1971 Lancia Fulvia Sport Zagato (1965-72)

I recently sold this car on Collecting Cars, but unfortunately the buyer pulled out and Collecting Cars have since let me down, so I'm listing her here at the auction's reserve price (which is significantly less than she owes me) for a quick sale.

In summary:
Recently recommissioned barn find, last used as a HSCC race car;
Over £10k spent over last year to put her back on the road;
Now mechanically fully sorted with new leather interior;
Rust and filler free, but bodywork not perfect and has not been restored;
1 of just 60 Zagato bodied Fulvias on U. K. roads.

Reg number: PCT 739M
Date acquired: 29/ 01/ 2024
Year of UK registration: 1974 (built 1971)
Indicated mileage approximately 52, 650kms
Chassis number: 818. the details below
Engine number: 818. the details below

Full photo set can be found here: - details above

Short video starting and driving here: - details above

For sale is a recently recommissioned example of the rare Zagato bodied Lancia Fulvia. She's a 1971-built 5-speed 1. 3l V4, LHD Series II car, that was imported and UK registered in 1974.

I bought her as a barn find race car, and have spent over a year recommissioning her as a road car. I understand the car spent most of the '80s and '90s in a barn, after which the vehicle underwent a complete strip down, refurbishment and conversion to a race car some 15 years ago. Works included sand blasting the shell down to bare metal, welding, and wax-oil treatment of concealed spaces. The car remains fully Waxoyled underneath to protect her from any future rust.

The car was modified to HSCC 70s Roadsports regs, which chiefly involved extensive stiffening of the chassis with reinforced sills and cross members, as well as a full roll cage (now just a roll hoop), double anti-roll bars up front, lowered suspension all round, and Delrin suspension mounts/ bushings replacing rubber.

The engine is largely standard, except for an oil cooler and open trumpets with Pipercross socks, but the Solex carbs have been recently setup by Airey Tuning, resulting in an impressive 102bhp. Timing and valve clearances have all been checked and she shows strong compression on all cylinders. I understand she was last raced in 2010, before being dry-stored in a barn until early 2024, where she has since been slowly been recommissioned as a road car. Thankfully this time there was not a hint of rust, so no bodywork was required, but you will notice that as a result of the previous shotblasting, all the lead loading that Zagato would have used to smooth the hand beaten bodywork has been removed, showing the original Zagato coachwork, imperfections and all. Personally I like the story that tells, and it proves there's no filler on this car, but the buyer may want to skim and repaint the car to look perfect. The floor also looks like it's had a fair bit of welding, but she's now solid and fully protected from future rust.

All fuel and brake lines have been replaced, the brakes and servo have all been rebuilt, the radiator chemical dipped, flushed and pressure tested, and all fluids (including gearbox and diff oil) have been replaced. The steering box has also been fully rebuilt and the race modified drop arms and trackrods replaced and setup by legendary Lancia specialist Tanc Barratt, to get her handling as she should.

The car has a completely new interior; with new carpet over Dynamat, new door cards, and the famously comfortable Zagato seats refurbished with new foams and genuine leather (as opposed to the original vinyl). The rear bench has been upgraded with the more supportive backrest from the Fulvia Coupe as there is genuine usable space for my children there, while there are Securon inertia reel seatbelts fitted all round.

There are a number of other non-standard changes, most obviously the headlamps have been given the Daytona Competizione treatment with a yellow tint and (UK pattern) bright modern halogen bulbs, however the original Renault/ Carello units have been retained, should you wish to return to a more standard look. To save weight there is also an electric demister heater and internal cable operated boot release (the handle is by the driver's door similar to contemporary Alfas).

The car has also been completely professionally rewired, with a modern fuse box and relays. She now has a new overspecced battery and high efficiency Spal electric fan. The FIA cutoff switch has been retained from her racing days. There is also a discrete Retrosound bluetooth/ MP3 stereo installed.

The wheels are genuine original 14" Cromadora magnesium alloys (so show some pitting that reproductions do not), and are clothed in brand new 185mm section Pirelli Cinturatos (the latest version of the OEM tyre when new).

Unfortunately after only just completing all this work, I'm having to part with her as I've had to spend rather more than I'd hoped getting her sorted (significantly in excess of £10k). Cosmetically she is definitely not perfect, I have no paperwork before I bought her, and she’s not 100% original, but on the few trips I have been able to take her on she now appears to drive faultlessly, with super informative steering, strong disc brakes, engaging 5-speed dogleg full-syncro gearbox and a surprisingly smooth ride. She starts on the button with just a few pumps of the throttle (no choke needed), has that characteristic loud induction bark, and appears to love being revved.

2 sets of keys, 6 former keepers indicated on the V5, and indicated mileage is approximately 52650kms. While it is unusually low for a car over 50 years old and there is no way of verifying this, I have no reason to believe it is not genuine, given what I understand of the history of this car.

There are only 60 examples currently registered on UK roads, yet it represents the most inexpensive way into Zagato coach-built ownership.

She is based in Whitchurch, Hampshire. Happy to answer any questions or provide further info/ photos. Cash or bank transfer. No offers please - she is priced to be the cheapest rust-free Fulvia Sport Zagato I've come across, as I'm looking for a quick sale having committed to another project before the last sale fell through.