Lancia Stratos seen at AutoLook Week 2022 in Turin, Torino, Italy
Lancia Stratos seen at AutoLook Week 2022 in Turin, Torino, Italy The Lancia Stratos HF ( Tipo 829 ), widely and more simply known as Lancia Stratos , is a rear mid-engined sports car designed for rally racing , made by Italian car manufacturer Lancia . The HF stands for High Fidelity . It was a very successful rally car, winning the World Rally Championship in 1974, 1975 and 1976; and race car winning 1974 Targa Florio , five times the Tour de France Automobile and three editions of Giro d'Italia auto Lancia traditionally used the design house Pininfarina and had not used Bertone before. Bertone desired to create an opportunity for a relationship with Lancia and knew that Lancia was looking for a replacement for the aging Fulvia for use in rally sports. Bertone decided to design an eye-catching model to show to Lancia. Bertone used the running gear of a Fulvia Coup...