Description
Replica of the famous Lancia Fulvia Gr4 rally car that was sent over to Kenia in 1970 for Munari to do the Safari Rally. The original car - as far as we are informed - never came back to Italy since it ended it's life in a ditch. That's why marque specialist Vere Lancia used a sound 1967 body to recreate her to almost the last detail. Now she is ready for heavy duty use.
This car has a very strong 148, 5Hp @ 7101rpm / 170, 6Nm @ 5195rpm – 818. 540 S2 engine (45 mm Webers, standard ignition, 45 Amp alternator, 4>2>1 inox spaghetti exhaust with Gr4 silencers) that did one successful outing in the Monte Carlo Historic by a professional driver (rolling road sheet of performance taken after the event is available) mated to a rebuild five speed gearbox of the 818. 612 specs.
The body of this car has been completely rebuild to the highest standards with a 6 point roll over cage (according to Appendix K) on strengthened sills and with many strengthening plates welded over the usually weaker spots of the first series body - as in period.
New paint layers all over after being stripped and sandblasted to bare. No filler used. Now in Rosso Corse as original with the bonnet in black. Only some smaller traces of use underline the fact the car was up to now only used for engine tests. Doors, bonnet and hood in aluminum.
Exterior: de-mountable bull bar front and rear, long sumpguard to protect both the engine and the gearbox. One Hella fog-light in front/ wing mounted Cibie drive fog-light/ rear mounted Carello spot light. All crystal windows except for the rear polycarbonate screen.
The subframe – as well as the aluminum rear axle – was rebuild using only the strongest members available. All parts powder coated in matt black. Negative camber and castor trailing arms of the 540 type carry the S2 swivels to allow the use of the Girling double calliper brakes on the front hubs, standard Dunlop brakes with external handbrake arms on the rear all connected to the master cylinder and new lining using Lockheed flexible brake hoses.
The raised suspension needed for the use of the car in rougher terrain, is achieved by the use of higher curved spring leaves that allow heavier loading of the car ( double spare tyre plus 80 liter fuel tank with filler cap on wing and spares/ tools ) damped by stronger Koni rally shock absorbers. As in period the wheelarch openings have been widened/ raised one inch to allow greater travel of the wheels. Bumpstops of the Fanalone type.
Standard 1st series steering houses with a 1, 5:1 turn reducer incorporated in the upper half of the 1st series steering column giving 2, 7 turns L < > R. A 3 piece safety shaft is used to connect the steering wheel with the house. A standard heater with blower is installed.
Interior in black only, two BF period correct rally seats with 3 inch securon 4 point harnesses. With a Gr4 rally dashboard as in period showing all VDO gauges and the 10. 000 rev counter plus spy only. Double speed wiper activator on long stick switch. All new wiring all through the car with the fuses in front of the co-driver. FIA OMP fire extinguisher system with 5 nozzles in the compartment and one on the right and one on the left side of the engine.
All new electric loom with relais per function.
Period correct look quick filler - not locked - on right rear wing connected to a 80 liter all aluminum fuel tank with VDO float level meter. The fuel is fed to the engine by the use of two Facet fuel pumps mounted to the right side of the boot under a protective cover.
There is a bracket for two spare wheels over the opened original tank of which only the lower half is mounted to act as an additional storage space.
The car is sold on one set of 5 Chromadora 13" x 6J rims, all used, shot with outdated Polaris M+S 175/ 70 R 13 tyres.
Price: 78. 500 euro, privat sale.
The car's ride height can easily be returned back to standard or race settings using a second set of rear and front springs (available but not included in the sale). After building the fastest and most beautiful Fulvia rally cars for many years this is the one that will beat all of them. Through mud, sand, snow, ice or over tarmac, you will love her.
She is like new, has no rust or weak spots.
