Featured Import: Lancia 037 Stradale, Chassis 23
Updated: Oct 2
One of about 200 road cars Lancia built to put the 037 on a World Rally Championship start line. Original warranty booklet, correct corduroy interior, and about 30,000 km.
Some cars you wait years to see. This is one of them. Through our partner in Italy, we have access to a Lancia Rally 037 Stradale that is not listed publicly and is not headed to auction. It is being offered quietly to serious collectors.
Why the Lancia 037 Matters
Group B rules required a manufacturer to build 200 road cars before it could rally. So ahead of the 1982 season, Lancia did exactly that. Those cars are the 037 Stradale. The recipe was pure homologation: a 2.0-liter supercharged twin-cam four mounted behind the driver, a body designed by Pininfarina, and a chassis built the same way as the works rally cars.
Then it won. In 1983, the 037 took the World Rally Championship manufacturers' title for Lancia, beating the four-wheel-drive Audi Quattro to do it. It stayed rear-wheel drive while almost every winner that followed went to all-wheel drive. That makes it the last of its kind, and that is the story collectors are buying.
The name is back on the stages too. Lancia returned to the World Rally Championship in 2026 with the Ypsilon Rally2 HF Integrale and has already clinched the WRC2 teams' title in its first season. Attention on the brand's heritage cars has followed.
This 037 Stradale
The car still has its original Lancia warranty booklet. It records chassis number 0000023, engine number 0400023, and model code 151/426/0. The warranty started on October 11, 1984, when the car was delivered new through Autogrup SpA to its first owner on the Ligurian coast.
Its Italian registration papers list the 1,995 cc Abarth 232 AR4 engine at 150.8 kW, about 205 hp. Mileage sits at roughly 30,000 km. That is a driven but honest number for a car like this.
Open the door, and you get the correct Stradale cabin: corduroy seats with red piping, a small three-spoke wheel adorned with the Abarth logo, and a dash packed with gauges. The seats show light wear. Nothing about it looks dressed up for a sale.
Walkaround Video
Both clamshells open. The first clip shows the cabin and the rear clam lifted over the mid-mounted engine. The second shows the front clam up, with the spare wheel and front structure exposed.
The Spec
Abarth 232 AR4 2.0-liter (1,995 cc) supercharged twin-cam four, mid-mounted
150.8 kW (about 205 hp) per its Italian registration
Rear-wheel drive
Pininfarina-designed body with front and rear clamshells
Corduroy Stradale seats with red piping
About 30,000 km
Original Lancia warranty booklet and Italian registration papers
What It Means for a Collection
The 037 Stradale is an anchor car. It ties a collection to the Group B era, to the run of world titles that made Lancia the most successful make in rally history, and to the end of rear-drive rallying. It sits naturally next to a Stratos, a Delta S4, or a Delta Integrale, and it earns a collection credibility with the people who know.
Supply is the other half. With only about 200 built, Stradale's rarely come up for sale. When one trades privately, most people never hear about it.
At more than 40 years old, it also clears US import age rules with room to spare.
Lancia 037 Stradale FAQ
How many Lancia 037 Stradales were built?
Lancia built about 200 road cars to meet Group B homologation rules before the 037 started competing in the 1982 World Rally Championship.
What engine does the 037 Stradale use?
A mid-mounted, supercharged 2.0-liter Abarth twin-cam four, coded 232 AR4. This car's registration lists 1,995 cc and 150.8 kW, about 205 hp.
Why is the Lancia 037 important?
It won the 1983 World Rally Championship manufacturers' title against the all-wheel-drive Audi Quattro, and it was the last rear-wheel-drive car to win that title.
Can this car be imported to the United States?
Yes. It is well past the 25-year mark that allows older vehicles to be imported. We can walk you through the process and logistics from Italy.
Interested in This Lancia 037 Stradale?
Offered through our partner in Italy. Price on request. Call 720-480-7171 or send us a note for the full photo set, documentation, and next steps.
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