Knowing there are many fans of the Lancia Delta Integrale among the AUSmotive readership I figured you’d like to know about a new book that has just been released by UK publishing house Veloce. Written by Graham Robson Lancia Delta 4WD/Integrale details the story of one world rallying’s most admired cars. The book totals 128 pages and is available now. More after the break.
THE BOOK ABOUT THE LANCIA RALLY CAR
Lancia Delta 4WD/Integrale
By Graham Robson
This new book from Veloce’s Rally Giants Series relates how Lancia, and Abarth, speedily developed a new Delta competition car after the exciting but dangerous Group B rallying category had been killed off in May 1986. It tells us how the HF 4×4 evolved through the years – first into the Integrale with its original 8-valve engine, then the Integrale 16V, and ultimately the Integrale 16V Evo 1. The Integrale was both the most successful Lancia rally car – it completely dominated the sport for years – and the last, as the car came to the end of its career in 1993, when the Italian giant withdrew from the sport.
It was also a great commercial success, as author Robson confirms: ‘Even though the design is now more than twenty years old, it is still a well-loved favourite of all fast-car fanatics.’
This book is a ‘must have’ for any Delta/Integrale fan and is available now from bookshops or www.velocebooks.com
“Rally stalwart Robson has made full use of his contacts book and there’s plenty in here we didn’t know about†– Octane
Lancia Delta 4WD/Integrale (Rally Giants Series)
By Graham Robson
ISBN: 9781845842581
UPC: 636847042585
Available now
£15.99 (UK) $29.95 (USA)
- Full detailed history of the Lancia Delta 4WD/Integrale’s rally career
- Complete story of concept, design and development
- Unrivalled coverage of people and influence behind the cars
- Step-by-step account of technical evolution
- Description of cars: why, how and when it evolved
- Packed with colour pictures
- Comparison with rivals
- Complete listing of important successes
SPECIFICATION
Paperback • 128 pages • 195 x 210mm • over 100 mainly colour photos
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Graham Robson possesses a worldwide reputation as a motoring historian, and has been close to the sport of rallying for many years, as a competitor, team manager, organiser, reporter, commentator and observer; in more than forty years he has never lost touch with the sport. Not only has Graham competed in many British and European events, he’s also reported on marathons in South America, and acted as a travelling controller in the legendary London-Mexico World Cup Rally. As a recognised authority on many aspects of classic cars and motoring of that period, he is the most prolific of all authors, with more than 150 published books to his credit. Over the years Graham has owned, driven,described and competed in many of the cars featured in the Rally Giants Series, and his insight to their merits is unmatched.
2 replies on “Lancia Delta Integrale – read all about it!”
What a car. I remember an old episode of Top Gear (before they brought in the current format and Tiff was still part of it) where they compared the driver involvement of the car to that of the Ferrari 355.
I have allways loved the delta integrale. Someone I know used to own one and run in it rallies, it was an awesome car.
And of course, I was allways a lancia man on Sega Rally, rather than the celica GT4!
Cheers
Robbo