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Irgendwann war dann auch die Zeit des grandiosen Stratos abgelaufen. Doch Lancia wollte unbedingt weiterhin Rally-Sport betrieben. Viel Geld kosten durfte es allerdings nicht, und so ersann man sich in Turin, in enger Zusammenarbeit mit Abarth und Pininfarina, ein Fahrzeug mit dem Projektnamen SE037. Aus dem dann die wenig schöne Bezeichnung Lancia Rally 037 wurde; auch die Italiener sind manchmal etwas trocken.

Das Reglement verlangte die Verwendung der Fahrgastzelle eines Serienprodukts, also nahm man einen Lancia Beta Montecarlo, setzte ihm den bekannten 2-Liter-Lampredi-Vierzylinder vor die Hinterachse, gab dieser Maschine noch einen Roots-Kompressor mit auf den Weg – und damit war das Gerät eigentlich schon fertig. Als Design konnte man den Entwurf von Pininfarina nicht wirklich bezeichnen, da folgte die Form extrem der Funktion. Und da hatte Lancia noch eine gute Idee: alle wesentlichen Bauteile des Fahrzeugs waren mit Schrauben und Muttern in nur gerade zwei unterschiedlichen Grössen befestigt. Das vereinfachte die Servicearbeiten – und brachte dem Lancia oft den entscheidenden Vorteil bei den Rennen.
Trotzdem: Eigentlich hatte er ja keine Chance, der Rally 037. Audi fuhr schon den quattro, Peugeot den 205 T16 – und der Lancia verfügte im Gegensatz zu seinen 4×4-Konkurrenten nur über Heckantrieb. Trotzdem gewannen die Italiener 1983 mit dem 037 die Marken-Weltmeisterschaft, Walter Röhrl wurde Zweiter in der Fahrer-Wertung, Markku Alen Dritter. 1985 kam dann das richtige Gruppe-B-Vieh von Lancia, der Delta S4, der wieder alles in Grund und Boden fuhr.
Insgesamt wurden 257 Exemplare des 037 gebaut. 200 davon in der Version «Stradale». Die hatten dann im Gegensatz zum Rennfahrzeug anstatt bis zu 335 PS nur 205 PS, doch das reichte für mehr als nur anständige Fahrleistungen des über ein ZF-5-Gang-Getriebe geschalteten Lancia, der nur auf etwa 1100 Kilo kam. Das Fahrverhalten wird als abenteuerlich bezeichnet, doch das darf wohl so sein bei einem Wagen, der in den Händen
von Profis nur Rennen gewinnen wollte.

Bis vor kurzem gab es gute Exemplare noch für 100’000 Franken zu kaufen, dann ging aber die Post ab, 2015 wurde so ein Stradale noch für 336’000 Euro versteigert, 2019 gab es in Essen wilde 770’000 Euro. Es ist aber davon auszugehen, dass die Preise für solche Lancia weiter anziehen werden, auch deshalb, weil die legendäre Marke unter der Führung von Sergio Marchionne ja einen langsamen, qualvollen Tod sterben musste. Und weil solche Sportwagen aus den 80er Jahren weiterhin sehr begehrt sind. Und weil der 037 zwar ein Tier ist, aber im Unterhalt trotzdem nicht das ganz grosse Geld kostet, sprich: bei historischen Rennen eine sehr gute Figur macht. Fahrzeuge mit Renngeschichte kosten mindestens rund das Doppelte eines Stradale.
Gerne machen wir auf die wunderbare Story von Fabian Mechtel aufmerksam, der mit Walter Röhrl über den 037 gesprochen hat, hier. Mehr Lancia haben wir im Archiv. Und hier haben wir noch ein paar schöne Bilder eines 037, der auf der Techno Classica 2020 in Essen hätte versteigert werden sollen, doch die Veranstaltung wurde unterdessen verschoben (Stand März 2020).
Chassisnummer: ZLA151AR000000014. Wir bleiben dran. Aber wenn wir grad schon dabei sind: Das braucht schon auch eine Sammlung, oder?
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Chassis-Nummer: ZLA151AR000000080
Verkauft über Girado & Co. (Herbst 2025), mit diesen Informationen: «The Lancia 037 Stradale we’re offering here is chassis number 080 and has three trump cards up its sleeve. Firstly, it was delivered new to Italy, where it has remained ever since. Secondly, it’s covered a mere 12,100 documented kilometres. And thirdly, it’s had just owners from new, the first of whom kept it from 1983 to 2022. Its original owner went by the name of Alberto Mutton. Mutton lived in Orsago in the Italian province of Treviso. He ordered his new 037 via the Venice Lancia concessionaire Vempa S.p.A. and, having taken delivery in May of 1983, subsequently registered it on the Treviso number ‘TV 561005’. Mutton retained this Lancia for 39 years since, covering only 11,750 kilometres during that time. Today, the odometer only reads 12,100 kilometres, so it’s fair to say chassis number 080 has always enjoyed a sheltered life. Its condition is certainly commensurate with this statement. Perhaps nowhere is this more obvious than the wonderfully 1980s interior. Surrounded all around by factory glass bearing all the correct Saint Gobain etchings, the interior is in fantastic condition. The dash and door pulls are covered in the rare original neoprene material, the corduroy seats are plush and have not faded at all indicating the car has been kept indoors away from direct sunlight. Perhaps best of all, the navigator lamp is still in its slot in the passenger footwell. And what’s more, it works! At the rear, we were pleasantly surprised to find the rubber grommets for attaching the optional rear wing still present and correct – often we’ve found they’re removed and the holes are filled in. The spare wheel is present and the original jack and toolkit are present where they should be – points which certainly can’t be said for many of these Lancias. If this car’s condition is excellent, the way it drives is superb. We can confirm that the supercharged engine is smooth and pulls confidently, and the suspension does an impeccable job of soaking up bumps and grazes in the road – more so than most other examples we’ve driven.»
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Chassis-Nummer: ZLA151AR0*00000089*
Auktion: Gooding & Co., Pebble Beach 2025, Schätzpreis 450’000 bis 550’000 Dollar, mit diesen Informationen: «As one of approximately 200 examples built under homologation rules, this lovely example is finished in iconic Rosso (Red) paint and fitted with its signature 10-hole alloy wheels. According to a 2012 Paris auction description on file, this Lancia was purchased by an enthusiast in 1985 and, in May 1990, was sold to another Lancia aficionado with less than 3,000 km showing on its odometer. The description notes that his collection included another 037, which he drove more frequently in order to carefully preserve this example. After 22 years the Lancia was sold to noted Italian car collector Jacques Bajol of Toulouse, France. The 037 remained in Europe until 2019, when it was sold to the consignor, a passionate collector of postwar sports cars. He had it imported into the US and had Redline Restorations of Bridgeport, Connecticut perform approximately $17,000 of mechanical servicing, documented by records on file. Complete with its passenger footwell-mounted rally map light and trunk-mounted tool kit, jack, and spare tire, the Lancia is believed by the consignor to remain in largely original and unrestored condition, featuring a charmingly patinated exterior and interior. Inside, its red-piped corduroy upholstery, boost gauge, and array of auxiliary switches bring one back to the golden age of rally racing. The 037 is currently fitted with a four-cylinder, eight-valve, 1,995 cc DOHC type 828 Lancia engine in place of the original 16-valve type 232 Fiat AR4 engine, but a type 232 AR4 short block without internals accompanies the car at auction».
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Chassis-Nummer: ZLA151AR0 00000210
Auktion: RM Sotheby’s, Paris 2014, Schätzpreis 390’000 bis 460’000 Euro, nicht verkauft (Story folgt noch).
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Chassis-Nummer: ZLA151AR000000319
Auktion: RM Sotheby’s, London 2022, verkauft für 1’045.625 Pfund, Story folgt noch.
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Chassis-Nummer: ZLA151AR000000411

Verkauft über Broad Arrow, Privat Sales, mit diesen Informationen: siehe Kommentare.
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Zur Chassis-Nummer 411: Only 20 Lancia 037s were built to Evoluzione 2 specification (serial numbers 400 to about 420), of which this is a particularly excellent example, chassis 411. Built in late 1983, the car was first registered to Fiat Auto Spa in Torino, before participating in its first race of the World Rally Championship, the Rally of the 1000 Lakes, where Markku Alen used the car for course reconnaissance. For 1985, the car was assigned to the legendary Jolly Club racing team and liveried with the “Totip” colors of its sponsor. Competing in the European Rally Championship, Darrio Cerrato masterfully piloted the car to a second place finish in the Rally Costa Brava, which he followed up one month later with a third place finish in the Rally Costa Blanca — two outstanding driving performances that contributed to Cerratto securing the 1985 European Rally Championship for the first time in his career.
The rest of 1985 was remarkably active as chassis 411 competed in both the European and Italian Rally Championship at 15 further events, winning the Rally Colline Oltrepo with Filippo Musti as well as the Rally Citta di Mantova with Graziano Rossi, father of the recently retired motorcycle racer Valentino. Other notable drivers who got behind the wheel of chassis 411 during the season included multiple winner of the Italian Rally Championship Franco Cunico, Enrico Bertone, and the Swedish Per Eklund, perhaps most famous for his record-breaking Pikes Peak runs.
Progressing into the 1986 and 1987 season, chassis 411 continued competing successfully in numerous racing events, primarily those of the Italian Rally Championship. From Veneto to Varese, the car acquitted itself extremely well, winning the 1986 Rally del Pane, the 1986 Rally delle Marche, the 1986 Rally Autodromo di Monza (with Cunico behind the wheel once more), and the 1987 Rally Mille Miglia. The car also participated in another round of the World Rally Championship at San Remo, with Stefano Rosina behind the wheel.
By the end of the 1987 season, its continuous competition history was coming to an end and the car was acquired first by Giuseppe Zonca and subsequently by rally specialist Giuseppe Volta, in whose ownership the car is understood to have been reshelled. It should be noted that this is common practice with competition cars of the era. Volta was a particularly long custodian of the car, maintaining ownership for 25 years through 2013, before it joined the growing John Campion collection, where it shared company with many of the finest WRC Lancias in history and was displayed twice at the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance as well as The Quail: A Motorsports Gathering. The car has since been acquired by an American enthusiast from whose collection it is offered today.
Chassis 411’s history file is tremendously detailed, including its original period technical passport/racing log book, former Italian title paperwork, the Estratto Chronologico which confirms former ownership, former magazine articles, extensive period photography, and of particular note, a photographically detailed 40-page certification by Abarth Classiche, commissioned by Mr. Campion in 2013, which speaks to the car’s originality and correctness. According to the report, the inspection entails a full analysis of the engine, transmission, suspension and exhaust system, from the engine number and gearbox, all the way to the smaller details of the intercooler and fuel pump. Without exception, the report (which is available for inspection upon request) repeatedly describes each element as “the mechanical components are fully original” and describes every component analyzed, in list form, as “compliant.”