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Complete Description
French title
Chassis No 829AR0*001959
Engine No 829A000*001278
Bodywork No 77
- In the same French family for almost 40 years!
- Only 492 examples produced
- A masterpiece by Bertone
- Original engine, touching used condition
In true Lancia style, the Stratos was initially a Motor Show car designed to showcase new Lancia technology. The prototype was first shown by the coachbuilder Nuccio Bertone at the 1970 Turin Motor Show, fitted with a Fulvia HF four-cylinder engine. The little coupé attracted much attention and a year later, again at the Turin Motor Show, the prototype that was essentially the definitive version was presented, equipped with a Ferrari V6 engine (from the Dino 246). The decision to produce a limited series of the Stratos was made in March 1971 to allow Lancia to compete in the World Rally Championship.
As confirmed by the great specialist of the model, Thomas Popper, this Stratos was delivered new on the 5th May 1976 in the region of Rome to Patrizio Agostini. It was registered Roma R70700 and was back then in midnight blue colour. It then went into the hands of a certain Maria Cristina Giulimondi on the 1st July 1976. As evidenced by the registration document from the Automobile Club of Italia on the 30th December 1982, the car was then sold to be exported from Italy.
It was in 1987 that it entered the family of the current owners. As a collector from Paris and passionate about Italian sports cars, the senior figure of the family had discovered a Stratos in Switzerland during a trip and was impressed by its unusual design. He started looking for one and it was Andre Chardonnet (French Lancia importer) who sold this Stratos to him. There is also a Lancia France S.A plate affixed probably when the car was imported, next to the manufacturer’s plate. In 1987, the car was in a similar condition to the one it is today, repainted in red and equipped with Group 4 rims as well as wider wings.
As a professional mechanic specialised in sports cars (owner of various Dino models over the years), the owner kept the car in working order and has passed no less than 28 roadworthy inspections since 1993. In 1989, he seemed to have carried out an engine refurbishment and at the same time, took the opportunity to replace the sodium valves with solid valves (a well-known issue with Dino engines).
The car is in incredible used-condition. It is still fitted with its original engine with a mileage of just over 87,000 km on the odometer. Seats seem to be original in their central part. Its bodywork number 77 is located on various elements such as the rear boot hatch and door hinges. The car has kept its old Glaverbel windshield and there are traces of the original midnight blue paint in various places. As a unique restoration project of unquestionable authenticity, it is one of the last French Stratos kept for over 37 years by the same family. This is an exceptional opportunity to acquire a restoration project in a rare original condition but most of all, a car with an extraordinary design.
Photos © Alexis Ruben
