This Car WANTS to Kill You: Lancia Stratos — BTS with DTS — Ep. 14
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Published 2023-04-02
It would be a decade before Lancia raced again officially, although privateers had taken up the torch rallying Flavias and even Flaminias in the early 60s. The front-wheel drive Fulvia began rallying in 1965 and was quite successful, but by the early 1970s, Porsche’s 911 and the Renault Alpine A110, both of which were rear wheel drive and had the engines mounted over the driven wheels, were starting to outclass the Fulvia.
Lancia needed a new rally car and Bertone’s outrageous 1970 concept car, the Stratos Zero, provided a vision of what it could be. Lancia didn’t have the resources to fully develop the car in house, but Bertone was happy to help engineer, and ultimately build the hundreds of examples needed for the car to race in the World Rally Championship.
The Stratos had a tough gestation, hampered by the fuel crisis, labor unrest, financial uncertainty, and even internal political jostling within Fiat and Lancia, but when it finally went racing, it became one of the greatest competition cars of all time. Today, it is an icon, one which Derek Tam-Scott drove and lived to tell the tale, an altogether remarkable outcome given what a positively unhinged car it is on the open road.
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Intro: 0:00 - 1:08
Early Lancia History: 1:10
Bertone & Stratos Concept: 3:34
Stratos Rally: 5:00
Driving in Monaco: 10:28
Open Road Driving: 13:54
Hyphen Losing His Mind: 14:10
Conclusion: 17:00
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All Comments (21)
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i'm screaming watching this, i loved hearing every note.
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There really is nothing like Italians-- "Did you build all the cars?" "Yes.. Somewhat" "Eh, good enough!"
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Italian here, and I can't thank you enough. You really did this car justice and it's such a high ask given how legendary it is. Your enthusiasm was really infectious.
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Bravo Derek and Co.. You've outdone yourself.. This looks like a magnificent way to enter the pearly gates, backwards on fire..
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Probably the most beautiful, outrageous and wild car ever built. I've seen a few over the years mainly when I was a boy in the 70's and 80's. Lancia made some of the prettiest cars and the most successful racers.
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A car that embodies the Hunter Thompson quote: “Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!” Everyone needs that.
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This was a love letter to this car. Amazing!
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As a child I was a complete Lancia Rally fan and for good reason. I lived through Stratos, 037, Delta S4 and Delta Integrale -What an era!
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It's a simple and classic design concept but few have ever gotten it right - fit the biggest engine into the smallest and lightest car with just enough body to envelope the passengers and apply the best chassis possible. Many have attempted but few have achieved it on such a level of racing success. Those Lancia dudes were insane! WONDERFUL POST!
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A few years ago, I was walking back to my car after a long day's hiking up and down Tryfan and the Glyderau in North Wales. I could hear in the distance the noise of what sounded like probably two performance vehicles heading in a southerly direction up the Nant Ffrancon behind me. Imagine my astonishment as quite soon, two Stratos (Stratii?) in full race livery drove by at a quite decent pace! What a glorious and unique sight and sound and what an absolutely perfect end to a day in the mountains!
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I watched a lot of videos about this car, and kind of, through all of them, as I'm more than likely never even to see one, let alone put my hand on it, or dare i say it; drive it, deep down in my heart i hoped and imagined it would feel like that, just as you described it. Exactly like that. The scene where you are leaning against it with both hands @ 14:25 made me shed a tear or two because i know how you felt at that moment. The way i would too, the way every car aficionado should. Thank you for that incredible emotion transfer, and this great video, because i was in there with you, and in a way got a chance to do something i realistically will not do in my lifetime. Thank you! Oh, yeah... and you just got yourself another sub here...now ill go watch it again!
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The whole episode reminded me about the old Petrolicious videos. I love the way you guys combine the perfect shots with the whole story behind this car while giving the feedback about emotions this car brings. You feel like it's one whole video and not few connected segments.
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I need a cigarette. DTS your brilliant description of one of the most iconic cars of all time brought me to tears of joy and as close as I'll ever be to riding/driving in one. This was 20 minutes of pure automotive ecstasy.
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Colors and sounds, that's what they wanted back then from their cars...and substances. I don't know about today. Brilliant, moving work, thank you Derek and team.
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Incredible car, nothing like it will be seen again.
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This is utterly brilliant. You should be producing car movies. You truly capture so well what it is to be a car enthusiast. Exceptional!
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OMG, this has got to be the best car review I have ever seen!! I fell in love with this car as a child when I saw a metal scale model of it in a toy store and had to have it. It still sits on a shelf in my office and to this day is still my favorite car ever. I knew nothing about it then but I DID know it was definitely special, and I was right. Totally appreciate you really showing the emotional impact it had on you. I can't remember any other car reviewer that could articulate such detail about the experience of driving this iconic machine. Thank you, thank you, thank you....
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Fantastic work, Derek, what a beautiful homage to an iconic vehicle 👏
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A true legend, one this world will never see anything like it again
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I grew up watching these races in the 70's. Was like, 5 years old and getting the remote control rally racer for Christmas. I've been in love with this car since I was a child. Excellent. God blessed you allowing you to be able to drive that!
