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1969 Lancia Fulvia Coupè Rallye HF 1.6
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Chassis no.
818.540*001006*
Engine no.
818.540 VAR 1016 *001027*
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Lancia
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1969
Manufacturing
1969
Chassis no. 818.540*001006*
Manufacturer:
LANCIA SPA (IT)
Note:
Full Group 4 specifications under Appendix J. Cockpit reinforced with a roll cage.
1969
Engine no. 818.540 var 1016 *001027*
Manufacturer:
LANCIA SPA (IT)
Note:
12° V-type - "Variante 1016" engine. The cylinder head of the Variant 1016 engines was prepared by the Lancia Esperienze Meccaniche Department, following the specific requirements of the Reparto Corse. Final assembly and racing preparation were completed at the factory competition workshop. These heads can be identified by the distinctive ESPER-MEC stamp beneath the intake manifold, and by the 1600 HF marking followed by the number 45 on the exhaust side. Built in 1968 in very limited numbers, they were fitted to some official works cars and remain exceptionally rare today. Engines equipped with these heads carried very low serial numbers, stamped on the flywheel housing (often below 100, such as 1021 or 1052), along with the marking VAR. 1016 or V.1016. The stamping itself was carried out by engineer Gianni Tonti, responsible for the Reparto Corse racing preparation. Unlike the standard HF heads used on the 1200, 1300 and 1600 versions, the Esper-MEC cylinder heads do not bear the usual three-number code in the coil ignition insert area. The Esperienze Meccaniche workshop was the special in-house facility where Lancia tested new components and developed its future engines.
1969
Body no. unknown
Coachbuilder:
Lancia
Type:
Fixhead coupe
Colour:
Red
Note:
Bonnets and doors in thin Peraluman alloy. As a Group 4 car: entire right rear fender molded without a fuel flap, replaced by an opening near the right roof pillar. Lightweight windshield.
1969
Interior
Material:
Leatherette
Seats:
Black
From 30th June 1969
to 27th September 1972
to 27th September 1972
Owner:
LANCIA & C. SPA (IT)
Famous owner:
Car builder
From 9th July 1969
to 30th December 1973
to 30th December 1973
Plate:
TO-B51446
Country:
IT
From 19th August 1969
to 23rd August 1969
to 23rd August 1969
Event:
84 Hours of the Nürburgring – Le Marathon de la Route
Locality:
Nürburg (DE)
Number:
#39
Team:
REPARTO CORSE - LANCIA (IT)
Driver 1:
Alcide Paganelli (IT)
Driver 2:
Amilcare Ballestrieri (IT)
Driver 3:
James Ireland (GB)
Results / Prizes:
RET
Note:
Retired after 12 hours, after going off the road with Paganelli at the wheel.
From 16th October 1969
to 19th October 1969
to 19th October 1969
Event:
Rallye RACE de España
Locality:
Madrid (ES)
Number:
#2
Team:
REPARTO CORSE - LANCIA (IT)
Driver:
Harry Källström (SE)
Co-Driver:
Gunnar Häggbom (SE)
Results / Prizes:
1st OA
Time:
3:26:11
30th October 1969
Press review:
Seregni Aldo, "Kallstrom - Haggbom Col Titolo In Tasca", L'Auto Italiana , no. 44, 10-1969, pp. 18
October 1969
Press review:
Seregni Aldo, "Kallström / Häggbom Gewinnen Die Spanien - Rallye", Unknown , 10-1969, pp. 24
From 15th November 1969
to 19th November 1969
to 19th November 1969
Event:
R.A.C. International Rally of Great Britain
Locality:
Londra (GB)
Number:
#10
Team:
REPARTO CORSE - LANCIA (IT)
Driver:
Sandro Munari (IT)
Co-Driver:
John Davenport (GB)
Results / Prizes:
RET
Note:
Retired due to broken half-shaft bolts, after leading the first 12 special stages. The car remained in England and then went to Sweden.
1st January 1970
Identification document:
Omologation certificate FIA for international Sport Code.
8th February 1970
Event:
XXI KAK-Rallyt, Internationella Svenska Rallyt training
Locality:
Karlstad (SE)
Driver:
Simo Lampinen (FI)
Note:
The car is captured in several photographs taken in Sweden before the rally, during the training sessions to test the tires and studs as well as to install the heater with Lampinen, but the cars that actually competed in the race were those registered as TO-B51443 (replacing the one registered as TO-A63483 driven by Lampinen/Davenport), TO-B98534 driven by Källström/Häggbom, and TO-B99805 driven by Munari/Bernacchini.
From 3rd May 1970
to 9th May 1970
to 9th May 1970
Event:
22e internationale tulpenrallye
Locality:
Rotterdam (NL)
Number:
#10
Team:
REPARTO CORSE - LANCIA (IT)
Driver:
Sergio Barbasio (IT)
Co-Driver:
Mario Mannucci (IT)
Results / Prizes:
3rd OA
Note:
The car was leading when the crew made a mistake, taking the wrong path: as a result, it lost 2 positions.
From 22nd May 1970
to 24th May 1970
to 24th May 1970
Event:
XXXII. Int. Rallye Wiesbaden - Deutschland Rallye
Locality:
Norimberga (DE)
Number:
#18
Team:
SQUADRA CORSE LANCIA TORINO
Driver:
Sergio Barbasio (IT)
Co-Driver:
Mario Mannucci (IT)
Results / Prizes:
RET
Note:
Retired following an accident. No injuries to the drivers, but the car was seriously damaged.
1970
Chassis update no. 818.540*001006*
Manufacturer:
LANCIA SPA (IT)
Note:
It is believed that, following the accident at the Wiesbaden Rally in which the car was severely damaged, the chassis number was pre-punched by Reparto Corse.
2nd July 1970
Body update no. 540 1050 23
Coachbuilder:
Lancia
Type:
Fixhead coupe
Colour:
Red
Note:
Following the accident at the Wiesbaden Rally, the original bodyshell was written off. The Reparto Corse received a new bodyshell from the Chivasso plant pursuant to request no. 01693 dated 2 July 1970. This replacement shell incorporated several strengthened areas, including the windscreen pillars, the reinforcements beneath the door sills, the front mounts of the rear leaf springs and the bulkhead separating the cockpit from the boot. The car was subsequently sent to the body shop for Group 4 preparation and for the installation of the roll bar. As a consequence, the bodyshell number changed. The stamped body code “540 1050 23,” located on the front bonnet ledge, identifies the type and production sequence of the shell. The prefix 540 refers to the Fulvia 1.6 HF (type 818.540), while the final “23” suffix denotes an HF-type body shell. During production, Lancia used such internal markings to distinguish standard Coupé shells from the lighter and reinforced structures of the HF versions. This specific code confirms that the body belongs to a genuine HF model—consistent with the chassis number 818.540 and the characteristics of the early “Fanalone” series.
From 2nd October 1970
to 5th October 1970
to 5th October 1970
Event:
4ᵒ rallye internacional TAP
Locality:
Estoril (PT)
Number:
#73
Team:
REPARTO CORSE - LANCIA (IT)
Driver:
Simo Lampinen (FI)
Co-Driver:
John Davenport (GB)
Results / Prizes:
1st OA
Time:
1:58:19
Note:
The car was immediately rebuilt by Lancia.
From 14th November 1970
to 18th November 1970
to 18th November 1970
Event:
R.A.C. International Rally of Great Britain
Locality:
Londra (GB)
Number:
#21
Team:
REPARTO CORSE - LANCIA (IT)
Driver:
Simo Lampinen (FI)
Co-Driver:
John Davenport (GB)
Results / Prizes:
RET
Note:
Davenport successfully lodged a protest over a timing miscalculation, which moved his crew up into second place. Later, gearbox trouble struck after leaving Blackpool (after the 59th of the 78 special sections). Since the car was in tenth position, Cesare Fiorio decided to take some mechanical components to transplant onto Harry Källström’s Fulvia HF, which had suffered a bearing seizure. Lampinen was not happy about being forced to retire, but at the end of the race he congratulated his teammates on their victory in the RAC Rally.
From 14th March 1971
to 17th March 1971
to 17th March 1971
Event:
2ᵒ sanremo sestriere rally d'italia
Locality:
Sanremo (IT)
Number:
#12
Team:
REPARTO CORSE - LANCIA (IT)
Driver:
Sergio Barbasio (IT)
Co-Driver:
Piero Sodano (IT)
Results / Prizes:
3rd OA
From 23rd April 1971
to 25th April 1971
to 25th April 1971
Event:
Rally 999 Minuti
Locality:
Stresa (IT)
Number:
#7
Team:
REPARTO CORSE - LANCIA (IT)
Driver:
Sergio Barbasio (IT)
Co-Driver:
Piero Sodano (IT)
Results / Prizes:
3rd OA
June 1971
Event:
Prove Rally Friuli E Alpi Orientali
Locality:
Udine (IT)
Driver:
Sandro Munari (IT)
From 27th September 1972
to 30th October 1973
to 30th October 1973
Owner:
Amilcare Ballestrieri (IT)
Famous owner:
Italian Racing Driver
From 30th October 1973
to 18th January 1974
to 18th January 1974
Owner:
Luigi Schenone (IT)
From 31st December 1973
to 29th January 2021
to 29th January 2021
Identification document:
Circulation Paper.
31st December 1973
Plate:
GE-569523
Country:
IT
17th January 1974
Identification document:
Circulation paper complementary sheet.
From 19th January 1974
to 17th March 2006
to 17th March 2006
Owner:
Walter Bulfoni (IT)
Famous owner:
Racing Driver
17th April 1977
Event:
Trofeo Golfo dei Poeti
Locality:
La Spezia (IT)
Number:
#122
Team:
SCUDERIA GRIFONE
Driver:
Walter Bulfoni (IT)
15th May 1977
Event:
Giro dei Monti Savonesi
Locality:
Savona (IT)
Number:
#182
Team:
SCUDERIA GRIFONE
Driver:
Walter Bulfoni (IT)
Co-Driver:
C. Bertulli (IT)
Results / Prizes:
DNA
30th October 1977
Event:
Regolarità di La Spezia
Locality:
La Spezia (IT)
Number:
#185
Team:
SCUDERIA GRIFONE
Driver:
Walter Bulfoni (IT)
1980
Record:
Car Photos.
1988
Bibliography:
Manganaro Alfio, Lancia Corse , Automobilia, n.p. 1988
1990
Press review:
Unknown, "Simo Lampinen", Unknown , 1990, pp. 4
4th March 1996
Identification document:
Ministero delle Finanze car taxes.
1999
Bibliography:
Bonadonna Franco, Rallye Sanremo 1928-1998 , Nuova Editrice Genovese, n.p. 1999
22nd December 1999
Identification document:
Letter from Lancia Registro Club to Mr. Bulfoni Walter.
From 17th March 2006
to 20th January 2021
to 20th January 2021
Owner:
Carlo Stella (IT)
Famous owner:
Italian Fulvia enthusiast, collector, and scholar author of reference books.
22nd May 2006
Record:
Invoice for the bill of the sale.
22nd May 2006
Record:
Letter from Automobile club di Genova to Mr. Carlo Stella.
From 8th July 2006
to 9th July 2006
to 9th July 2006
Event:
Lancia Meeting Weststeiermark
Locality:
(AT)
Number:
#5
Driver:
Carlo Stella (IT)
From 25th January 2007
to 31st January 2007
to 31st January 2007
Event:
Rallye Monte-Carlo Historique
Locality:
Monaco-Ville (MC)
15th October 2007
Record:
Invoice for revision.
5th December 2007
Press review:
Unknown, "News: Tony Fall 1940-2007", Italianspeed.com , 12-2007, pp. 1
17th January 2008
Press review:
Unknown, "Lancia Fulvia Hf F&m: Nude Per Vincere", Lancia Story Collection , no. 16, 01-2008, pp. 3
30th August 2008
Identification document:
Lancia Club Identify card n. 1575.
10th October 2008
Record:
Letter from Registro Storico Lancia to Mr. Carlo Stella.
28th May 2009
Record:
Invoice for revision.
15th July 2011
Record:
Invoice for revision.
5th January 2013
Record:
Letter from Ernst Marquart to Mr. Carlo Stella.
October 2013
Bibliography:
Tonti Giovanni, Reparto Corse Lancia Limited Edition Vol.1 , Edizioni Ephedis, n.p. 2013
October 2013
Bibliography:
Tonti Giovanni, Reparto Corse Lancia Limited Edition Vol.2 , Edizioni Ephedis, n.p. 2013
From 23rd October 2014
to 26th October 2014
to 26th October 2014
Event:
Auto e Moto d'Epoca
Locality:
Padova (IT)
From April 2015
to August 2015
to August 2015
Record:
Car Photos.
From April 2015
to August 2015
to August 2015
Record:
Car Photos.
8th June 2015
Press review:
Unknown, "Rally Dei Campioni... Di Nome E Di Fatto", Automobilismo d'Epoca , 06-2015, pp. 1
17th September 2016
Record:
Car Photo.
November 2016
Press review:
Sanfront Emanuele, "Ballando Con Le Stelle", Ruoteclassiche , no. 335, 11-2016, pp. 72
2019
Bibliography:
Louche Maurice, Emotion Lancia , Editions Maurice Louche, n.p. 2019
January 2019
Press review:
Rigo Stefano,stella Carlo, "Facile Dire ''fanalone'' Ad Oggi", Auto d'Epoca , no. 1, 01-2019, pp. 38
From 20th January 2021
to 2024
to 2024
Owner:
Francesco Stella (IT)
3rd February 2021
Identification document:
Certificato di Proprietà.
3rd February 2021
Identification document:
Certificato di proprietà.
3rd February 2021
Record:
Transport document.
30th July 2021
Record:
Photoshooting for Finarte Auction.
28th August 2021
Event:
Automobili Sportive e da Competizione Finarte 2021
Locality:
Imola (IT)
Note:
Lot n.5; Estimate Value Euros; Estimate value Country Italy; Estimate €290,000 – 350,000; Unsold.
28th August 2021
Bibliography:
Unknown author, Finarte 2021 Automobili Sportive E Da Competizione , Finarte Auctions S.r.l., n.p. 2021
6th September 2021
Record:
Studio photo.
From 2024
to currently
to currently
Owner:
Private collection
1st October 2025
Identification document:
Automotive Masterpieces certificate AU-17374 car officially counted among the Automotive Masterpieces in its eligible categories.
3rd October 2025
Identification document:
Rina Certificate N. RAM-39. for the historical research conducted on the car through a validation process of its proven historicity and provenance by Automotive Masterpieces.
5th November 2025
Record:
Chassis number photo.
April 2026
Press review:
Cavicchi Carlo, "Buon Viaggio Caro Drago", Ruoteclassiche , no. 448, 04-2026, pp. 68
From 2nd December 1972
to 3rd December 1972
to 3rd December 1972
Event:
Rally Valli Imperiesi
Locality:
Imperia (IT)
Driver:
Amilcare Ballestrieri (IT)
Co-Driver:
Silvio Maiga (IT)
Results / Prizes:
1st OA
Time:
13:47
From 16th June 1973
to 17th June 1973
to 17th June 1973
Event:
Rally di San Giacomo
Locality:
San Giacomo di Roburent (IT)
Team:
SCUDERIA GRIFONE
Driver:
Walter Bulfoni (IT)
Co-Driver:
Luigi Schenone (IT)
Results / Prizes:
2nd OA
From 27th October 1973
to 28th October 1973
to 28th October 1973
Event:
Rally Coppa Riviera di Ponente
Locality:
Genova (IT)
Driver:
Amilcare Ballestrieri (IT)
Results / Prizes:
RET
11th May 1975
Event:
Giro dei Monti Savonesi
Locality:
Savona (IT)
Team:
SCUDERIA GRIFONE
Driver:
Walter Bulfoni (IT)
Co-Driver:
C. Bertulli (IT)
Results / Prizes:
8th OA