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Lancia Delta Integrale - any knowledge?

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#1 ·
My quest for a "different" daily continues, and one of these has caught my eye.

I've admired them from afar, and a friend of mine had one in the 90's which was, well bloody terrifying to be in!

There's one for sale locally for the equivalent of about £7.5k which seems a lot but it's low mileage (under 60k) and seems to be well looked after. I don't do many miles to work & back so it would be something I'd consider keeping for a while, possibly shipping back to the UK if/when we retuned, as I guess it would probably appreciate in value if looked after.

As it's Italian, I'm guessing the electrics might need close scrutiny, and running gear will need to be inspected as it's probably been driven hard at some stage. Rust shouldn't be a problem over here, but is there anything else I should look out for?

The obligatory pics (is the steering wheel aftermarket?):





 
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#10 ·
Interesting...

I'd say that's very cheap based on what I see them advertised for on Pistonheads
Sounding good so far

Nice..

no rust? are you within 1000km of the sea?

it'll have rust.
Rust isn't usually an issue here, max 3 days of rain per year and the desert keeps stuff nice & dry.

From what I remember, watch out for rust above the tailgate and any sign of denting on the roof (caused by doing jumps!).
Nice one, will check this area as a sarting point.

don't you fancy the 928 next to it?
Nope, never been my bag tbh.

check this website out has loads of info on ther about them

http://www.walkers-garage.co.uk/
Cool, thanks.

:)
 
#3 ·
...There's one for sale locally for the equivalent of about £7.5k which seems a lot but it's low mileage (under 60k) and seems to be well looked after....
I'd say that's very cheap based on what I see them advertised for on Pistonheads
 
#16 ·
Walkers are supposed to be the guvnors of Integrale's :)

If you are down south http://www.auto-integrale.co.uk/

Also this outfit

Richard Thorne Classic Cars
The Courtyard Garage
James Lane
Grazeley Green
Reading RG7 1NB
Tel: +44 (0)118 983 1200
Fax: +44 (0)118 983 1414

richard-thorne@rtcc.co.uk

A friend of a friend used to work there (about 4 years ago)

There is a garage near Witney-Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire that always have a few hanging around (as well as other Italian cars) But I have no idea of what they are called and exactly where they are.

I had a 1600 beta coupe & you could have strained veg it was so full of wholes. Beta Montecarlo was parked up at the side of a house where I lived, I bought it and spent a fortune getting parts, a mate got it going (eventually) and it ran well, the brakes were woeful. I sold it to someone I went to school with and as far as I know he has it still.
 
#12 · (Edited)
I ran a Lancia Thema as a daily for 8 years so I had plenty of time to chat with the Lancia specialist:lol:
The integrale suffers from some rust but later ones where cavity waxed from new and neither of my Thema's ever required any welding.
They get through suspension bushes fast so expect to replace them every other year.
Cam belts need replacing every 20k.
Other common issues are afm, boost micro switches and rear calipers seizing.
Electric wise you can expect xmas lights on the dash telling you the engine has no oil and your lights are not working:crazy:

I took mine up to Pershore and he serviced quite a few Integralies.
On average he said you should expect to pay £2500 a year in running costs.
Bottom line, it's a proper classic, fast as hell and will be a love/hate relationship like all good Italian cars.
I sold mine in the end because you could not get any spares or consumables in the UK and had to import them at considerable cost.
 
#15 ·
Thanks Iain, this one is a 1991 - would that have been cavity waxed?

Great pics Darren! :cool:

I ran a Lancia Thema as a daily for 8 years so I had plenty of time to chat with the Lancia specialist:lol:
The integrale suffers from some rust but later ones where cavity waxed from new and neither of my Thema's ever required any welding.
They get through suspension bushes fast so expect to replace them every other year.
Cam belts need replacing every 20k.
Other common issues are afm, boost micro switches and rear calipers seizing.
Electric wise you can expect xmas lights on the dash telling you the engine has no oil and your lights are not working:crazy:

I took mine up to Pershaw and he serviced quite a few Integralies.
On average he said you should expect to pay £2500 a year in running costs.
Bottom line, it's a proper classic, fast as hell and will be a love/hate relationship like all good Italian cars.
I sold mine in the end because you could not get any spares or consumables in the UK and had to import them at considerable cost.
 
#17 ·
My quest for a "different" daily continues, and one of these has caught my eye.

I've admired them from afar, and a friend of mine had one in the 90's which was, well bloody terrifying to be in!

There's one for sale locally for the equivalent of about £7.5k which seems a lot but it's low mileage (under 60k) and seems to be well looked after. I don't do many miles to work & back so it would be something I'd consider keeping for a while, possibly shipping back to the UK if/when we retuned, as I guess it would probably appreciate in value if looked after.

As it's Italian, I'm guessing the electrics might need close scrutiny, and running gear will need to be inspected as it's probably been driven hard at some stage. Rust shouldn't be a problem over here, but is there anything else I should look out for?

The obligatory pics (is the steering wheel aftermarket?):





Freudian slip, already thinking about uprating it. Get it bought.:D
 
#31 ·
I owned one of those over 25 years ago. Well one complete car and a transit van full of bits. If it is concours, then fine, anything less and it will be a fucking ballache to restore, for the love of God, walk away. FAST. In 1983 it was hard to find parts, the passing of time is not going to help any. Although a goodun is a joy to drive, brake early. ;)

p.s. They are very cramped inside, I am 5 foot fuck all and felt hemmed in.

p.p.s. Metric and Fro5ty, don't enocourage him, you can see the heat has messed with his mind already. :mental:
 
#30 ·
Nope!
Firstly if you are above 6foot tall you will not be comfortable.
In the heat of your new home it will be unbearable
If it has aircon it will be broke - if its not broke it will be
It will be interesteing shall we say in the handling department
And the idea of a cheap mid engoined Italian is a great story - it was not real on this one.
I had one of these for 2 weeks

Now, if you take that and convert it to a 037 - I will be your friend

 
#34 ·
Flaminia vs Fulvia - one is the carriage madam takes to the opera and the other is the one her drunken son drives into a ditch

The Flaminia was always expensive and practically hand built. Put that one close to a fire and the lead filling would slide onto the ground

Why are you not in Bulgaria? I am trying to organise my travelling you know! :)
 
#35 ·
If your happy with an 8v model then they do come up pretty regular for about 7.5K.

Look out for rust as mentioned above, tailgate and surround is common. Also suspension components including bushes can wear pretty quickly on them. Check for the last time the clutch was replaced as grale's eat clutches for fun.

Expect big bills if something goes wrong. £1800 for clutch replacement was the going rate in the laste 90's when my pal had an Evo model. Even smallish jobs such as replacing the water pump are nearly an 'engine out' job even on the 8v ones.

Don't expect blistering performance out the 8v. Yes they're quick but they're not scary quick and a remaped 1.8T golf will be more than its match.

Evo's are a different kettle of fish. The one my pal had was straight in from Italy via Walkers and even they said it was one of the quickest they'd ever imported. It even had factory fit water injection fitted and was easy 300bhp+.

Obviosuly the EVO's have become quite collectable now and the one he had which he sold in 2003 for £7000 would be worth £25K+ now.
 
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