if you were in the Ford rally camp rather than the Lancia one during the 90s, there's an actual Escort RS rally car going under the hammer too.

It wouldn't be a classic auction without some old Porsches or Fords. See for example this very nice 1973 911 S Targa, this race ready Lotus Cortina and a desperately cool Le Mans Green Escort RS1600.

PHer with a family? How about a Lynx Eventer? This version of the very rare XJS Shooting Brake has covered just 70,000 miles and looks excellent resprayed black. And for something more exotic, there's a Ferrari 456 available with just 400 recorded miles and a £75-£90K estimate. Manual too.