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Lancia Fulvia

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The Lancia Fulvia was a radical car launched in 1963 to compete with the Alfa Romeo Giulia and Fiat 1300.[1] The berlina variant of the Fulvia had a total production count of 192,097 units, the Coupé model accounted for 139,797 cars, and the Sport version was built in 7,102 examples.[2] A 1972 victory in the International Rally Championship is among the motorsport achievements for which Fulvias are recognized.[3]

How it changed

That year Sandro Munari and Mario Mannucci won the Monte Carlo Rally with a 10' 50" margin over a Porsche 911 S.[4] An all-new 1.6-litre V4 engine was developed for the 1967 Rallye 1.6 HF.[5] In 1969 three competition Fulvia 1.6 HFs were turned into racing barchettas by Claudio Maglioli, becoming the Fulvia HF F&M Special.[6] The 2003 Fulvia Coupé Concept was inspired by the original 1965 Coupé but did not progress past the prototype stage.[7][8]

At the Tour de Corse in 1965, the Fulvia Coupé competed in its first race and finished in 8th position.[9] To satisfy homologation requirements for rally car upgrades, Lancia offered special HF versions to the public.[9] Ercole Spada designed the Fulvia Sport, a fastback two-seater that Zagato manufactured for Lancia.[10]

What the maker and period sources say

An archivioprototipi.it account states that Cesare Fiorio wanted a winning car, leading Ghia to commission Tom Tjaarda to design the Fulvia HF Competizione on a 1600 HF chassis.[11] The same source notes the rear spoiler on that car was not just aesthetic but helped modify airflow to increase road holding.[11] The Fulvia concept car was an homage to the model with which Lancia gained world fame.[12]

References

  1. "The Fulvia Was Lancia's First Great Rally Car", Road & Track, 14 December 2017. facts only, no text reused. roadandtrack.com
  2. Wikipedia, "Lancia Fulvia" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Mazzocchi Bordone, "Lancia - Tutti modelli del novecento, parte II", Editoriale Domus S.p.A., July 2010, p. 309 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Lancia Fulvia" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "The Fulvia Was Lancia's First Great Rally Car", Road & Track, 14 December 2017; Road & Track, September 1967, page 66 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Lancia Fulvia" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Fenu, "Munari su Lancia", Stampa Sera, 28 January 1972, p. 1, 9 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Lancia Fulvia" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Amatori et al. 1992, p. 345 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  6. Wikipedia, "Lancia Fulvia" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Lancia F&M Special", Grace, April 2004; "Lancia F&M Special", Grace, April 2004; "Lancia F&M Special", Grace, April 2004 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  7. Wikipedia, "Lancia Fulvia" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Bianco, "Francoforte effetto Italia", La Stampa, 18 September 2003, p. 6 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  8. Wikipedia, "Lancia Fulvia" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Hemmes, "Wedergeboorte Lancia Fulvia", autoweek.nl, 26 August 2003; "Lancia Fulvia Coupé show car", lanciapress.com, 26 August 2003; Bianco, "Francoforte effetto Italia", La Stampa, 18 September 2003, p. 6 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  9. Wikipedia, "Lancia Fulvia" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Amatori et al. 1992, p. 345; Amatori et al. 1992, p. 345; Amatori et al. 1992, p. 345 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  10. Wikipedia, "Lancia Fulvia" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Tagli di Spada", Automobilismo d'epoca, October 2012, p. 84–91 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  11. "1969 GHIA LANCIA FULVIA COMPETIZIONE", archivioprototipi.it. facts only, no text reused. archivioprototipi.it
  12. Hemmes, "Wedergeboorte Lancia Fulvia", autoweek.nl, 26 August 2003. facts only, no text reused. autoweek.nl

Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Lancia Fulvia (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.

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