{"id":19130,"date":"2026-04-24T07:55:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T10:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/?page_id=19130"},"modified":"2026-04-21T10:31:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T13:31:35","slug":"lancia-fulvia-1-6-coupe-hf-8-ixo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/index.php\/lancia-fulvia-1-6-coupe-hf-8-ixo\/","title":{"rendered":"Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coup\u00e9 HF #8 – Ixo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"Fulvia<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
1972 Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coup\u00e9 HF #8<\/strong>
Pilots: S. Munari \/ M. Mannucci
Team: Marlboro Lancia<\/em>
Race: DNF (A8 class) at the San Remo Rally 1972<\/strong>
Ixo - RAC322 (diecast)<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Published 04\/24\/26<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To replace the aging Lancia Appia<\/strong> (introduced in 1953), Lancia released the Fulvia<\/strong> at the 1963 Geneva Motor Show. Like the Appia, the name Fulvia comes from the ancient Roman Via Fulvia <\/em>road, that connects Tortona to Turim. Initially, the Fulvia was only available as a berlina<\/em><\/a> (4-door saloon). Later came a 2-door coup\u00e9<\/a>, designed in-house by Piero Castagnero, followed shortly after by the Sport, a fastback coup\u00e9. Though it replaced the Appia, it was front-wheel drive. Interestingly, with the exception of the engine, the Fulvia was more similar to the Flavia<\/strong>. And yes, that\u2019s the name of another ancient Roman road \ud83e\uddd0. The chassis was a lightweight steel monocoque (unibody construction), with the engine longitudinally mounted in front of the transaxle. However, what set the Fulvia apart was the engine. A DOHC V4, it had a very<\/em> narrow<\/em> angle, allowing a single cylinder head to cover all the cylinders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"Fulvia
By the time the 1.6 HF came out, the angle between cylinder banks was even smaller: 11\u00b020′!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
When the Coup\u00e9 came out in 1965, the engine displaced 1216 cm\u00b3, yet expanded to 1231 cm\u00b3 in 1967. In 1966 Lancia released the Fulvia Coup\u00e9 HF<\/strong>, the competition version of the Fulvia, with the same 1216 cm\u00b3 engine. Lancia continued to evolve the Fulvia year after year, and in 1969 came the \u201cbig\u201d Fulvia, the Fulvia Rallye 1.6 HF<\/strong>. Because of it\u2019s big headlights, the 1.6 became known as Fanalone<\/em> (“big lamps”). Though with the same architecture, the engine now displaced 1584 cm\u00b3, delivering up to 85 kW (113 hp). The rest of the car was essentially the same, with the same (very good) specs. It had independent suspension with wishbones in front and a beam axle with a panhard rod with leaf springs in the rear. Moreover, the Fulvia counted on Dunlop disk breaks on all wheels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"Fulvia
Except in 1970, a Fulvia won the Italian Rally Championship every year from 1965 to 1973!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Lancia was quite active in motorsports, including F1, until 1955. That year\u2019s tragedy at Le Mans was the final straw for their competition efforts, and they called it quits. Yet, with time, the interest in competition resurfaced, and in 1965 they absorbed the HF Squadra Corse<\/em>. HF Squadra was a privateer rally racing team founded by Lancia enthusiasts that received limited factory support. So, under the direction of Cesare Fiorio, Lancia created a factory rally program, with the Fulvia Coup\u00e9 as their workhorse. To be more competitive, Lancia enlarged the Fulvia\u2019s original 1.2 l engine up to 1.6 l. And to receive homologation by FIA, these race versions went on sale for the general public. The homologation came in August of 1969, and from then on the Fulvia 1.6 Coup\u00e9 HF<\/strong> was Lancia\u2019s official rally weapon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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In 1974 Lancia officially replaced the Fulvia with the mighty Stratos.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Without a doubt, the apex of the Fulvia\u2019s rally campaign was the 1972 season. The car was really <\/em>good, and Lancia seriously invested in their rally program. Besides, they also had some SOLID pilots and navigators driving for them. One of these duos was Sandro Munari and Mario Mannucci. That year, the duo came in first at Monte Carlo, almost 11 minutes (!) ahead of the second place. And that second place was a much more powerful Porsche 911 S. Throughout 1972, the effort of Lancia\u2019s three cars produced a total of 97 points. With FIAT only scoring 55, the Fulvia brought Lancia another manufacturer\u2019s championship. This car, the Fulvia 1.6 Coup\u00e9 HF #8, piloted by Munari and Mannucci, raced in the San Remo Rally<\/a>. Unfortunately, a broken differential sidelined the car at the final stages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"Fulvia
Budget brand offering tobacco decals? Yep, Ixo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
For me, the Fulvia was one of the greatest rally cars ever. Yeah, not counting the Group B Monsters, in my eyes it\u2019s up there with the Mini<\/a>, Stratos<\/a> and 131<\/a>. It took me so long to get one because they are not easy to come by. This is an old mold from Ixo, so it\u2019s been out of production for a long time. And even though it\u2019s FAR from Spark-good (dead eyes, anyone? \ud83d\ude23), for the price it\u2019s pretty nice. Take into account that Ixo even supplies the Marlboro decals! Yep, \u201clowly budget brand\u201d<\/em> Ixo supplies tobacco decals to make your model more authentic \ud83d\ude0e. So yeah, it\u2019s far from perfect, but I say it\u2019s a VERY cool 143rd<\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
PS: Don’t know if my sample is a mistake, but mine came without<\/em> the driver’s side window \ud83e\udd28. Doesn’t detract nothing from the model, since it looks like the window is down. Even so, weird…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
1972 Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coup\u00e9 HF #8Pilots: S. Munari \/ M. MannucciTeam: Marlboro LanciaRace: DNF (A8 class) at the San Remo Rally 1972Ixo – RAC322 (diecast) Published 04\/24\/26 To replace the aging Lancia Appia (introduced in 1953), Lancia released the Fulvia at the 1963 Geneva Motor Show. Like the Appia, the name Fulvia comes from … Continue reading “Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coup\u00e9 HF #8 – Ixo”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-19130","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19130","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19130"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19130\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19221,"href":"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19130\/revisions\/19221"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19130"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}