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Lancia Stratos HF Zero - wedge-shaped prototype and forerunner of the rally icon

Name: Lancia Stratos Zero 1970
Brand: Lancia

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Created on May 16, 2011

Text:

Bruno von Rotz

Photos:

Tom Wood (RM Auctions)

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Tom Wood (RM Auctions)

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Lancia Stratos prototype - The first Stratos prototype with Lancia Fulvia HF technology - photographed in 1970

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Lancia Stratos HF Zero 1970 - Side front view

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Lancia Stratos (1970) - side view of the prototype by Bertone

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Lancia Stratos HF Zero 1970 - Side rear view

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Lancia Stratos HF Zero 1970 - Interior view

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Lancia Stratos HF Zero (1970) - Bertone's study for an extreme sports car

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Lancia Stratos (1970) - exhibited at the Dokumenta in Kassel

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Lancia Stratos HF Zero (1970) - sloping hood

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Lancia Stratos HF Zero (1970) - model in front of the Bertone building

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Lancia Stratos HF Zero (1970) - contemporary photo of the Bertone press department

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Lancia Stratos HF Zero (1970) - view from the front with the door open

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Lancia Stratos HF Zero (1970) - Cockpit with safety steering wheel

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Lancia Stratos HF Zero (1970) - futuristic cockpit

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Lancia Stratos HF Zero (1970) - Test drive

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Lancia Stratos HF Zero (1970) - spectacular architecture - contemporary photo of the Bertone press department

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Lamborghini Bravo (1974) - part of the Bertone collection, which was auctioned by RM Auctions in May 2011

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Lancia Stratos HF (1971) - Presentation in Turin

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Lancia Stratos prototype (1972) - already pretty close to the production version

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Lancia Stratos HF (1974) - standard version

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Lancia Stratos (1976) - production version of the Stato

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Lancia Stratos HF (1971) - Sketch of the Gandini design

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Lancia Stratos (1970) - Seitenansicht des Prototyps von Bertone

Lancia Stratos HF Zero 1970 - Fontansicht

Lancia Stratos HF Zero 1970 - Heckansicht

Lancia Stratos HF Zero 1970 - Seitenansicht

Lancia Stratos HF Zero 1970 - Seitliche Heckansicht

Summary

This article contains the following chapters

Uncompromising wedge
Lancia components
Functional prototype
Inspiration for the rally icon Lancia Stratos
Auctioned together with other gems from the Bertone collection
Further information

Estimated reading time: 3min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Hardly any other designer prototype had caused as much of a stir as the Stratos HF, which Bertone presented at the 1970 Turin Motor Show. Bertone originally wanted to call the car "Stratolimite" to illustrate how far ahead the design was. However, this then became Stratos HF, with the "HF" referring to the engine from the Fulvia HF. The Stratos HF was only 84 cm high and completely dedicated to the wedge shape. Instead of an entrance door, you entered the vehicle through the front glazing. The hood above the mid-engine opened sideways from left to right. Ten super-flat lamps were intended to turn night into day.

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