Lancia Delta Integrale HF Turbo 4x4 8v 1988 65k low miles, Part ex swap

Item Features Lancia Delta Integrale:

	Used: An item that has been previously used. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. ... Read moreabout the condition	Year:	1988
Transmission:	Manual	Manufacturer:	Lancia
Fuel:	Petrol	Model:	Delta Integrale
Power:	185	Doors:	4
Seats:	5	Colour:	White
Drive Side:	Left-hand drive	Reg. Date:	29/07/1988
Safety Features:	4-Wheel Drive	Mileage:	65,000
Exterior:	Alloy Wheels	Engine Size:	2,000
In-Car Audio:	CD Player	MOT Expiry:	07/2016
Interior//Comfort Options:	Power Windows

vehicle description:

Very clean, rust free example of a fast appreciating classic, 8v being even rarer than 16v and evo"s
I imported this from Spain, so hasn"t seen any bad winters etc... Totally original, baring new head unit and a samco hose in the engine bay, this is a useable classic and a nice drive, with new bushes, belts, fluids, clutch and stainless steel back box, good investment, as they are going up in value every year.
 
I would be interested in part ex"s money either way, for something old, retro, classic, I quite fancy a E34 M5, 840i, 850ci, old American pickup with V8 like F100 Chevy stepside, or MK1 escorts, M6, Lotus Esprit, Café Racer, Bobber or similar,,,,,
 
Vehicle overview  These cars are amazing in every respect, and Trinity Car Solutions presents probably the finest example available on the market at this time. A stunning totally rust free example finished in beautiful Lancia White, as good an example as you will find, and as clean underneath as he is on top, in two words, simply outstanding.
The Lancia Delta Integrale story;
If you were a rally fan during the late eighties, you could be forgiven for thinking you had become trapped in a motoring equivalent of Groundhog Day. Every time you switched on the television or slipped a videotape into the VCR, it seemed that – bar a change of scenery – you would always see the same little car winning. It was a boxy Italian hatchback at that, and you could have sworn it had been designed at some point during the end of the previous decade. And you’d be right. It was the Lancia Delta Integrale, a Giorgio Giugiaro-penned five-door that had arrived in 1979. And here it was, swatting away all-comers on the world’s rally stages as if it were invincible, ultimately taking six world titles in as many years and becoming the most successful rally car of all time.
The road car, meanwhile, just got madder and badder as time went on too, with even early eight-valve versions blitzing 0-60mph in 6.4 seconds – and people called the Golf GTI a hot hatch. But obviously it wasn’t all straight-line speed – the rally success proved that. The car’s 2.0-litre 8V, and later 16V engine drove the wheels through a far more sophisticated four-wheel drive system than the Audi Quattro’s. It consisted of a centrally mounted epicyclic torque converter and Ferguson viscous joint, with a Torsen-type rear differential. Its party trick, which had been tried and tested by car journos and salesmen a number of times, was that on a day when it was pouring with rain you could wind the engine up to maximum revs, drop the clutch, and experience no wheelspin at all, just immense forward thrust.
The Delta just worked, and sagely Lancia decided against binning it for a newer model, instead tweaking and building on its excellence, ultimately giving the car a 15-year shelf-life. The road car had started life as the eight-valve Delta HF 4WD with 150bhp then 165bhp. This became the 185bhp Integrale 8V (’88 to ’89), of which 7475 were built, and then Lancia created the 16V version (’89 to ’91) which pushed out 200bhp. Then came the Evo (’91 to ’94) which had a healthy 210bhp. Interestingly, despite its humble beginnings, left-hand drive only layout, and the fact that Lancia left these shores a long time ago, the Integrale is now as Exotic and desirable as some second-hand Ferraris.
Our beautiful example of the pedigree marque is an early 8v Integrale and comes with 65k miles from new, owned by a Lancia enthusiast. Its condition and mechanical excellence is a credit to his love for this car, the only slight distraction is the commonly worn driver bolster which is its only age related flaw. Recently serviced with all fluids, filters, belts and bushes replaced, a stainless steel exhaust fitted, and a new MOT. This car comes with all the usual Lancia extras, and only an aftermarket CD player and one “Sparco” engine hose detracting from its original specification.
A little gem for the serious car collector, these are blue chip investments, with head turning ability

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