Italeri IT4720_V 1/12 Lancia Delta HF Safari Integrale 16V - Safari Rally 1991
The sporting version of the road-going Lancia Delta HF 4WD model is an icon of rally cars. The Delta HF was produced in the second half of the 1980s and competed in the World Rally Championship from 1987 to 1988, winning two world titles and finishing first in numerous events such as the prestigious Rallye Monte-Carlo and the Rallye Sanremo. Its evolution, the Lancia Delta Integrale, competed until 1993, won another five world titles, and strengthened the off-road competition record of the Italian company Lancia. In 1988 and 1989, the Lancia Delta achieved major victories in the Safari Rally, the legendary competition founded in 1953 that crossed several African countries and is considered one of the toughest races in the world. The Delta was specially prepared with dedicated suspension, stronger shock absorbers, and several additional protective components to better withstand the difficulties of the routes.
Lancia Delta is an Italian low-middle class passenger car (compact car), produced by the Fiat concern, which was first presented to the public in 1979 during the Frankfurt Motor Show. Its serial production was carried out in the years 1979-1999 and 2008-2014 and was carried out, among others in Turin, Italy.
The Lancia Delta was designed and put into production as a successor to the Fulvia model and a supplement to the Beta model in the initial period of production. Compared to Fulvia, the new Lancia cars differed primarily in the significantly changed exterior design, which was co-created by Giorgietto Giugiaro. The car also offered new power units, borrowed from Fiat Ritmo, as well as higher travel comfort and a slightly higher level of safety. The car turned out to be a successful design, as evidenced by winning the European Car of the Year title in 1980. The Lancia Delta has three generations in the course of series production. One cannot ignore the fact that the rally versions of this model turned out to be extremely successful and the drivers who rode them won the title of World Rally Champions four times!
