Hatch Heaven

The 1990 Lancia Delta HF Turbo  MRSP was just £7,710. An impressive purchase, considering this vehicle won the World Rally Championships in 1987, 1988, 1989 and 1990.

This 1995 Lancia Delta HF Integrale Evolution 2, with its 2-litre 16-valve turbo inline four, produced 215 HP and is the car that buried the Audi Quattro, both in the World Rally Championship and on the open road. The first Evolution cars rolled of the production line at the end of 1991 and through 1992. Presented in June 1993, the second Evolution version of the Delta HF Integrale featured an updated version of the 2-litre 16-valve turbo with a new water cooled Garrett turbocharger. A catalyst was also fitted to lower emissions but overall the power was increased to 215bhp.

In order to underline the even more advanced engineering and performance of the 1993 version, the new Integrale was also given a cosmetic and functional face-lift including body coloured roof moldings, improved air intake grilles, an aluminum fuel cap and a red painted cylinder head. (image and info courtesy of 4Star Classics) 

For those of you who are more interested in this great hatch, here is the history of the Lancia Delta HF Integrale. As of this posting the car is available here.

1978 Lancia 1600 HPE (High Performance Estate) started at £5,438. It was an impressive sight with its distinctly eager 1600cc twin-cam engine with aluminum head and twin-choke carburetor with drove the front wheels. The top speed was 108 mph and had a 5-speed gearbox. The handling, helped by all-round independent suspension and four-wheel disc brakes was superb.

The interior had a complete array of instruments including rev counter, oil level, oil temperature and oil pressure gauges, topped with a quartz clock. The accommodations was for five, with integral headrests on the front seats and wrap-round rear seats with tons of leg room, front and rear. You had a choice of luxurious hardwearing cloth or PVC. Although the rear seats looked continuous, they were in fact separate. You could fold both of them forward, or just one, to carry a long load and a third passenger. Open the rear hatch and you find 42 cu.ft. of luggage space.

1977 Lancia HPE took you from standing to 60 mph in 10 seconds flat and carry on to a top speed of 112 mph. All courtesy of a lusty twin-cam engine that responds to a five-speed close ratio gearbox. With its rear seats down, it revealed its 42 cubic feet.

1987 Lancia Delta accelerated from 0-60 in 7.9 seconds and reached 126 mph. It had alloy wheels, electric front windows, sliding steel sunroof and could be had for under £6,500.

This 1992 Lancia Delta Integrale is #136 of 400 Martini 5 special edition models produced and come to us via BaT, who always have the most unique and rare rides on the web. The Martini 5 series was released in the summer of 1992 after Lancia won the Rallye World Championship for a fifth time. Even the decals are just classic. Not sure how long this car will be available, or on the web to view, but to see more, visit this Picasa album.