Most Wanted: 10 Vehicles Which Need A Restomod

November 15, 2017

Lancia Delta Integrale

Production years: 1988-1994

Small, mighty, and deeply flawed. That’s how I’d describe the Lancia Delta Integrale. The car’s renown as not so much developing rust, but coming with it out of the box, is well-known across the globe. The Integrale grew from the Fiat Ritmo, which plumbed new depths of automotive awfulness. It was renowned for a build quality that made the car feel as though it was built of egg boxes, it was unreliable, and had problems with just about every system.

The Lancia Delta Integrale, however, was a wonderful machine. It was a true hot hatch, with a two-liter turbo engine, four-wheel drive, and what’s more, it was a driver’s car. It was precise without feeling robotic, the steering was lightning-bolt accurate, and it felt good.

Yes, the build quality was still somewhat suspect, but it was impossible not to fall in love with the Delta Integrale. It was cheap too, but the emphasis is on was. Now, they’re quite a lot pricier, soaring up into tens of thousands of dollars. On top of this, you’ll probably need to pay import fees unless you’re exceptionally lucky, as they were never officially sold in the US. The mechanicals tend to last pretty well, despite its Fiat parentage, however. What it will almost certainly need is an exterior rebuild. The panels will need fixing or replacing, thanks to the aforementioned rust issue, and you’ll probably want a performance boost. You could insert the engine from a modern VW Golf GTI, and put in a new manual transmission for a wonderful mix of old and new. Someone’s gotta keep the Integrale alive.

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