{"product_id":"lancia-stratos-world-champion-rally-car-nigel-trow","title":"Lancia Stratos World Champion Rally Car (Nigel Trow)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: Nigel Trow, ISBN: 9780850457919, Hardback, 160 pages, Published in 1990, Condition: Like New\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor many, the ultimate rally car.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat started as a styling exercise led to three World Rally Championships and fuelled a power struggle between the giants of the Italian motor industry.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen the Stratos started competing it looked like an act of folly. Many dismissed it as a stop-gap while Lancia tried to scramble together a worthy successor to the ageing Fulvia. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLancia purists felt the car was a betrayal. How could Turin stoop to using a somewhat troublesome Ferrari Dino engine from Modena? After all, Lancia were the first to build a V6 engine for series production. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut in the hinds of Munari, Andruet and the mysterious 'Biche' criticism turned to hysterical support. Even the might of Ford and Renault teamed with Alpine could not stop the Stratos winning. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTechnically the Stratos is a masterpiece. Strong, durable, explosive in acceleration and forgiving (most of the time) the car exploits the full potential of mid-engine dynamics. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eControversy, however, is is fundamental to the Stratos as engine timing. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHere for the first time is told the real story of its homologation and the passions it inflamed in the boardrooms of the Fiat Group.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"OSPREY PUBLISHING (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47628410192092,"sku":"9780850457919","price":221.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0814\/8297\/3404\/files\/9780850457919__27410.1476415521.1280.1280.jpg?v=1772097256","url":"https:\/\/automotobookshop.com.au\/products\/lancia-stratos-world-champion-rally-car-nigel-trow","provider":"Automoto Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}