The Lancia Stratos Zero or Lancia Stratos HF Zero is a grand tourer concept sports car from the Italian automobile manufacturers Bertone and Lancia which was presented at the 1970 Turin Auto Show. [1] History The concept car was created by Marcello Gandini (chief designer at Bertone). The Stratos Zero is Marcello Gandini's masterpiece from 1970, and one of Bertone's greatest hits. What's more, the predecessor of the equally bonkers production Lancia Stratos is a full.
Vehicle Spotlight 1970 Lancia Stratos HF — Petersen Automotive Museum
Stratos Zero was all Gandini, using the existing Lancia Fulvia front-drive V-4 but in the rear end instead. View Gallery 51 Photos Ridiculously low, totally impractical, and utterly. The cost of building the Zero was reportedly forty million lire (about $450,000 in 1970). Nuccio Bertone drove the Stratos on public roads to Lancia's offices, dazzling all who saw the impossibly low coupe, and marveling at it himself when he drove it under the closed entrance barriers at Lancia's racing department. The Lancia Stratos HF ( Tipo 829 ), known as Lancia Stratos, is a rear mid-engined sports car designed for rallying, made by Italian car manufacturer Lancia. The Stratos Zero was not a forerunner of the famed Lancia Stratos HF rally car, but it captured Lancia top management's interest at the Turin show—enough to get Bertone and Lancia to.
This is your closer look at the Lancia Stratos HF Zero concept
With the Stratos Zero, Bertone transcended the limits of automotive styling and chiseled a shape that appeared as though it were made of a solid block of metal, evoking speed and the sensation of travel. More remarkable still was the fact that the Zero was not only a design statement but a fully functioning prototype. Originally designed by Zaccone Mina, the Fulvia's dual overhead camshaft motor was the last of Lancia's V4 engines. All incarnations used an iron block and alloy head while the 1600 HF unit (as fitted to the Stratos Zero) had a unique 11° vee angle and longer 75mm stroke. A bore of 82mm gave an overall displacement of 1584cc. The Lancia Stratos Zero is regarded as one of the finest concept cars of all time From its full-width ultra-thin headlights to its black rear panel, the entire design used clean, taught lines that seamlessly integrated innovative graphics over its faceted panels. Auction entries : 1 The interior could accommodate two individuals who sat as horizontal and as close to the ground as possible. The seats had a 'chocolate bar' pattern that would later be used on the Lamborghini Countach LP500. The top side windows slid backward into the bodywork.
The Lancia Stratos HF The King of '70s Rally
Check out the interior of this 1970 Lancia Stratos HF Zero concept car. While the vehicle never made it to production, it's widely regarded as a motorized work of art - especially its exterior, which was designed by none other than world-renowned car designer Marcello Gandini of now-defunct Italian automaker Gruppo Bertone.. If the car looks familiar, it's because it was featured in. At 33 inches from the ground, cyclists and pedestrians towered over the 1970 Lancia Bertone Stratos HF Zero. But to build such an ever-futuristic-looking concept vehicle didn't come cheap. The Zero reportedly cost Bertone around $450,000 to make. Such an expensive Bertone concept car didn't have to sit in some garage or showroom collecting dust.
Everything about the Stratos looked futuristic. Its full-width row of ultrathin headlights made for a dramatic front view echoed at the rear by the minimalist but highly effective combination of a mesh grille, ribbon taillights, fat tires, and dual exhaust offset to the side of the protruding gearbox case. When the Lancia Stratos HF Zero concept was revealed at the 1970 Turin Motor Show, it was a a revelation compared to everything else on offer. Walking past this very car at the 2022 NEC Classic Motor Show a couple of weekends back, I almost missed it completely given its diminutive size. Prior to the Turin event, Italian automotive design houses Bertone and.
1970 Lancia Stratos Zero by Bertone. In Quattroruote, Marzo 1971
The Stratos Zero got a full restoration in 2000 at Bertone's studio. It returned to its original bronze color, which was changed to silver shortly after its debut in 1970. Enjoy the gallery. If. The Lancia Stratos Zero (or 0) preceded the Lancia Stratos HF prototype by 12 months and was first shown to the public at the Turin Motor Show in 1970. The f.
