Ostalo & Traparije

[SchumacherM 58]

Tole je že kar staro zdaj...gre z one-off iz Pininfarine za nekega meščana bogatega. Delano je na Ferrariju 430 Scuderia, se pravi motor, podvozje, vse od Ferrarija. Govori se da bi FIAT morda odobril proizvodnjo, odkupil pravice seveda...in mogoče dobimo moderno Lancio Stratos.

When pictures surfaced last week of a newfangled Lancia Stratos prototype undergoing testing at Fiat’s Balocco test track, car enthusiasts worldwide collectively said “Awww, yeah!” But this Stratos really is the proverbial perfect storm of rumormongering, bringing together European automotive websites and their colorful imaginations, grainy spy shots, and, of course, the unpredictable Italian auto industry. The car’s appearance started a flood of questions, speculation, and creative “fact” creation. We can now confirm new information about the Lancia Stratos’s return.

Who Designed It? Pininfarina, Bertone, or the Boogeyman?

We’ve learned from reliable sources involved with the project that the car pictured is in fact the work of famed designer Jason Castriota, who has in his large portfolio the extremely cool Bertone Mantide concept, as well as the Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano. Several news outlets—in particular, European websites accustomed to jumping to conclusions—had insisted the project was a Pininfarina design job. The truth is somewhat more complicated. According to Italiaspeed, his project has been in the pipeline for nearly four years. Based on Castriota’s employment history, then, the work likely began while he was at Pininfarina and was completed when he moved over to Bertone. It seems that Bertone will take credit for the project, as Castriota has now moved on to a design director position at Saab.

One-Off for a Rich Guy? Most Likely, It’s More Than That.

Early reports, based on Italiaspeed’s comment that the Stratos prototype was funded by a “wealthy industrialist” led to suggestions that this was not a production-bound car, but just a single custom job for a robber baron’s private collection. Considering the level of detail on the prototype car, and the fact that there have been at least three versions (the silver mockups, discussed below, the mockup shown at the top of this post, and the car seen on the Balocco track), it seems highly unlikely that this project will be merely to make one car for an oil billionaire or captain of industry. One thing is for sure—if it does go into production, we’ll be looking at Maserati money, not Subaru WRX competition.

Are the Pictures Real, or Renderings?

Based on the quality of the initial images, which seemed like camera-phone photos taken of an image displayed on a tube television, many were concerned that the whole thing was Photoshopped. This is not the case. The pictures we (and the rest of the internet) originally published are real and were taken at the Balocco test track. The blurry picture at the top of this post is of a design mock-up, although curiously, the car snapped testing bears a closer resemblance to what seem to be real-life photos of a silver physical mock-up, initially released by Fiatblog.nl. While the pics of the silver car were thought to be just Photoshop renderings, on closer examination, we are certain they are not. Looking at the pictures of the silver car side-by-side with a picture of a custom-bodied Jaguar XJ220 built by Pininfarina and photographed on the roof of the firm’s building in Turin, it’s pretty clear that the setting is the same—note the tiling, pyramidal lumps, and stone walls.

We’ll bring you more information on the Stratos as it comes. One thing’s for sure: Compared to this, the mid-engined V-6 Corvette rumor seems like the work of a fourth-grader.

[JeZn 120]

Sem bral nekje, da to NI nova Lancia Stratos.

To naj bi bil predelan Ferrari, ki so ga predelali za enga ultrabogataša, k mu je bila Lancia Stratos ful všeč, pa si je zaželel "nov model".

Hec je v tem da je Lancia naredila model novega Stratosa, vendar potem projekt opustila (no €). Vse skupaj (skice) pa je potem odkupil tale ultrabogataš, ker pa Lancia za novega Stratosa še ni predvidela mehanike, je on vanjo vgradil mehaniko Ferrarija 430 Scuderia. se pa zdej ne kliče več LanciaStratos ampak New Stratos, ker je možakar odkupil tudi ime. Torej Lancie Stratos ne bo nikoli več... (no edino če odkupijo ime nazaj)

[PEK 2 291]

Prot temu je pa tut Ališič amater glede vpitja :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBwJYqNpN9U

[gregor vodicar 476]

Hahaha... norc

[marko 36]

Tip se bo raztrgu... lol

[edgeslo 1 162]

hehe ... temu tipu bi bilo treba pred dirko kakšna pomirjevala dat...sej ga bo še infarkt ruknu

[gregor vodicar 476]

To so pa naši konci

[FBR18 112]

A točno ti si s tam. Kako pri vas, je tudi zalivalo?

[gregor vodicar 476]

jest sm kakšnih 5km stran od tukaj, se je pa voda valila kakšnih 500m od naše hiše, vendar je naša vas cca 10m višje od ostale doline, tko da ni blo na srečo nič.

[MirO 67]

Še sreča,da nis med nesrečneži

[zamex23 1 242]

Če delate usej mal z utežmi, vam bo smešn

[Yelo 36]

Bemti........to pa so jajce!

Samo dol si pa hitro!

[gregor vodicar 476]

Ludo pa živi

[Yelo 36]

Hja......pa še en od teh je hrvat! (Robert Pečnik)

[edgeslo 1 162]

Tole pa je adrenalinska bomba