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   The 037 was conceived as a purpose build competition car. While the car does not carry the Scorpion badge on its bodywork, the Abarth Engineers had substantial imput into the development of this car. The engine is a showpeice of the quality of their work. Lancia had to construct 207 road going versions to allow construction of the full spec rally cars.

   The overall idea of this car evolved in 1980, and consisted of the Montecarlo central section , with front and rear sections constructed by Dallara. The early Montecarlo/Dallara crossbreeds, built to group 5 Silhouette rules were powered by a 16 valve, turbo twin cam, and won the World Sportscar championship in 1980, and 1981. Lancia decided to develop this platform for rallying, but were unhappy with the turbo cars unpredictable power delivery on unsealed roads.

   The Abarth Engineers began developing a supercharged concept for the car, and borrowed some ideas from the 1974 Abarth 030, which had a similar layout to the 037. The Lancia 037 was ready for racing in mid 1982. The overall idea of this car evolved in 1980, and consisted of the Montecarlo central section , with front and rear sections constructed by Dallara. The early Montecarlo/Dallara crossbreeds, built to group 5 Silhouette rules were powered by a 16 valve, turbo twin cam, and won the World Sportscar championship in 1980, and 1981. Lancia decided to develop this platform for rallying, but were unhappy with the turbo cars unpredictable power delivery on unsealed roads. The Abarth Engineers began developing a supercharged concept for the car, and borrowed some ideas from the 1974 Abarth 030, which had a similar layout to the 037. The Lancia 037 was ready for racing in mid 1982.

   The final Evo 2 cars produced 325bhp at 8000rpm, and were the last rear wheel drive supercar to participate at the top level of world rallying. Supercharging is now a more common site in modern production cars. Lancia were alone in the early 1980s when they produced the Lancia Beta range of supercharged sports cars. The 037 represented the summit of Lancia and Abarth’s development of this concept. If you are lucky enough to se a 037 in competition, you will appreciate the scream of the supercharger as it flys past.

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