Lancia Delta HF Integrale Evo Muletto Stradale, 1992
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Chassis No.: ZLA831AB0-00556292
Engine No.: 821E5.000.1334399
€149,500 EUR | Sold
- Rare homologation special
- One of only three survivors known by Lancia
- Lancia Classiche certified in 2025 (certification on file)
- Recent extensive mechanical overhaul (bills available)
- Outstanding mechanical condition
This example is an official Abarth-built works car to Group N WRC specification, used by the Lancia factory team during the 1992 World Rally Championship season. This Muletto (test car) was driven by Didier Auriol in official test sessions for both the Rallye de Corse and the 1,000 Lakes Rally. It is one of very few known Muletto Stradale cars: a rare blend of rally test car and street-legal transport, only some 20 of which were built. Of historical importance, it is directly connected to the iconic Martini Racing Team and Lancia's sixth and final World Rally Championship title (1992). It was the fate of most such cars to be either crashed during testing or crushed having fulfilled their intended purpose, so survivors are extremely rare.
On 4th April 2025 this car was comprehensively inspected and certified by Lancia Classiche in Turin, receiving the highest L0 classification: over 95% original components, fully functional and in excellent cosmetic condition. Lancia Classiche's 60-page illustrated Certificate of Authenticity report is on file together with a Certificate of Conformity (inspection recommended). This car retains both its original chassis and engine, with numbers correctly positioned, and displays only some 30,000 km on the odometer.
Notable features include a 2.0-litre 16V turbocharged engine producing 205bhp; original EVO I gearbox and drivetrain; authentic suspension setup; improved brakes; and four-wheel drive. As well as the aforementioned documentation the car comes with original Italian registration plates ('TO40747S'), German registration papers, FIA Passport, PRA documentation (Automobile Club d'Italia), TÜV reports, and a period photograph of it.
From the mid-1960s until the early 1990s, Lancia was a major force in international rallying, winning the World Rally Championship for Makes no fewer than 11 times between 1972 and 1992, including a remarkable six successive victories commencing in 1987. During the same period, Lancia drivers won the European Rally Championship on 14 occasions and the World Drivers' Championship (only instigated in 1978) four times. The models used - Fulvia HF, Stratos, Rally 037, and the Delta family (S4, HF, and Integrale) - are among the most successful rally cars of all time.
After experimenting with a system combining both a conventional (Volumex) supercharger and a turbo on their 'homologation special' Delta S4 rally car, Lancia opted for turbo-charging alone for the less exotic Delta HF. Already a fine handling car courtesy of its tuned suspension, the HF moved up a class with the introduction of a state-of-the-art four-wheel-drive transmission incorporating Ferguson viscous couplings and a Torsen differential.
Badged as the Delta HF 4WD on its introduction in 1986, the model retained the Volumex blower initially before switching to a straightforward turbo when transformed into the Integrale in 1987. The latter would prove a supremely capable rally car, winning the World Championship in both 1987 and 1988, yet in road trim remained a thoroughly practical family hatchback. Integrale performance was boosted further by the introduction of a 16-valve cylinder head for the 2.0-litre four-cylinder engine in 1989, maximum power increasing to 200bhp and top speed to 220km/h.
Homologated to maintain the works rally team's competitive edge, the first Evoluzione (Evo) models were manufactured towards the end of 1991, incorporating wider front and rear track, appropriately altered bodywork, and an engine re-mapped to produce 205bhp among many other detail improvements. The Evo 2 was essentially the same but came with a catalyst in the exhaust system.
As Octane magazine put it in its June 2012 edition: "Between 1987 and 1992, the Integrale utterly dominated its branch of motor sport, winning 46 rallies and six consecutive constructors' championships outright. And to keep the rally car at the sharp end of the results table, the road car went through a number of iterations, each more potent than the last."
Rally Specification:
Quick-release bonnet and boot fasteners
Abarth two-spoke steering wheel
Relocated rally-style fuel filler with bespoke tank
Internal battery kill switch
Sparco and Kindragon bucket seats
Full roll cage and fire extinguisher
Kevlar footwell protection plates
Digital rally computer
Strut brace, coilover suspension with adjustable dampers
Competition-spec auxiliary front lights
Exterior: Monza Red with yellow/blue central stripe, O.Z. Racing, Ferodo Racing and FIA Historic Rally decals
Wheels: 17" white Speedline alloys with Yokohama Sportivo tyres
Interior: black cloth trim, with original protective plastic still covering the door cards
Recently, over €21,000 was spent on an extensive high-level mechanical restoration, and all supporting invoices and documents are available. Retaining its original Italian registration plate - 'TO40747S' - the car also comes with a period photograph of a Lancia in action during the 1992 testing programme.
This 1992 Lancia Delta HF Integrale Evo 1 Muletto Stradale is a historically significant ex-works Lancia, directly tied to Didier Auriol's testing programme in Lancia's championship-winning year. With its rare provenance, Lancia Classiche certification, low mileage and recent major restoration, it represents an outstanding opportunity, or as the centre piece of a collection. Finished in Monza Red with Nero (black) interior, this is a true collector's item representing an irreplaceable link to Lancia's WRC 'Golden Age'.
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630 933 AED
