Lancia Fulvia Sport Zagato, the car that turned me into a petrolhead!

This 1972 Lancia Fulvia Sport 1600 was designed and built by Zagato. The 1600 is the ultimate final edition with the competition engine and super rare in the UK. I've wanted one for a while now and this one is very special to me, as I explain in the video..
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[@Mr2OOM]

I got goose bumps when you said it was the car from your childhood ... an amazing story .. I'd return it to the red from your childhood when you do the bodywork .. what a great car ..

[@MetalTrabant]

Yep, this needs to be that childhood car in appearance as well... it's just begging for it. And red really pops this design instead of the dull black.

[@iconoclasttastic9258]

+1 I think we'd all like to see this car returned to her former beauty, if only to see the way Harry looks at it!

[@tommihommi1]

I think jay leno had a similar story about one of his cars, but I forgot which one

[@trigsretromotors]

I agree too, this definitely needs to go back to the red of your childhood, it will look so much nicer too imho.

[@Jaroneko]

I'm gonna say it doesn't _need_ to go back to red. Just like it's not going to have the stock bumpers back etc. It's awesome that it's car that got Harry all excited as a kid, but it was specced by someone else. Now's the time to make it be the hero that child saw way back then, not meet the actual 1:1 machine behind the myth. I'd say try and go see a red one somewhere, and then decide on whether that's the colour you want, or should it be the colour you actually went for. It's never going to be the original paint anymore, so it doesn't need to be the original colour either.

[@ChaosphereIX]

The look on Harry's face and the excitement in his voice tell you EVERYTHING you need to know about why car enthusiasts are the way they are. Fantastic car, fantastic story.

[@jasonleedham5678]

oh the look on his face, classic, he just bloody loves it

[@ChaosphereIX]

@Farina Marcina My wife thought I was crazy to buy a mid 90s Alfa Romeo. She is gone now, the Alfa remains ;)

[@Carreraboy911]

@@ChaosphereIX good choice LoL

[@Sevan59]

lets you love even a Chinese car .

[@happy_camper]

What an incredible story! Cherish it forever.

[@pippipster6767]

It’ll be gone soon

[@andrewpearce2562]

@@pippipster6767 your comment hasn't aged well ;-)

[@pippipster6767]

@@andrewpearce2562 🤣

[@notroublesjustbubbles2307]

I'm watching this AFTER watching all the refurbishment story. Love it!

[@Britishshooter]

I think Harry is one of the best car reviewers on You Tube, he covers every important detail about a car and tells you what you actually need to know in a natural and sympathetic manner. Exceptional talent in my opinion, surprised that he isn't on TV.

[@harrysgarage]

Thanks, quite enjoy what I'm already doing but let's see!

[@afitzsimons]

Deteriorated a bit was found to be an understatement.

[@jogrobler]

Looking back on this now with the restoration almost complete.. seeing the joy on your face in this video, can't wait to see your reaction when you can finally take her back out for a drive! Well deserved!

[@tonymoreton7166]

Great to watch this now in Dec 2022, AFTER watching the full restoration series. Fully get why you couldn't speak for a few moments when the cover came off the restored red car with black stripe etc. etc. Fantastic to watch.

[@MrGilRoland]

I’m Italian, and I have to say: I take my hat off to you sir. I’ve been watching some of your videos in this days, and you have a beautiful, beautiful garage. Not only that, you take great care of this cars, and most of all you drive them around Europe and Italy. Somehow I’m happy that this cars are with you, if that makes sense.

[@jakebutler6473]

this is the content that makes Harry's Garage one of the best channel on youtube

[@franciscoamaral4383]

This video made my day! Get it painted in it’s original colour!... but for now just enjoy it 😃

[@FlatCapDriver]

The fact that it was that car you saw as a child has just blown my mind! 🤯 What a great story! 👏🏻

[@KnauerJonathan]

Going back and watching this again now that the restoration is done...

[@mrnicktoyou]

It’s amazing you bought the very car you lusted after as a kid. You have to paint it red again.

[@Lemma01]

Lovely stuff, Harry. I have to admit I'm so much happier when you're sharing these machines than 600 bhp Jaguars - this is so much cooler... ;-)

[@kim007250]

True

[@johnsmith1474]

I like a nice mix, + the auto shows. Overall I'd just like more.

[@MrBrownos]

Nothing uncool about a Jag with 600HP however

[@johntechwriter]

Lemma01 Harry has an arrangement with Jaguar.

[@tullebanditt]

The sound of that downshift at 17:36 is the sound of pure joy! Goosebumps

[@odin5188]

Wasted on the DCT drivers we have now -_-

[@MikeJF355]

My original comment seems to have vanished????? Harry, you may want to get the sump off rather quickly and check that the crankshaft oiler nozzle hasn't come adrift. They have a habit of doing this on the Fulvia engine and are a cause of oil pressure loss on the gauge. The last thing you want is it swirling around ready to get caught up in something!

[@johnohare992]

Just trying to keep this at the top for Harry to see.

[@MikeJF355]

Thanks!

[@runrabbitrunracing]

Up!

[@thomasbailey4139]

Harry

[@Dave.S.TT600]

that sounds like it's worth investigating!

[@stevensarson482]

At the same time that you encountered the Lancia, I was a student with a part-time job at a garage/showroom in Stockport. At the weekends I could more or less choose the keys to any of the stock, one of which was Matt Busby’s Rover P5 Coupe in two-tone grey. As a United fan, this is ‘the car that got away’ , but one other car stands out in the memories I have of those days. It was a lovely little Zagato in silver, with what I think was a tan interior. The two cars could not reflect there birthplace any more, if they were actually flying the flag . I loved them both and took the Lancia on a pub crawl ( not advocating drinking and driving). It was just so special, so light and so attractive. Certain features , like the dash remain an object lesson in minimal design and sadly I have not encountered one since. Thank you so much for this and the subsequent episodes, as you take us through the restoration. I hope you realize how wonderful this particular kind of time travel is.

[@marwood1969]

It was destined to end up in your garage. How magical.

[@arttafil6792]

Your obvious enthusiasm with this particular car is contagious!

[@Dave.S.TT600]

Congratulations on finding your Boyhood Lancia! Wonderfully timed anecdote. Really amazing reveal. Awesome!!!

[@rudolphguarnacci197]

Love you, Harry! You're enthusiasm is so contagious. "Impossibly gorgeous" is my new phrase I'm stealing from you.

[@grahaminkpen5436]

That car must be restored back to red as you first clapped eyes on it. Have driven the 1300 non Zagato and that was fun. Great car that deserves the best

[@minimalistinlife]

It has to be done!

[@TheLRider]

I've just seen the fully restored episode and have now come back to the start. What a fabulous and lovely story. Same goes for the car too ofcourse. Zagato and Lancia what else would you expect. That works Coupe looked stunning too.

[@aeiouxs]

I knew I liked Harry a lot, but now to discover he grew up in Birkenhead where I was born - and both have travelled far and wide since - I like him a heap more. Great video, thanks again Harry! Can't believe the coincidence (which I won't provide as a spoiler here).

[@sleepindragon179]

Same as you.

[@doctorleitz4795]

Me too. Birkenhead....a mention of Greasby....didn’t realise Harry was a fellow Wirralian. No wonder I adore his work!

[@vanceshaw3675]

Great Review. My late dad was a New York City firefighter and expert ladder truck driver in the 1960-86 timeframe and this was one of his FAVORITE cars! We had all sorts of Lancia Fulvia articles and models around the house. Instead he bought a Rover 2000 TC in 1968 though which was also a great car. TY FOR THE TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE!

[@FrldyZX87]

The black color looks nice but you've got to go back to the original red with the black hood stripe! Great video as always!

[@InjusticeNortel]

Good call!

[@studiocalder818]

I totally agree with you, Fridy. I also add that is almost impossibile to fine an original Lancia coloured into black. Plenty of pastel black in the past, almost no black

[@michaelcorleone993]

What a heartwarming story of how the car that sparked your love of Italian cars, has now found its way to your garage. Beautiful. Complimenti Harry!

[@Nik13042]

Absolutely beautiful. The best car in Harry's current garage.

[@ChristianACW]

What an incredible story!! I really had to smile because it reminded me of a story that happened to me: i grew up in the 70ies in Austria and all I knew about cars was the Volkswagen Beetle - my grandpa had a red one, my mother first a green one, then a white one... nothing but Volkswagen. And then some day my father, who I hadn't seen for quite a while, came up with his new car: a Triumph TR7 drophead! A car with only two seats, a fabric top and more than twice the horsepower of grannie's Beetle!!! I loved it from the beginning! I lost contact with my father in the 90ies, in 2013 he died. I didn't know, what had happend to his Triumph. Then last year I discovered an ad - there was a TR7 for sale somewhere in Austria and it was exactly the car my father had (and there were not many of them in Austria). I was electrified - but for some days I didn't dare to call the owner, because I knew: if this was really the car of my father, I HAD to buy it - even if I had no idea, what to do with it since I live in the center of Vienna, where owning one car is stupid, not to mention owning two! In the end I was kind of relieved to hear from the owner, that my father's name didn't appear in the car's papers. By the way: what a great little sportscar that Fulvia is - i would turn into the red one from your childhood :-) Thanks for all your great Videos! Best regards from Vienna :-)

[@iamrichrocker]

Harry's love of cars is contagious...and enjoyable to view...

[@albertseabra9226]

Thank you for this fantastic video. Congratulations, a great story. The car's provenance was the cherry on top of the cake. And your delivery was superb. Regarding that fabulous car, looks brand new. Going through the gears, she produces soprano-like sounds. Lancias were expensive to produce and their profit-margins very small. Could you plz try to make a vídeo about the Lancia Flaminia 4 doors Sedan? From the late 50s and early 60s. Light Years ahead of Mercedes, Jaguars, etc. It was Indeed gorgeous, 6 cl., all the bells and whistles --- and truly pricey ! It's possible to obtain pictures and even vídeos from the different Lancia Clubs -- they are all over Europe and the USA. Thanking you once again, Warm Regards from Portugal, A.

[@OldPortsmouth]

No option here but to restore the car to "as you first saw it" - the excitement shown and the luck in getting the car, mean you need to restore the car fully and let us share in every moment - would be a fantastic thing to follow (and in depth please :)

[@simonzero3815]

Made my evening watching this and then the bombshell. What a lovely tale.

[@RetroRidingEveryday]

This little amazing car is one of the best Lancia's heritage. In its 110 years of life, Lancia produced so many unforgettable models. Unfortunately those genius of FCA decided to kill this legendary car brand, one of the brightest examples of the so famous made in Italy productions. Thanks Harry for this video reminding us who Lancia and Zagato were.

[@andrewgenner2613]

What a lovely little car. One of the great things about Harry's Garage is the reviews of older, but very interesting cars, not just modern super-machinery. Thanks very much for sharing this.

[@InteriorDesignAnderson]

That’s one gorgeous car, your reviewed it brilliantly

[@dinnaimo]

Great story and having the opportunity to purchase this jewel from your childhood is a precious dream come true.

[@steve-wu7jp]

Don't sell this one Harry, its a keeper. Love this car and the story. I'd say spray it Red and spruce up the engine a little without overdoing it.

[@johntechwriter]

Harry, considering this car's provenance, its beauty, and its unique place in your formative motorhead years, you simply MUST give this car a full restoration. Over time you and this little jewel might end up completing the circle of your automotive life. It deserves to be part of your legacy.

[@amardizz821]

what a beautiful car, amazing line and sound.

[@baronvonteuchter1412]

Electric windows in 1972! Love this, beautiful little car and fantastic soundtrack

[@paulocouto5001]

This is why i love your channel Harry, what a great car, story and fantastic host to come with

[@Mattia.1973]

Lancia (in particular pre FIAT) heritage speaks for itself. What a stunning little thing... and that V4...love it!

[@ThomasLeeJohnson]

Harry, your a class act and your Birkenhead - Coffee delivery tie in to this beautiful little Lancia is unforgettable! Well done.

[@cmjags1]

You know there's gold here when Harry just about smiled, in comparison me and you are body popping

[@mercy_studio]

Congrats on a very special little car, Harry. I can tell it makes you feel happy.

[@szymonkazimierczak4723]

What a story! Whatever you do with this car you will do it right, because you most certainly love it!

[@xavichuvy9047]

I always had a thing for the Fulvia. What a lovely little machine, I'll have to look into buying one now.

[@studiocalder818]

Please do it. It is still a value for money now, bit it's raising up very fast

[@ABCDEFGHIJKELA...]

I'd leave it as is for a while, neutralize any minor rust spots, and just enjoy it as a runabout with an important personal history for you. I think it's amazing that you found THAT car that sparks your interest. Mine was 2 Lambo's in the same circular drive that I saw twice a week on my way to a side job I had as a kid in a very upscale neighborhood, that beautiful white Lamborghini, and its twin in red, and me on my BMX as a kid, I'd just drool as I slowly rode by...and one day was brave enough to approach the owner, I was about 14 at the time, and very unruly as a kid, but I was as polite and respectful as possible as I was offered the ride of my young life :D will never forget it, was only a few minutes long up the main street in the gated neighborhood, but I'll never forget feeling like the world is a wonderful place, I still get a small hint of that feeling every time I see one, which is very very rarely these days...and the sound, that sound was just so much better than any music. so I get your feel Harry, having a direct connection with the beginning's of your love for something like cars is pretty amazing. keep that one, buddy!

[@markkerry5840]

Wonderful car Harry, have you checked under the carpets for coffee beans?

[@weaselman24]

They don't do that. They grind them fine and add it to the paint.

[@timphoto83ec]

So.......you are who you are because of that car! What a lovely story and such a lovely car. Good for you Harry.

[@Wobbles_effect]

of interest...I was once a proud Lancia Beta HPE owner (same colour as your Fulvia)..... '74 with a 1600 (yep really) ...sounded so good . thanks so much for posting .wish I had a pic to share but that was the pre-digital age and I 've since lost the polaroids lol.

[@studiocalder818]

Great. The HPE was the car of my girlfriend in the late eighties, and we travelled around Europe with that piece of design with an hart. What an original and nice car

[@carfleet6703]

Just rewatched this after finishing up the restoration series. What a journey. Fun to look back at this early vid that was talking about what might be done, but with the knowledge of where the journey went. Great little series, and great to see the Lancia back to, well, better than new. Top job.

[@HawkMillFarm]

A new “Harry’s” is always an event I look forward to and never more than when it features something old and Italian. Great knowledge Sir, as usual.

[@tonypp.7093]

When I saw the KF Liverpool number plate I thought it may be the car from Harry's childhood. What a super story and review!

[@VitorBarbosa]

My god that engine sounds amazing when it's going!

[@timhouston1638]

Wow, what a journey! And to think, we might get to see this thing again in it's current state down Harry's "better bit of road" yet again. And to think these videos were one of his least watched (the restoration) in 2022. Don't pay attention to those KZbin algorithms Harry, please! Amazing content!

[@itsalgud1459]

It’s so cool that you found this car that so excited you in your youth! Very unusual looking, but pleasing. Very unusual sounding, but nice! I think this is probably a keeper, Harry!😃

[@TheDutchSoupPissingCompany]

`Zagato a great name for a great design bureau. That car looks perfect.

[@edwardlewandowski]

Harry, do the restoration and paint it red. Don't let the rot get any worse. Modify with period correct rally intake and exhaust. Maybe some fog lights in the front. Such a cool car.

[@morgankors1344]

Wonderful dose of serendipity! A delightful addition to your collection. And definitely one to be kept and cherished. One of my favourite Harry's Garage videos 😁😁😁

[@jakespeed63]

"Impossibly Glorious" would love to have this in my garage. Lovely back story. Needs to go back to red, for the mere fact, that it is, THE car, you remember as a lad. A sympathetic restoration, is a term that applies to this little gem. Love the bumper delete. JT Orlando, FLA

[@AndySnap]

Back to red. What a great back story to a fabulous little car. I really don't get £100-200k supercars (except for watching Harry's...), but these more humble cars are wonderful and have far more character. It'll be splendid to see it fully restored, half original, half Harry spec'...and red!

[@Schnitzengruben]

Harry, the undisputed king of KZbin garages!

[@MdvK13979]

Happily revving thru British countryside this little Lancia :D What an enthusiasm coming from that engine, brilliant!

[@pistonrod2692]

Harry Definitely a keeper, fantastic Lancia Fulvia Sport..

[@Winterbiker333]

I have always been a big fan of the smaller Alfa’s and Lancia’s. As an 18 year old Canadian traveling through Italy, I like you fell in Love with the Fulvia! Small, beautiful and sounded oh so sweet! Thanks for sharing your car, and I hope you get many happy years out of it, black or red!

[@-DC-]

Always loved Lancia it's criminal how they withered Away, great content Harry.

[@AlbertManiscalco]

apparently we can blame america's anti communist bias, since all the other italian car companies except Lancie got supported under the Marshall plan post WWII and Lancia flirted very briefly with the party due to his anti fascist stance...so they were always cash starved...

[@eunanavesani6074]

@@AlbertManiscalco lancia delta Washington made in the late 70s.....non lancia is still alive, not as good but still alive. Lancia thema sport nel model is great

[@kirbyparkwest4392]

Nice one H. Corner garage Greasby, remember it well. We used to take our Wolsely 16/60 to the Greasby motor service on Wood Lane.

[@X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X]

I generally struggle with Zagato's design, but having seen this one in the flesh, it is utterly beautiful. Even better, it is a Lancia. I am amazed you - accidentally - found a car you have a personal connection to, Harry!

[@X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X]

@Farina Marcina I have to agree. Ten years ago it felt overstyled, give modern car design another five years and it will feel sedate.

[@frederickthompson8686]

Another great Harry story and driving adventure. Thanks, mate.

[@saxon-mt5by]

I don't think I've seen another Harry's Garage video in which Harry has grinned from start to finish!

[@russg5077]

It's amazing that this car ended up being the one you saw as a child. What a great story. No wonder you bought it.

[@Thunderdog73]

Who thought this was an April Fool’s joke?? New Harry Zagato video? On a Monday??? Perfect!

[@sylviaallen5333]

My boyfriend and I had this car way back in 1980, it was silver and gorgeous! Wish I still had it now!!

[@93455Driver]

The back story of coffee bean deliveries make this a great project car.

[@phils866]

Fantastic video. Put a smile on my face, the whole way through. The backstory is the icing on the cake. Little did you think, coveting this little gem, all those years ago, it would end up in your garage.

[@gullrock14]

Shutting the door on the Fulvia reminded me of cars from that era that Had here in the US. Very distinctive nostalgic sound!

[@tommihommi1]

fun fact: Lancia invented the VR-Engine layout that was later used by VW in the famous VR6

[@putzak]

Lancia invented everything

[@snakerb]

tommihommi1 I instantly wondered this when I saw the engine layout.

[@silentkayaking8037]

they still use this layout (in the W12s and W16s, too), although they call it V6 because that sounds better

[@powersliding]

@Kevros nah, they invented kevros

[@papa_pt]

only one cylinder head?

[@RufusT9]

My fave car in Harry's Garage. I'm a similar age to him, and he already has another teenage dream car of mine, the Espada. But if he one day gets hold of an original Alpine Renault A110 1600S, he'll have the full set.

[@m2kev789]

I’ve still got my Sport Zagato although it says “Corgi” on the box! 😀

[@alasdairboyd7299]

Great vid, enjoy the car as it is this summer, then restore it back to your boyhood memory in the autumn

[@piquetuk]

I can't help thinking the designer of the Porsche 928 followed one of these to work on that particular morning.

[@kevindimauro9689]

It was fun rewatching this again. It’s now late June of 2022, and yesterday’s video showed the car now in primer after major, unexpected bodywork. Well done Harry.

[@mihaavsic9608]

I think Harry should take this unique Lancia to Mille Miglia race in Italy.

[@suxpeppe]

He can't. Mille Miglia eligibles cars are only the ones built earlier than 1957

[@studiocalder818]

Only cars of the race period are allowed, which was interrupted in '57

[@alexmartinez280]

Lancia Aurelia GT and Spyder are eligible. In 1952 a GT came in second place after a full race car from Ferrari. Aurelia was produced from 1950-1956 for GT and 1955-1958 for Spyder and convertible. Arguably the best Lancia ever made.

[@haroldocantanhede]

Italian cars can do this to people, that is, put smiles on their faces as they use a gearbox and rev them, and drive! Thank you for the great video ! :)

[@petemulhearn7787]

Re-spray it red Harry. Its a fantastic link back to your childhood in Bir-kin-ed, (just a few miles down the road from where I was brought up around the same time)

[@supercomp7078]

The best car might not be the most powerful or expensive, but the one that makes you chuckle when you drive it, you get to where you are going and get out with a smile

[@firestar3x]

Fix the rot, enjoy for now then respray back to Red!

[@alfazedz1791]

and do the performance mods - freer flowing exhaust, etc.

[@booring2]

Funny that in German language rot is red

[@renatoazevedo9514]

booring2, considering that is funny says Tons about german sense of humor

[@gregorythomas4470]

Just the most enjoyable videos about the most interesting cars!! I could binge on this channel for days!!

[@larrysimon1]

Bet he wouldn't be driving it like that if he knew it was 50% bodge, 25% rust and 25% Mig weld splatter.

[@stevenbissonnette7893]

i was just gonna comment on this. lol. poor Lancia.

[@guyemmott4009]

Was going to add more or less the same comment..

[@Spac8]

If it was just a case of it being a random one that had been resprayed, I'd say paint it whatever colour you like. But as it's that car from your memory, that partly sparked the love that is responsible for a lot of the cars in your garage, I think the colour at least should go back how it was. Keep the debumpered look and do whatever else. But I think the character of that car lies in it being red. If it were me, that car wouldn't feel right once I knew it was "that" car but had just been painted over, and I'd probably get a bit misty eyed seeing it back on its original colours. But that's just me! Great stuff as usual. Thanks Harry.

[@TheScudabear1]

As a 10 year old in 76' I came home from school at lunchtime and found a red pantera sitting outside a neighbour's house...think I got an erection before I even knew what an erection was ....perversely I've always had a soft spot for those Italian hot rods since...1st love lol

[@davidbarrett9251]

I was an seven year old sitting in an apple tree at the end of our street when a TR7 went by in 1978. I thought it was the road going version of an X-wing. Might not be as glam or celebrated but they're my soft spot.

[@johnj.baranski6553]

Delivering papers at 10 year old in 1980. Sunday morning edition and guy was backing out of his garage a primrose yellow E-type convertible. 1966. Been smitten with E-type ever since.

[@AndHaunted]

I feel like this guy and this channel is really underrated. It might not be super exciting or artfully mastered shots or anything, but you can see this guy has a passion for cars. The videos have all you need, the sound of the car and a good story/facts. This is the kind of person you could sit down for a beer with and talk cars for hours.

[@worldofrandometry6912]

Lovely little car. Fix the body, maybe have it vinyl wrapped in red so you can always go back to black.

[@jamescheney5310]

Watching this video is super-interesting in light of the recent video showing how bad everything was under the paint. It’s got me looking carefully to see if I can spot any signs…

[@shankarbalan3813]

What a brand Lancia was! And now? How sad they killed it!

[@AlbertManiscalco]

not dead yet...there is still hope

[@jofair]

Why are Brits so incapable of correct Italian pronunciation: They do OK with French words, but it's so condescending NOT to try to honour the characteristics of a certain language. I could throw up as well when the British pronounce Alfa Sud to rhyme with Bud. Insular folk with no right to be in E.U. Do your Brexit thing, pronto!!

[@AlbertManiscalco]

haha...only certain words bother me...i assume youre referring to pronouncing Lancia as "Lan-see-ya"? brits were yucking it up to the new Alfa "Toe nail" (Tonale) thinking they were so clever and that the world revolves around the english language when aruguably 65-70% of their language is based on latin... @@jofair

[@31415926535ism]

Wonderful car Harry. What a wonderful back story. Like you, I remember the thrill of seeing rare Italian cars in the seventies. I have since owned and loved quite a few.

[@MrRandomcommentguy]

Lancia rules: keep out of bright light, don't get them wet, and never, ever, feed them after midnight...