lancia stratos

I didn't write it, but I thought a great read. Happy to share.

 

Nor did I!

 

It inspired me to order the new Gandini book: Marcello Gandini: Maestro of Design by Gautam Sen ...

 

Have this book and it's stunning.

 

It inspired me to order the new Gandini book: Marcello Gandini: Maestro of Design by Gautam Sen ...

 

An early Gandini sketch of the Stratos.
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fantastic series of post! thank you

any sketches of that wacky helmet that match the greenhouse of the car?

 

Here is a photo and article regarding the helmet:


https://thestreetsofturin.wordpress.com/tag/lancia-stratos/
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cool thanks for posting!

 

Cool! Never knew of this....

 

Never Let Yourself Forget How Awesome the Lancia Stratos Was

 

Sibling rivalry
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I woke up my stratos from hibernation today. Unfortunately, I could only drive it for 15-20 minutes as I needed to drop it off at a local shop for maintenance. Still, it only took a couple of minutes to be reminded what a great car it is. It's so nimble and immediate! My daily commute is 65-70 miles but after a few minutes in the stratos it felt as if I hadn't driven in months - such is the difference in driver involvement with my standard issue commuter BWM...

 

Stratos in its natural habitat.
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Saw this Stradale locally a few months ago.
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Same car that sold at Gooding earlier this year. I believe they have since sold it.

 

Stratos Zero in Michael Jackson's moonwalker. Etched into my memory as a kid. Along with the 20 exhaust tips dripping fuel. Drool....

I think the exhaust tips were added for the movie though

 

Never knew about that movie. Just googled the clip; very cool.

 

I am desperately seeking a well informed and reliable, trustworthy Lancia Stratos Rallye Car historian.
Is there anybody out there?
WHO can be recommended?

Please contact me via PM.
Thank you very much.

Marcel Massini

 

Marcel, you need somebody who can piece together a cars racing history or person who can inspect a car and reliably identify if it's original/modified/fake?

 

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What a photo!

 

so much like!!!!!!

 

Is there a chance you could post a picture or two?

65 mile commute in a Stratos is photo-worthy

 

Former F1 racer Alex Wurz drives his father's Stratos at Goodwood
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