Highlights
- Outstandingly rare model
- Rare, highly original and unmodified example
- Right hand drive car
- Excellent potential as a light summer project
The Appeal
Naturally when one comes to think of a Lancia hot hatchback it is hard to ignore the Delta Integrale. The wheel sorted slice of Italian engineering has long been a fond favourite among collectors with prices soaring to astronomically high levels. But lurking in the shadows, lies another less commonly sighted number from the Lancia hot hatch roster, the Delta HF Turbo. The HF presented as a far more usable down to earth alternative to the Intergale, but it certainly wasn't a slouch, boasting a 1.6 litre turbocharged engine, good for 0-60 in around 8 seconds it was, and still is, a very quick car.
Today the HF Turbo stands as a wonderful left field alternative to the more commonly chosen performance Lancias and goes to show that a well sorted 80s Italian hot hatch can still be had at a sensible value.
Exceedingly rare, this 1989 model is a great, interesting example of the coveted nameplate. Probably one of the most solid complete examples left here in the UK, it longs for a committed enthusiast to revitalise it and bring it back to its former glory after an extended hiatus from road use. These cars are incredibly thin on the ground and opportunities to acquire them seldom come around.
The History and Paperwork
- First registered 17/11/1989
- A genuine UK right hand drive example
- Supplied through Haine Road Motors of Kent
- Accompanied by Lancia book pack with several manuals and owners handbook present
- Service book with stamped services up until 1993 and the 34,582 mile mark
- Several invoices for parts bought and servicing work undertaken on the car
- As we understand the car was taken off of the road in 1997 and dry stored
- Purchased by the current owner in 2020 with the intentions to restore it however time constraints mean they are looking to move it on to a likeminded enthusiast
- V5 registration document is present with the vehicle
The Interior
- Excellently well preserved interior space, in impressively original unmodified form
- Interior upholstery is of a good standard and exhibits with a gentle patina in places rather than more severe signs of age or tarnishing
- Patterned fabric seating front and rear, in good form although there is some more notable wear to the driver's seat bolstering
- Four great quality door panels with matching patterned upholstery and neat, clean door furniture
- Interior gauges and switchgear are in fine fettle and lack the more commonly seen signs of heavy use or wear
- Three spoke leather Lancia steering wheel, which would benefit from recovering as there is a notable rip to be seen to the leather rim
- Phillips radio cassette player
- Factory fitted sunroof
- Good quality black dash panel, notably free from UV damage or cracking
- Well fitting beige headlining
- The area of headlining around the sunroof does have a rip and would benefit from recovering
- Carpets are in good form throughout with just minor signs of staining in places
- Interior trim is in a clean well preserved state
The Exterior
- Iconic, boxy 1980s styling
- Later facelifted car
- Finished from the factory in a Bordeaux metallic paint scheme, in which it still resides today
- As it has been stood up for some considerable time, the car would perhaps benefit from a respray in order to treat some imperfections to the bodywork
- Looks to be in good solid overall aesthetic order, with just a general surface blemishing and more superficial signs of rust to be seen
- Some minor bubbling and signs of surface rust around the rear tailgate and offside front wing
- Fitted with glorious pepper pot style alloy wheels at all four corners, presented in good clean shape
- Good quality exterior trim and badging
- Chrome front grille piece with stylish red embellishments
- Exterior plastics look to be in fine form throughout
- Panel gaps appear straight and consistent across the car
- Good quality glass work
- A great, highly original unmodified car that with the right candidate has excellent potential to be made into a true showpiece
The Mechanics
- 1.6 litre turbocharged engine fitted from the factory
- Paired to a five speed manual transmission, for maximum driver engagement
- Impressively quick car in its day, with 0-60 coming in around 8 seconds
- Car was taken off the road and put into dry storage circa 1997
- As we understand the car was last run in 2018
- It is therefore recommended that the car be subject to mechanical in inspection and recomissioning prior to use
- Underside appears to be in good solid form
Summary
With only a handful left here in the UK this 1989 HF Turbo is certainly one worth saving. Standing in good honest, highly original and unmodified form, it's undoutedblyone of the better preserved examples out there. Having been in storage since 1997 it wants simply for a devoted enthusiast to step in and bring it back to its deserved form as a rare Italian showpiece.
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