1992 Lancia Delta Intergrale Evolution I

The Lancia Delta was first seen at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 1979. The Delta Integrale is best known for its domination of The World Rally Championship in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The first 'Evoluzione' cars were built at the end of 1991 and carried on through 1992. These were to be the final homologation cars built for the Lancia Rally Team, which raced under the Martini Racing banner. The Evoluzione II was never actually rallied by the factory themselves.

In order to improve the handling, the Evoluzione had a wider track front and rear than earlier Deltas. So in order to fit this revised track into the bodywork, the already wide wheel arches were extended even further and in the process also became more rounded.The new Integrale retained the four-wheel drive layout. It had an epicyclic centre diff with torque splitter, plus a Ferguson designed viscous coupling and Torsen rear differential. The engine, although technically the same as the earlier 16V cars, was remapped to give 210bhp at 5750rpm,this was in order to compensate for the slight increase in weight and increased frontal area. These improvements were aimed at improving the handling potential of the car and it worked, with the new Integrale being able to travel faster over rally stages on both asphalt and gravel.

This particular Lancia Delta is an Evoluzione I model that was imported in to the UK by our vendor in 1995. The car was first delivered to ItalianAuto Concessionaria, Italy in 1992. Since import it has been meticulously maintained by our vendor and in regular use, which can be seen by the extensive MoT history from September 1995 that documents the cars current mileage of 93,398km.

The car is presented with a superb history file, which includes the original service and owners handbooks. The history file also includes a wealth of invoices the most recent being from Walkers Garages for service work undertaken in February 2014 at a cost of over £2000.

The Lancia Delta is one of the most iconic cars from the 80's era and sure to be a good investment for many years to come.

*Please note this vehicle is subject to a registration plate transfer at time of sale.