The Lancia Stratos Story

[@tonyb9735]

One of the most beautiful cars ever built.

[@DTD110865]

It was a nice looking car. Too bad it's also the kind of car you couldn't drive if you were over 5'7".

[@StupidEarthlings]

Yea, its definitely in my top 200 at least.. ;)

[@zayedwakarshaan2453]

60's Ferrari, alfa Romeo's are one of the most beautiful cars ecer made.

[@tonyb9735]

@@DTD110865 "Too bad it's also the kind of car you couldn't drive if you were over 5'7"." That's fine for me, I'm 5'6" 🙂 I will never be able to afford one though, so it's a bit of a moot point!

[@tonyb9735]

@@zayedwakarshaan2453 Many of those are also very beautiful.

[@simplistiksoftware]

When your KIT CAR starts off with a Ferrari Donor... You know you have something.

[@johnedwards3198]

Only Top Gear proved it was just as likely to break down as original Lancers... Jeremy Clarkson could barely get a lap out of it

[@brendangarvin7787]

It's how I made my Pontiac Fiero replica.

[@amoszahir7346]

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[@archietyson5362]

@Amos Zahir Instablaster =)

[@amoszahir7346]

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[@jeffallinson8089]

The Stratos has to be one of the most instantly recognisable cars in history and for good reason. It looks sensational with performance to match. What's not to love?

[@tonyb9735]

The price tag?

[@matthewlibanio8227]

That modern Stratos is pure sexy on 4 tires... I remember when it came out and I freaked. That thing is stunning even now. Ferrari can be so jealous...

[@Makku293]

That modern Stratos is a disgrace!

[@sabyasachiroy7482]

@@Makku293 no it's not

[@Tenohekabanzai]

@@sabyasachiroy7482 ha if u consider the price gola kata daam bhai

[@alexmartinez280]

Lister Bell makes a Stratos kit that uses Alfa parts and is amazing. Looks identical and it also a fantastic driving car. The MAT car is a stunner but that price of +500k € plus the sonar 430 or Scud I’m afraid only a tiny few will be made. I’d love to own one though

[@Sammael66685]

Is more about protecting their own brand and reputation but, yeah, certain moves can be that silly though. They have done the same to many many things they considered "violations of the brand", including black-listing consumers in the process. Starting from people that over-stretched Ferrari berlinettas to convert them into limousines to famous people who had the idea of uploading a pic of their Ferrari putting a couple knickers over them in Instagram. Passing through the most infamous case, The alknown "Purrari" of DeadMaus, which lead McLaren to gift him a car customized with the same motifs of that Ferrari with Nyancat vinyls as a result.

[@simonlloyd7557]

Stratos is one of the coolest cars ever made. i've loved since i was about 5.

[@ichibanmanekineko]

The stratos concept car was my first ever jaw drop moment when it came to automobiles. Just stunning, even now!

[@eatcommies1375]

Baran Blyat Me too, especially the one with Italian airlines graphics on it.

[@Bucketroo]

Aw man, right in the childhood! That Lancia Stratos with the Alitalia rally livery! Such a sexy aggressive little pipsqueak of a car!

[@bobuncle8704]

It must take a fair amount of work for these videos. I always come away feeling smarter(or at least that I’ve learned something🤔). Good work.

[@BigCar2]

In this case I went down a rabbit warren, so more time spent on this than normal Short Stories.

[@RUfromthe40s]

some info is going from 72 to 83 ,then the beta-engine ,etc. wich one the montecarlo and which engine of wich model a bit confusing then today´s newer stratos release in the midle of mid 70´s cars no story about achievements, they rulled the rally ,no other car was more desired ,the contauch with every modification through more than 10 years didn´t make it driveable much less winer of rally competitions and some important models forgoten in the way ,excessive concept car expended time, well just a sallad of not knowing about a car and all others inbetween

[@ericgeorge5483]

Has to be one of the most distinctive and aggressive designs that I have ever seen. I love the Stratos. Great upload, thank you.

[@peterelvery]

Totally impractical. Totally brilliant! 3 of my top favourite cars are Ferrari 246, Lancia Stratos, & Fiat X1/9

[@donaljamescaddye3805]

Ahh yes ! The Stratos - Graham Warner - The Chequered Flag - Donegal 1977 - Billy Coleman - All individual legends but put them all together and you have the big one ! Thanks for keeping this car front and centre ! What a great story!!

[@JohnnoDordrecht]

O yes the Stratos , i love this keep up the nice work.

[@BigCar2]

Thanks, will do!

[@DashCamSerbia]

9:09 Cougar-magnet.

[@BassicVIC]

😂

[@dennisdose5697]

Love a lot of Gandini's work and the Stratos remains my favorite. They are so tiny in person it feels like you could tuck it under your arm and walk off with it.

[@eggnogmonkey]

Such an underrated channel. Keep up the great work 👍🏻

[@martinb.770]

Even 50 years later the prototype looks more futuristic and stylish than most current supercars since 2000.

[@nicholasalonzo7824]

Once again, You've been a great KZbin video maker. I've always loved this car, had one as a child in the 70s. Played with it to death, vs my porche 911. My Lancia always won the races. Thanks again Mr Big Car. Nico from Trinidad and Tobago.

[@CarrsMill]

I witnessed one of these in full championship anger. From my vantage point on a road side ditch, it frightened the living day lights out of me. The application of power, speed and sound on that narrow lane still strikes awe in me to this day. The pure madness of the 70s.

[@neutronalchemist3241]

To drive the Stratos was an art. Its nose never pointed in the direction of the road, and it's wheels never semed to spin at the same speed of the car. The pilots remember that it seemed to never behave the same way in two consecutive turns. It was the evil clown of the supercars.

[@niklaswejedal463]

I´d take a Stratos (old or new) over any Ferrari. Love the Bertone concepts of the 70s too, despite the all-too-brown colour of the Sibilo.

[@kmisad]

Thanks to the legendary maestro designer Marcello Gandini. He designed the cars for Bertone since the Miura until the end of 70s I think, then, Marc Dechamps took over. Gandini is also responsible for the gorgeous Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale too!!!

[@378-V8]

This time you hit my heart... One of my childhood dream cars and the third plastic model i glued together after a corvette stingray and a Porche 911! My dad sprayed it 🇮🇹 to improve the look, because I wanted it more realistic! Unfortunately i lost the Porsche and the Corvette by accidents, but the stratos survived! Thanks again for preparing your clips like you do! TC D/A/G

[@energymc22]

Great video as always, don't forget the chief engineer Nicola Materazzi who was responsible for the mechanical aspect. He later went on to do the EB110 and F40. He passed away just a couple of months ago.

[@chrisdalgarno1815]

Your docos should be on TV, damn fine work my man.

[@bxbank]

A fabulous car. Thanks so much for the full story1

[@rustybearden1800]

I've always been a sucker for the low, sharply edged, wedge shape with an agressive stance and pop up headlights - the Stratos, Pantera, Fiat X/19, Opel GT, Lotus Esprit, Countach, Diablo, Jaguar XJ220, Mclaren F1 and even my personal favorite the Triumph TR8 -these cars throw convention to.the wind and are admittedly polarizing but they have a certain presence that's hard to ignore.

[@NLBassist]

Great! One of the most legendary rallying cars

[@davidpistek6241]

One of the most important and interesting cars ever

[@wujus2]

Great story! I had a pleasure of seeing many Stratos cars, and was lucky enough to lay my eyes on the Stratos Zero couple times! What a stunning piece of design. And it is even smaller in the real life than You would imagine.

[@MicrobyteAlan]

Super special episode. I was a proud owner of a 1974 FIAT Spider , then almost bought an X19 when they were released but didn’t. Interesting and well presented, thanks from Orlando

[@thetreblerebel]

It's pretty damn iconic!

[@ElectricUAM]

We saw the prototype at the Peterson Museum in Los Angeles. It is out of this world, as in an alien in the automotive industry. It reminded me a little of the Maserati Boomerang with its steering wheel design. Imagine what that car could have done with a Maserati V8!

[@rocketpunch12210]

This was every kids wet dream growing up in the 70's & 80's. Thanks for this.

[@adie5271]

Loved this car since my dad brought me back a model from the '79 Lombard RAC Rally

[@juanmanuelroman8377]

one of my all-time favorite

[@ralphharrison6622]

when i was a kid in the early 80s, my dad bought me a toy version. ive been a fanatic ever since. where i grew up, in new york, the only rally car we knew of was the general lee dodge charger. we didnt think the lancia stratos was a real car, due to its radical design. sadly, i only got to play with that toy once, due to getting it wedged under an industrial washing machine. ive bedn obsessed with the stratos since that day.

[@mrdaykurutakuchannel]

One of my favorite cars of the 70s!!

[@bertm8621]

You should be on Discovery channel instead of those "artificial US" products DC is showing us repeatately. Your information is so interesting! Keep informing the real car enthousiasts!

[@notmenotme614]

9:06 I just accidentally spat my beer out all over my iPad 🤣 Amazing sounding rally cars though.

[@NEWCASTLE.UNITED.]

This is defo one of the best channels on youtube so well made and the guy is so likeable 👍🏻🙂👍🏻

[@BigCar2]

My wife agrees with you!

[@jeffallinson8089]

This awesome design looks fast even stood still.

[@HoosierDaddy_]

Being from the US, I have never even see one in person. I had a toy "matchbox car" version of the Stratos in the late 70s and it captivated me. I've always been in love with it, despite never seeing one other than here or TV. Thanks for the story of this beauty!

[@DTD110865]

Here's one from TV: www.imcdb.org/vehicle_108295-Lancia-Stratos-HF-1977.html

[@kevinbuja8105]

Thank you. I have a real weakness for Lancia, even in their “quirkiest” moments. I’m an American now living in Italy, and though Ferrari is their car, I tell them I love Lancia more, and the Stratos is my absolute favorite car ever made.

[@tonym1012]

I been waiting for this one. Thank you for the video!

[@keithgoodrick-meech3921]

OMG , How much do i love this car.!!

[@jasoncarpp7742]

Another awesome video. I've heard of the Lancia Stratos, and I've seen pics of the car. But for some reason, I've never seen one in person.

[@MrGts92]

Because they're niche as hell lol. If you go to Goodwood festival of Speed or Italian car festival at Brands Hatch, you'll see them. Hope this helps.

[@vladimircurkoski1455]

I got my toy car Stratos when I was 5yrs old back in 1979 and to this day I think it's one of the coolest car ever

[@thetreblerebel]

Looks great in RED!

[@andrewmcphee8965]

One of my fav car designs, thanks!

[@jamesengland7461]

Thoroughly enjoyable video, as always! I wish they'd have truly mass produced this car, even with Fiat C1/9 running gear, simply for the looks.

[@beendoneagain]

Stratos has always been one of my favourite cars since i was 3 years old. Great vid thanks!!

[@KeithEdge-j2l]

Fantastic car Fantastic sound

[@DashCamSerbia]

I like sports cars, but... My favorite Lancia is a third generation Delta. The modern one. Not sporty, but the best looking C-segment car in decades. Would love a video on that.

[@s2meister]

Please, soon, a long story on the X 1/9.

[@The-Rectifier]

Owend one in the past....still feel pity its gone . ( demolished by a German in a Beemer 323i..on the Autobahn near Werl on the A44. Probably he didn't like the rear of my blue arrow...and smashed into it. Grrrr

[@s2meister]

@@The-Rectifier I have owned 5 and a half of them.... still have many parts laying around. :)

[@julianlockwood3040]

My X1/9 made my life miserable :)

[@MrGts92]

Bought an X1/9 because I loved the Stratos lol

[@RUfromthe40s]

it´s a car that when it came out i didn´t bought it because i had spent a lot in a VWporshe from 72 that in magazines the advertisement showed the vwporshe or later called porshe 914 but having vw all over the car and engine people use to hide the vw badge with a porshe badge on top but the first version was incredible good looking with a large strip of chrome following the litle grills for the bumper headlights ,but they said why spending a lot on this ,The VWporshe ,when you can buy for (much less)....a fiat x1/9 but they show a vwporshe in the picture maybe because of that, they didn´t sold more and people just went to buy the VWporshe or porshe 914 how it´s known today, they hide all the vw in the car but it´s in the engine, regards

[@danijuggernaut]

I thing a cheap low cost car with similar performance in suspention balance was the Fiat X 1/9. Middle engine, no over steering, no under steering. A friend of mine had one and he took me for a ride. Pushing the car to the limits around a curve, the car starts to slide like a surfboard with no over or under steering, perfectly controlable with the gas throttle. Lancia Stratos is an Icon, the evolution of his 6 cylinder Ferrari engine is still installed in Masserati cars today.

[@staninjapan07]

beautiful motor another great video thanks

[@ronsutherland4653]

My favorite Rally cars, Stratos and 037B

[@costipredoiu]

You're very confident and serious. Thanks Big Car!

[@BigCar2]

It's all a show. I'm certainly not very serious in real life!

[@costipredoiu]

Yes...And also me.

[@RachaelSA]

Thank you, these are always the best :D

[@nelsonclub7722]

People say you can't be a petrolhead until you are on at least your second Alfa - well I would see your Alfa and raise you a Lancia (and in particular a Beta HPE) for real commitment to classic motoring - I had a Dino for a while - same engine as Stratos - broke down constantly!! Subbed and liked - more please - good stuff

[@OldTwitTalksCars]

Really interesting. Thanks for putting this out 👍

[@davidbarnsley8486]

Who doesn’t love the stratos or who wouldn’t want one 👍👍😍😍

[@ekim000]

That car looks fresh today. A masterpiece!

[@philliplopez8745]

The first rule of Italian driving " whatsa behind you is of no concern whata so ever "

[@philliplopez8745]

@Buddy Austin a real ball

[@brienfoaboutanything9037]

True about Lancia Stratos: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q6m8laSKadqhobc

[@TropicielPablo]

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees, I love Lancias :)

[@DashCamSerbia]

Make Lancia great again.

[@peterdoa1]

my second favorite lancia my first being the delta

[@wanirfan9876]

Awesome car, Awesome Story

[@BigCar2]

Glad you like it!

[@802Garage]

Just found the channel. Nice work. Love the Stratos. :)

[@TheHorsebox2]

Always loved Lancias. Once owned a Trevi. Not terribly reliable, but great when it did go. Another great video. Thanks.

[@92trdman]

Bravo!!

[@pauloconnor7951]

Wow; what a story !

[@prowlus]

7:52 Jazz 7:58 Wheeljack

[@Berven-gf9jq]

Congrats, Mr. Big Car :-) You are the greatest geek ever. Weeeee..... :-)

[@thetreblerebel]

Pretty gnarly Rally car...

[@peacefulscrimp5183]

Great video 👍

[@pablocespedes9585]

Excellent mini documentary! Amazing machines!

[@dejansira]

Love the video, realy would like to see some more Italians (lancia, fiat, autobianchi, ect )

[@maxant4285]

Why is nobody complaining about the pronunciation? It's Lancha, not Lansia.

[@BigCar2]

Because it’s pedantic?

[@maxant4285]

@@BigCar2 No. It's only because everybody love your channel.

[@vedranrozic3659]

i just wanted to complain ;)

[@RustyPetterson]

Big Car is British, and in Britain it's always been pronounced Lansia. We all instinctively know that the Italians pronounce this (and many other words!) differently, but this is the Anglicised version of it. Lancia themselves used that pronunciation in their TV adverts, all the car reviewers did, and so did everyone else, to this day. Just like the way we pronounce Porsh. Haha.

[@johnmoruzzi7236]

And we say "Volks-wagon" not "Folks-vargan"

[@robabiera733]

The Stratos Zero prototype is one of my all-time favorites!

[@MrPellenilsson]

Tack!

[@BigCar2]

Tack!

[@simonalexandercritchley439]

Wonderful story,I remember seeing the prototype in 1970 (in pictures) and was amazed. Then the 1971 Stratos and so on. Enzo was a tricky and jealous character. In 1955 Lancia gave their F1 racing team cars with the fabulous D50 and its V8 engines to Ferrari,so it was not a one way trade. It was a sense of national pride to keep things Italian,but as we see Enzo did not make reciprocation easy.Also complicated with inhouse Fiat politics. Keep up the good work,

[@necunecu4230]

Lancia... My dream car-s......❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@streetracervti]

saw one on person in athens greece ferrari dealership when i was 16. what an experience.

[@dm9103]

Company Stratosferica is also making body parts for the Alfa 4c to transform them to Stratos lookalike. Honestly the 4c has almost identical roof lines and windows to quality to be a new age Stratos.

[@edgarbeat275]

The Sibilo has the Ferrari Scuderia works tuned V6 240hp engine with (SC) Lancia Squardra Corse and stratos chassis ex Lancia Rally team. Chassis No S12201. So the Sibilo has a rally winning chassis as well as a one off concept car.

[@W42PZ]

Great channel, thanks for your efforts. 💯🔝

[@zahemi914]

0:16 I just saw the same model (or was it an alfa Romeo) few days ago on the road, despite being decades old, it was still a sporty looking red coupe, can't imagine how much the glitz and glam the model would have gained when it was first launched

[@hsvcommodore4111]

My favorite Lancia of all time is the Lancia Thesis!

[@motorsandmore5901]

Excellent video as always!

[@nirfz]

Back when tires had sidewalls, a two seater sportscar had a spare tire, a V6 and an almost 90L fuel tank and still weight less than 1000kg. Today the lighter sportcars like the Alpine A110 or the Lotus Elise have no space for a spare tire, a quite small fuel tank, a 4 cylinder and are not smaller or lighter than the Stratos, and their engines can't compete in the sound departement either.

[@neutronalchemist3241]

The Alfa Romeo 4C, that had been built to be the lightest possible, has around the same weight of the Lancia Beta Montecarlo/Scorpion, that was intended to be quite a luxury sportscar with comfortable interiors.

[@christianguerpillon47]

la lancia stratos :une icone des rallyes !

[@strat0871]

My dream car...Thanks !

[@jamesnewman4351]

Wonderful!!! Well done !

[@rnb250]

Yet another awesome video!

[@carstenweiland7896]

The Stratos Zero is stunning, the Stratos in full Alitalia paraphernalia just makes me cry, for me it transports some optimism in its design that seems lost now.

[@svenlabots1869]

Very exotic car. Absolutely disgustingly filthy expensive these days. I'd nickname it the nasty little sporty Ferarri that Ferarri never made. A roaring little beautiful monster indeed 😘

[@paulelverstone8677]

One of only a handful of 70s era cars that wouldn't look out of place amongst supercars today...

[@albertseabra9226]

Another fantastic vídeo, featuring a Fabulous car -- the Lancia Stratos ! PiniFarina version was great. Were the 25 vehicles ever produced? Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us, your fans. Warm regards, A.

[@BigCar2]

Well, this was basically me reading a Wikipedia article, so not much of my knowledge was imparted!

[@albertseabra9226]

@@BigCar2 OK. Then, it's a matter of style. As they say, You could sing the phone-book. How about a Vídeo regarding the Lancia Flaminia Berlina, available -- I believe -- from 1957/1961 ? One of my neighbors (neighbours, in the UK) here in Portugal owned a fully restored, two-tone, beige-and-black vehicle.

[@BigCar2]

@@albertseabra9226 The last Lancia video didn't do too well, so I'm not sure about another one. Maybe in the future, but I'd have to find a "hook" for the thumbnail or title to draw in my mainly British audience.

[@albertseabra9226]

@@BigCar2 Thank you for your prompt response. You make a lucid viewpoint. Even thoug I'm an Attorney, with no formal academic expertise in Marketing allow me to suggest a headline: Vehicle X -- the Car that BMC should have created ( Introduced, offered, featured, etc). Begging your indulgence, Warm regards, Albert .

[@mjak993]

That Alitalia livery on the Stratos is in my mind at least is as iconic and legendary as the Gulf colours mean on a Ford GT40.

[@lowersaxon]

Lancia cars are very good. I drove one in the 90s.

[@davidparry1982]

My next Lego friends Covid project - err for my daughter of course! 😂

[@PassiveSmoking]

That red/orange Stratos Zero looks so much like the pink car from the intro to the Pink Panther Show!