The Montecarlo had an interesting and chequered history but it's a proper Italian classic...
Looking for something exciting and exotic but left cold by the ubiquity of Porsches and the price of Ferraris? Then STOP PRESS: we have something for you here. On paper, the Lancia Montecarlo has all the right credentials to sit with much loftier and more typically sought-after classics.
In its famous Martini colours, the 037 is still one of the best-looking rally cars ever. It ran in the infamous Group B and, in 1983, handed Lancia the manufacturer’s World Rally Championship title thanks to the efforts of Markku Alén, Attilio Bettega, and Walter Röhrl. That was despite facing the ever-increasing challenge of those four-wheel-drive Audis that would dominate the following year. The 037 stands as the last rear-wheel-drive car to take the title.
That dictated a more frugal option, so Lancia downgraded the engine to an inline four although this was still a more enticing prospect than the Fiat’s 1.3-litre single-cam motor. Lancia opted for a 120hp 2.0-litre twin cam, designed by ex-Ferrari engineer Aurelio Lampredi. The Monetcarlo was also the first time Pininfarina had designed a car from the ground up, instead of using an existing platform, and built it at its base in Turin.
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