Lancia 037 Group B Represents Last Era of Racing Romance

Imagine yourself in Lancia’s position in the early 1980s. Your Stratos has recently won three consecutive World Rally Championships (1974-76) but you can see the writing on the wall, writing which reads “all-wheel-drive.” How do you build on this past success and continue to be competitive in the new decade? For Lancia, the answer was the 037, which would ultimately become, in 1983, the last rear-wheel-drive car to win the WRC Manufacturers' Championship before AWD competitors like the Audi Quattro and Peugeot 205 T16 completely changed the sport forever.
To compete in Group B events, Lancia was obliged to meet homologation rules by producing 200 street versions of the 037. While visually striking and invigorating to drive, the 037 Stradale remains, at heart, a race car and is thus anything but comfortable. This, however, is precisely what appeals to owner Philip Toledano, who grew up watching Lancia-more specifically, the Stratos and 037-dominate European rally racing.
“It’s not like [the 037] was just a sports car designed for people who wanted to go fast,” says Phil. “This was designed for a purpose, and I love things that were designed specifically for a purpose, like a tool-except it's a fast tool that scares the crap out of you.”
The interior of the 037 Stradale belies the car’s racing heritage: the dash contains a circuit board, conveniently located for periodic resets by the navigator; a navigator’s light stands at the ready; and the oil temperature gauge is located on the far right side of the dash, in front of the navigator’s seat. The 037's exterior is similarly eye-catching. Sporting a Pininfarina body and a 2.0 liter, supercharged Abarth engine that, as Phil puts it, makes Star Wars-like noises as he revs through the gears, the car attracts onlookers wherever it goes.
Usually, however, this 037 is but a screaming red blur, leaving those onlookers little time to realize what they’ve just seen.
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[@patrickarchibald6787]

Fucking absolutely beautiful.

[@michaelmeliambro5117]

F*cking absolutely SH*T.

[@kristianbrandt3012]

Group B was the last era of glamorous rally racing, absolutely.... It was also completely, ridicolously, furiously, enormously, outrageously, fanatically fucking dangerous!

[@bigblueaquarium]

Which is where the glamour came from. Mad, dangerous cars been driven by heros. We will not see its like again.

[@therealbajan522]

+Kristian Brandt the wrc after about 4 decades are deciding to allow the 2017 wrc cars more power and more aero to make the cars faster and more exciting. They saw the wrc pickup steam again after a long dangerous down-spiral when they added the rgt class (no engine cc limit, turbos and twin turbos allowed) that allowed cars such the Porsche gt3, because it is noise and drama that people want. They want group B back the NEED group B back and they know it.

[@Radioclash971]

+Kristian Brandt absofuckinglutely!

[@theant9821]

+TheRealBajan what we need is group a in the wrc not group b. the way I see it people want to feel like their cars are the rally cars. wrc has no road going counterparts, which is the most important thing of all, that's why imprezas, evos, integrales, celicas, cosworths, e30 m3s, etc were/are so popular but no one cares about fiestas, xsaras, c4s, ds3s, polos, 206s, etc. group b was only what it was because there was too much power for the chassis to deal with but nowadays you need more power than what and group b car had as the chassis of a wrc car is so good. Bring back group a regs and we'd have cars with worse chassis again, so it would be better to watch and more manufacturers would be interested as the "win on Sunday, sell on Monday" thing would become applicable one again. forget group, it was great but we've got bigger fish to fry, we need to save our sport from collapse first

[@therealbajan522]

+Antony Collingwood Agreedexcellent pointsIt is true we must walk before we can run.WRC was dying for years, real rally has have to been kept alive via local rallies where the evos, cosworths M3s, mk1 escorts, 2.0 wrc factory cars etc could still run.I would watch one of those 10 times over a modern wrc stage.They the WRC are now coming to the realization that what people want is excitement, in this the dire hour of the WRC, when they had a grasp of winning formulas and faithful fans to the sport years ago.They are now allowing 2wd sports cars with unlimited engine size and turbocharging ( they use a power to weight ratio)Why were they ever stopped?This means Porsche gt3s and other sports and supercars can actually run in wrc.for 2017 they are upping the power in the wrc factory cars and allowing for more elaborate aero. If they would only be rid of that rubbish 1.6 engine restriction. It seems like the FIA was on a banning spree with the WRC banning everything, dulling the cars more and more each year.

[@retroracingshirt591]

FIAT Abarth -engine ZF - gearbox Dallara - chassis Pininfarina - Body design Lancia - badge

[@ninoschier9528]

planned By Lancia and Abarth.

[@Radioclash971]

+retro racing it's quite a recipe.....

[@lukemastaah]

+retro racing ah c´mon exept the badge that´s almost a recipe for a nowadys ferrari, innit?

[@frarub4693]

retro racing la base del telaio era la beta monte Carlo turbo!

[@alexkrane1184]

Give it a slant nose and it is a Ferrari F40 ;)

[@Leidenspfad]

This channel features a heck lot of cars that were made in a decade, we for the longest time have neglacted as the the era of "shoe box" cars. And it's only now, where we're surrounded by cars that are basically fat, comfortable, supercomputers, that we find beauty in the simplicity of that era. And I f*cking love that!

[@julianv.5848]

Lancia 037 THE BEST LOOKING GROUP B RALLY CAR

[@victorpelini5995]

Yay, cuz that delta s4 is meh Quattro was also nice too tbh

[@Yaro2]

@@victorpelini5995 I really don’t like the hatchbacks in terms of looks compared to the sports cars

[@achintyaaatreya]

The silhouette is breathtaking. Bloody brilliant.

[@randomfootageguy5333]

Best looking car ever made.

[@douglassdeserts4380]

This and the stratos

[@appmagician3240]

Delta s4

[@dazzaMusic]

The Fulvia is better looking but still Lancia ❤️

[@georgejacob3162]

Basically, anything Lancia!

[@genterasaki86]

Eh... Miura

[@area13racing]

Most beautiful group B car. Fight with 4WD was amazing!

[@marcryvon]

And with some tricks !

[@energyasylum997]

Wow!! Such a beautiful sports car!!! Strong similarities to an F40, yet very unique as well! Bravo 👏🏽

[@ocantor_bc]

It gives me an F40 vibe, especially the rear end. Stunning car!

[@geforce5700fx]

This car is a rally legend !

[@V8AmericanMuscleCar]

For me, the best rally car ever!

[@ziphozonkesindane2568]

The most beautiful Lancia of all time IMO

[@Munkenba]

Jesus f#cking christ how do you guys keep getting these cars? Just when I start to think that you guys have done every car I've ever wanted, you pull out another video like this and remind me that you guys can still come up with fantastic cars. Keep on surprising me, I love it.

[@RDEnduro]

Man that car is incredible.. wow.. its sexy and business at the same time.. like a supermodel wearing a tactical vest and holding a machine gun.

[@RDEnduro]

as for the owner, his car collection speaks more to his character than asking any questions here..

[@MrKarlim]

The Lancia 037 only 2WD car capable of beat the mighty Audi Quattro.

[@lukemastaah]

+Carlos Vicente yeah, exept that good ol` trusty Opel Ascona in 1982...

[@Goriaas]

yeah but only on tarmac. 2WD just has no chance on other surfaces , as the peugeot 205t16 delta s4 proved, they also showed that front engine(like the quattro) is not as good as mid engine in rally

[@lukemastaah]

which is very true. I just wanted to remeber that the 037 was not the only 2WD that was capable of beating the Audi.

[@johnclark448]

Bit of a late reply but Toyota won the Safari rally in 84..85..86 with the Celica twincam turbo The 4wd boys couldnt handle the rough terrain

[@MiguelGarcia-vj7oo]

Carlos Vicente maybe because Walter Rohrl was driving the 037..............

[@chrismillikan5031]

Having been a Lancia Scorpion (Montecarlo) owner for nearly 40 years now, I *salivated* over the 037 all through the Group B era and since. It's *still* my favorite (and pinnacle dream) car of all time to this day. It is an absolutely *gorgeous* automobile. Purposeful and slightly menacing, yet *stunning* (and Walter Röhrl's personal favorite rally car! 👍). Despite it's relatively short lifespan during the transition to four-wheel drive in world rallying, it had a significant impact on the history of rallying and will always be remembered. That supercharger whine is soooo *good*. And a question...where, specifically, was the forested driving portion recorded? The area looks familiar. Thanks. Love this video! 👍👍

[@TheLaXandro]

Can I say I like the looks of 037 more than the Stratos'? Wouldn't that be blashepemy?

[@michaelwoods9005]

It looks a hell of alot better than the S4. The S4 is more impressive, performance-wise, but it looks like a station wagon..

[@epistte]

The 037 has always been much more attractive to me than 99.5% of Ferraris. This would be a great car to blast around rural roads on a weekend morning. I've always loved this thing.

[@epistte]

@UCLZ_RiU2xIrxWpL9qYFEwyQ There are only 2 or maybe 3 Ferrari's that I would ever want. The 365GTB4/Daytona, the 288 GTO and maybe the 355 Challenge. Most of those are museum cars that you couldn't afford to drive on the street. 99% of people would have no idea what the 037 is. They wouldn't even look at it except for the noise.

[@porschedude7687]

I like it the most out of any Lancia. I love how it's Mid-Engined like a Ferrari, and it looks like a Delta Integrale. I also love how it kicked Audi's ass, even though it's two-wheel-drive.

[@frozensolid8968]

same, but imo the 037 is hotter without the rear bumper

[@andreatreviso8049]

Beautiful 037 !

[@AutoWorldTube]

#SaveLancia

[@arceras]

I'm jaleous about this guy ! Two Lancia and a M1 ... *_*

[@crashlove768]

and who knows what else...

[@adynegrean]

crashlove768 There was a blue Stratos as well there on the left :)

[@chriskory]

***** Believe he sold his Alpine, but has an RS America and a Dino 246 GT. Every car he owns seems to be an appreciating asset

[@Chrys-T]

Dude I know! I feel like an Alfa Romeo Montreal or a Maserati Ghibli could fit perfectly too!

[@ne2i]

chriskory Look at this appreciating asset... (I know its not the right year) www.hagerty.com/valuationtools/HVT/VehicleSearch/Report?vc=1331077

[@ginobragoli1448]

Its an insanely beautiful looking car. (A true piece of engineering art) You are one very lucky chap to own such a thing+++

[@thepassionofthegoose5472]

Your collection is praise worthy and your taste, impeccable.

[@LucidDream]

I just love the way it looks design wise. Beautiful car.

[@ronniejaye1]

This is such a beautiful machine! Grew up loving these cars and watching group B rallying!

[@TheAslakVind]

A really touching video, you watch it in silence and with a smile. A wonderful piece with a great guy, owning a 037, M1 and a Stratos. I salute you, and wish the Petro guys would get a year supply of whatever they are drinking!

[@ItalianProud1978]

Lancia 037 Stradale La mia macchina preferita in assoluto!!!! Grazie per questo video meraviglioso!!! My favorite car ever... Thank you for this wonderful video!!! RESPECT!

[@rosalvoneto80]

There´s no passion bigger than we have for this kind of machine!

[@TucsonDude]

I remember bringing home a used Lancia Beta in the 1980s and it was $700 in good running shape. Being my family were 'Murican car people", they couldn't stand Toyotas...much less anything as crazy as a Lancia in West Texas. They talked me out of it and I bought a Ford Mustang II. Should have followed my heart.

[@CarlosOliveira-cj3iz]

Another morning...and another beautiful film.

[@KroK013]

If I told you how quickly I recognized his voice you would think I was crazy. This guy has great taste in cars.

[@AlanAttack]

I have watched this video so many times....A man in love.

[@bobbelcher678]

Wtf happened to you Lancia....

[@marconico]

fiat happened to them.

[@ramonmv17]

Very upsetting

[@madmusiccompany9775]

fiat spoiltes lancia in this way, so now the unic car that lancia sells is the ypsilon

[@TheFede8888]

There is only one problem...the market...it's a brand with story but not strong on international market...who wants a Lancia in America (biggest market of fca)? Lancia is not Maserati and Alfa Romeo...Lancia built the glory on rally but today the market needs a different ways...very sad...

[@ProfetaBike-and-Cars]

Actually i guess that the world of cars is deeply changed, that'is, nowadays you cannot hope to spent so much money withoust selling manyy many cars...we have to accept man, that era it's finished, and i'm destoyed for that...:/

[@Dgannt]

Looks more like race car than a rally car and those wheels are beautiful. And look at it from the side and imagine it without the big spoiler. WOW.

[@MattUK36]

What a cool garage you have Mr Toledano, and what a cool Spanish surname as well.

[@lambosteve1000]

this is the kinda guy you just sit and talk cars with for days, phenomenal job petrolicious.

[@weed46]

Don't know how this channel doesn't have more subscribers... It's by far one of the best youtube car channels, it's so different from everybody else

[@JimJamDaMan]

I love these videos! you guys manage to find the best cars; the classics, the oddballs, and the downright awesome. and especially the owner commentary and the story telling is fantastic, you make me want to buy every single car that you feature. bravo!

[@dillydean]

deadly time for rally but the romance was insane and it still is today! go back and watch group B footage and you want to be there! the sound the speed the danger its intoxicating. but what a dream car! awesome stuff

[@aalzi]

So beautiful, so agile, so characteristic, so unforgiving... And I'm so in love with it!

[@mariumrajah]

One of my all time favourite cars ever built Lancia 037 What a machine

[@microskate98]

Absolutely beautiful car!

[@malcolmgay2967]

Thanks for inviting us into your theatre. The enjoyment is palpable.

[@ace-pv4hy]

My absolutely favorite car ever made, with second on my list the Delta hf integrale of course 💯🇮🇹❤️

[@veteq101]

Another great video. I remember watching the rally version of the 037 coming down the Sintra mountain in the portuguese rally. Amazing looking and sounding cars. Brings back great memories.

[@GoodLuck-pt3hw]

037 & delta s4 the greatest of ever!!!!!

[@roverwaters3875]

amen!

[@georgejacob3162]

Followed by the Delta Integrale that won the Championship 6 times on the trot. Somehow they're not as memorable as the 037 and S4 though!

[@blerimdibra8385]

Amazing quality of work. Thank you

[@SkvalaGaming]

What a machine....

[@renatofrancescotti9196]

Rappresenta un miraggio di bellezza e potenza. Che tempi, come li rimpiangiamo!

[@fastfew2]

these videos make my day,enough said!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@memomomomomo185]

Brilliant. One of many favourite ever rally cars!!

[@jpspider]

Man... This just take my breath away...

[@apmbus]

Love this channel so much! Thank you and keep it up!

[@tede]

Thank you Petrolicious for sharing lots of amazing story to us. :)

[@MrGovenator1]

I need me a Lancia in my life =[

[@adrianpeterspeters6149]

MrGovenator1 YES YOU DO .....I had many Lancias..... you need a garage tools car lift and parts supply from ????? They are the best cars ever ...get one or 2 or 3 ...

[@Yaro2]

@@adrianpeterspeters6149 every italian car is amazing (expect fiats), but lancia is the best!

[@Elbowbanditest2003]

@@Yaro2 there are some really great fiats like the dino or or the other one I cant remember the name of right now. Oh their 50s and 60s sports cars were nice

[@ghostwriter11]

Another winning video, Petrolicious! Stunning car and wonderful owner. Also, kudos to your graphic designer for the great titles, always!

[@hallquiche]

It's absolutely gorgeous.

[@targaflorio3239]

Love these reviews Petrolicious. Great interview with the owner as well. Terrific.

[@giandarc]

Wonderful car of glorious past of Lancia.

[@dagag1000]

1:50 M1 in the same garage !!! This guy has it all :)

[@yellofury]

+dagag1000 AND a Stratos. Theres a Petrolicious video on it

[@TomMad712]

what a rear-wing-beauty !

[@ghibli608]

Another EXCELLENT report from Petrolicious! Thank you for posting. Great to hear the owner talk about his experiences. He's very eloquent!!! Would love to hear him describe his other toys (Stratos and most certainly the M1).

[@saveriomazzone9624]

Questa non è un'auto ma un capolavoro, uno dei tanti creati in Italia...

[@pyrusrex2882]

Greatest 2 wheel driver car ever made. It stomped the AWD Group B quattro in it's own natural environment, it's absolutely beautiful, sounds great, and handles even better. I don't know of any 2 wheel drive in any state of configuration, stock or tuned, that would have been able to keep up with the Lancia, with the possible exception of the Ferrari 288 GTO Group B Spec, but it was so f*cking expensive it was pretty much inaccessible. So, that makes the Lancia a greater car. It's a Dark Horse that beat thoroughbreds.

[@deanbassist01]

037 is my favourite!

[@dinis037]

Thank you so much you made my day!

[@howardmckenna]

What a machine! It must feel delicious to pilot down your favorite stretch of road.

[@Hless421]

It was a time of greatness I tell you. People did things FOR THE LOVE OF IT. it peaked in the mid 90's but has not been duplicated since. The 90's are the best humanity had to offer. The animal to human ratio has always worked against us.

[@GiacomoGeroldi]

i love your video ! amazing images !

[@tubeengineer]

What an absolute gem.

[@X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X]

This really was the era of racing romance...

[@alexmorgan3435]

It was also pretty dangerous as too many rally and racing drivers lost their lives.

[@patdud]

this is and will always be my favorite Lancia....

[@playa4evah]

che pezzo di machina! Meraviglioso retro-utopia disegno!

[@DamianSupra]

stratos, 037 and m1...what a classic garage

[@Asdasty]

Seeing this car makes me smile

[@zsolt487]

I like if somebody love his car, and speak about it like he does. Beautiful car!!!! I love all type of group B cars!

[@FakeSTi555]

What a car ... I've always wanted to see one in person, and maybe drive one who know

[@SMCca]

[@Blackthump]

Thanks for filming this great car, very appreciated. I own a 1990 Lancia Delta Integrale and use it as my daily driver, I just can't resist driving it every day, even in the winter time. I would for sure, buy a Lancia 037 if i could afford it. It's beside the Stratos and the Delta Integrale, the car i love the most. Have fun with your toy. Regards Oliver

[@srlane61]

Beautiful work Petrolicious - please keep these coming. The perfect combination of talk, close-ups, car in motion etc. Nobody does it better.

[@madjoemak]

It's just so beautiful

[@strongbowism]

Just Stunning!!!

[@txturbo930]

What a gorgeous ride!

[@GuntherE]

Once I was a kid, ...and that kid had the chance to watch some Group B's in action untill the cancellation of the class. To see this 'supercar' like shaped missile in action on tiny rural roads was simply amazing. Good times.

[@aswqd613]

***** you guys are the best car channel on the KZbin :) thanks for the amazing videos man

[@AlbertoRainieri]

Thank Petrolicious for your beautiful videos

[@cesarchacon426]

fantastic videos

[@jj2tempos500]

Design muito lindo. Uma verdadeira máquina!👏👏👏

[@lukekindred1999]

Brilliant video, brilliant car, this and the delta s4 are part of my dreams

[@raffaello6787]

L'ansia = anxiety. Every time an English speaker mispronounces Lancia, somewhere in the world a poor Delta becomes anxious, seizes, and decides to get scrapped.

[@1521joe]

no need to mis-pronounce LANCIA for LANCIA to seize and get sent to the scrap yard. if the wind blew in another direction, the lancia would seize+break

[@autcaesarautnihil4951]

JM-500 JM-500 You brain is seize+break, MORON!!😂😂😂😂

[@PNoblesGarage]

Fuck off take issue with all the yanks that mispronounce Jaguar then, jumped up fuckwit get a life

[@matchmakerchris7617]

+ P Noble's Garage Calm down... Jaguar still means jaguar wether you pronounce it in american or british english. Lancia is italian for spear, which is cool, but incorrectly pronounced it means angst or anxiety, which is a pretty terrible brand name... And here someone is throwing a tantrum just because someone, who seems to be italian, jokes about it. Phew, tough crowd!

[@robbieroberts5106]

Match Maker Chris yeah right? Some people get so upset in KZbin.

[@Samson518]

Brilliant. Thanks.

[@BLACKTHUMB01]

037 Stradale absolutely beautiful

[@sunpower8620]

Legendary car, nice video

[@neverendingmods]

Great car and in such great condition. Enjoy it man.

[@Nenad9785]

Great channel, thank you.

[@qwasd0r]

That M1 in to the side in the garage...

[@quentonmillstid850]

qwasd0r That awful sentence structure

[@epistte]

And a Stratos on the other side.

[@robersniper]

this guyy dude omg what a bunch of cars!!!

[@Endureromex]

Felipe, increíble auto,un privilegio poseerlo.

[@devravi7049]

this is still one of the most beautiful cars ever built

[@chazgisby8876]

What a lucky guy to have one of these.

[@psycodriver]

Good taste man, awesome cars in your garage