RE: Lancia Stratos: Time For Tea?
Thursday 7th May 2015
There's nothing especially complex or original about this Stratos video. It's simply five minutes of nothing but the little V6 Lancias being driven very hard at recent historic rallies. And if that doesn't appeal, you're probably on the wrong website.
Lancia Stratos: Time For Tea?
You'll want everything as loud as possible for this one...
There's a lot to enjoy. The noise for a start, which has been captured perfectly on the video and never, ever fails to excite. The way the Stratos looks too, so dainty and small and just perfect. It's here in plenty of liveries too, all of which look fantastic. Alitalia is still the best though. Perhaps the noise exaggerates the impression but the Stratos still seems properly quick as well.
So yes, five minutes of the Lancia Stratos being thrashed. What are you waiting for? Kettle and headphones on!
Watch the vid here.
Discussion
Blibandygo said:
Lovely cars, pretty uninspiring driving though!
In which case try the footage of the 300 BHP Fiat 131 Abarth filmed on the same event. The driver's definitely out to have fun and to entertain - even if the soundtrack isn't as musical as that of the Stratos:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iu9UczR7SAc&fe...
He's fairly nifty with the handbrake too...
firebird350 said:
In which case try the footage of the 300 BHP Fiat 131 Abarth filmed on the same event. The driver's definitely out to have fun and to entertain - even if the soundtrack isn't as musical as that of the Stratos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iu9UczR7SAc&fe...
He's fairly nifty with the handbrake too...
Shame he clipped the curb though.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iu9UczR7SAc&fe...
He's fairly nifty with the handbrake too...
Hmmmm....beautiful
Mr2Mike said:
Blib said:
It looks awfully like a TR7. 
Get yourself down to the opticians forthwith!Whenever a photo of my car appeared, they all chipped in. They thought it was funny. In truth os was very hurtful. I'm barely over it.
Blib said:
Don't worry. I'm just repeating a 'joke' that people liked to throw my way on here when I owned my Hawk Stratos replica.
Whenever a photo of my car appeared, they all chipped in. They thought it was funny. In truth os was very hurtful. I'm barely over it.
Whenever a photo of my car appeared, they all chipped in. They thought it was funny. In truth os was very hurtful. I'm barely over it.
Much cheaper to buy a crumbly old TR7 and see how many people accuse it of looking like a StratosIt has been said that only a handful of drivers could get the best out of this car; among them Sandro Munari, Bjorn Waldegaard & Markku Alen.
If you were to describe what a Rally car should be like, then the Stratos surely fulfils all criteria?
Remember being at the hairpin in Ae forest about 3-4 years ago on the Roger Albert, and after a plethora of Escorts had been through, you could hear the wail of a V6 getting louder and louder.... After it had been through, a scottish girl standing behind me turned to her dad and said, " now that's a Rally car..." A few of us turned around and agreed/ smiled at her and her dad.
If you were to describe what a Rally car should be like, then the Stratos surely fulfils all criteria?
Remember being at the hairpin in Ae forest about 3-4 years ago on the Roger Albert, and after a plethora of Escorts had been through, you could hear the wail of a V6 getting louder and louder.... After it had been through, a scottish girl standing behind me turned to her dad and said, " now that's a Rally car..." A few of us turned around and agreed/ smiled at her and her dad.
Mr2Mike said:
Blib said:
It looks awfully like a TR7.
Get yourself down to the opticians forthwith!
Only the people on here who know him will get what he said.
Oh & he had to explain it!!!!!!
Did you get rid of the Maserati Blib? That was a stunning car!
Edited by boobles on Friday 8th May 21:02
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