Do Look Back

The Lancia Fulvia was in production at the Chivasso factory from 1963 to 1976.  The range included a Chivasso-built Coupe which would become renowned for its success in top flight rally competition.  However, there was another Fulvia variant, also a coupe, named ‘Sport.’  It was initially presented at the 1965 Turin Motor Show.  Styled at Zagato, (by Ercole Spada), it also was built at the Carrozzeria’s Milan factory.  It was especially distinctive in its era in being powered by a V4 engine and driving through the front axle.  The Fulvia Sport is also notable as being the last model introduced before the company’s loss of independence with Fiat’s takeover in 1969.   This account is mainly about the Sport’s road racing record, primarily in the late 1960s/1970s – it does not cover rallying, in which the model was extensively involved, warranting a separate narrative.  A further emphasis is on activities with the Competizione version. Fulvia Sport at launch, 1965 (Courtesy  Carstyling.r