Lancia Fulvia Zagato Sport (1965-1972)

Builder	Zagato
Class	Sports car
Version	Coupe Sport (Zagato)
Production	from 1965 to 1972
Engines	1.3-1.6L petrol
wheel base	91.73 in, 2,330 mm
Length	161.02 in, 4,090 mm
Width	61.81 in, 1,570 mm
Height	47.24 in, 1,200 mm

Lancia Fulvia Sports Zagato was a sports car built from 1965 to 1972 with body by Zagato.

History

The Lancia Fulvia is a car produced by the Turin -based car manufacturer Lancia from 1963 to 1976 with 3 body types: 4-door sedan, coupé and here the Sport Zagato coupé.

Launched in 1965 and built with 3 series, the Sport had the same mechanics as the Coupé except for the axle ratio - but thanks to better aerodynamics it reached higher top speeds. Despite this, it was almost never used in rally competitions due to the greater delicacy of the monocoque on which the aluminium body rested and the general characteristics more suitable for use on the track with front wheel drive a distribution of weight of 67.8% to front axle,and 32.2% at the rear axle.The front suspension as independent, wishbones, transverse upper leafspring, anti-roll bar, telescopic dampers, with the rear rigid axle, semi-elliptic leafsprings, transverse linkage bar, anti-roll bar and telescopic dampers.

As had already happened for the Appia, Flavia and Flaminia, Lancia gave Zagato the task of creating the sports version of the Fulvia, equipped with aluminium bodywork and aerodynamics. Designed by Ercole Spada, and set up in the Milanese bodywork workshops in Terrazzano di Rho, the Fulvia Sport had an extremely modern and streamlined fastback type tail end. More than on the basis of technical evolution which followed that of the coupé, the various "series" of the Zagato can be distinguished by the use of the materials used for the bodywork.

The Sport adopted a body entirely in aluminium only between 1965 and 1967. By the period from 1968 to 1970 the bodywork became in steel, with the bonnet, doors and spare wheel compartment lid in aluminium alloy. The tailgate has always been in steel on all versions. The evolution of the mechanics and engines follows that of the Coupés, except for the 1231 cm³ engine.

PERFORMANCE:1,216 cu cm

• Engine capacity: 74.20 cu in, 1,216 cu cm
• Fuel consumption: 31.4 m/imp gal, 26.1 m/US gal, 9 1 x 100 km
• Max speed: 105.6 mph, 170 km/h
• max power (DIN): 80 hp at 6,000 rpm
• max torque (DIN): 77 1b ft, 10.6 kg m at 4,000 rpm
• max engine rpm: 6,200
• specific power: 65.8 hp/l
• power- weight ratio: 23.4 lb/hp, 10.6 kg/hp

PERFORMANCE: 1,298 cu cm

• engine capacity: 79.20 eu in,1,298 cu cm 
• fuel consumption: 32.1 m/imp 26.7 m/US gal, 8.8 x 100 km
• max speed: 111.9 mph, 180 km/h
• max power (SAE): 103 hp at 6,200 rpm
• max torque (SAE): 96 1b ft, 13.2 kg m at 4,500 rpm
• max engine rpm: 6,200
• specific power: 79.4 hp/l
• power-weight ratio: 19 lb/hp, 8.6 kg/hp
• max speeds: 31.7 mph, 51 km/h in 1st gear; 54.1 mph, 87 kml in 2nd gear; 83.3 mph, 134 km/h in 3rd gear; 111.9 mph, 180 km/h in 4th gea

 At the Turin Motor Show in 1968, the Sport Zagato was also presented in an unprecedented spyder variant which, however, had no commercial following, due to the changed industrial plans of Lancia in conjunction with the transfer of ownership of the brand to Fiat, which certainly resented these expensive collaborations in the face of the limited revenues derived from sales. A special feature of the Fulvia Sport Zagato was the tailgate that opened electrically with a button positioned on the dashboard. An electric motor positioned under the tailgate in the centre of the boot opening raised the tailgate a few centimetres, sufficient to circulate air in the passenger compartment. a luxury for the time.

In 1970 the mechanics of the second series were adopted on the last 600 bodies of the first series. At the end of 1970 the bodywork became entirely in steel losing the moving parts in aluminium, the model having been slightly redesigned by Mittino to functionally update the car body, raising the roof for less difficult access and widening the mudguards to accommodate larger tires. The bonnet was also hinged on the front, as required by the safety rules of the time.

The origin of the Fulvia Sport led to the shape of the mudguards, an asymmetry also conserved on the bodies of the second series. Of particular historical and collectors' interest is the series defined as Competizione, which at the request of sports customers or the Lancia Racing Team, were set up with lightened aluminium bodywork, Plexiglas side and rear windows, enlarged wheel arches and Campagnolo 6J13 rims. Although they were intended for sporting activities, the Competiziones had standard engines (engines 818.302 and 818.303) not in the HF version. The HF engine (second series) was used only on the Sport 1600, but the HF logo does not appear (the car has the same set-up as the 1.3 S and Lancia never requested homologation of the car for racing).

The various versions are as follows:

• Fulvia Sport 818.132, 1216 cc (80 HP): 202 examples produced from 1965 to 1967
• Fulvia Sport 1.3 818.332, 1298 cc (87 HP): 1578 units produced from 1967 to 1969 (of which around 700 with bodywork in aluminium)
• Fulvia Sport 1.3 S 818.362, 1298 cc (93 HP): 1898 units produced from 1968 to 1970 (some have aluminium bodywork upon specific request)
• Fulvia Sport 1.3 S second series 818.650, 1298 cc (90 HP): 2600 units produced between 1970 and 1972 (of which 600 with first series bodywork called series 1 and ½)
• Fulvia Sport 1600 818.750, 1584 cc (115 HP): 800 examples produced between 1971 and 1972

Production ceased in 1972, after Zagato had assembled around 6,183 examples.