Originally Posted by George Knighton
You're old enough to remember the Stratos?
I haven't even heard anybody mention one for years and years.
No idea why anybody'd want one, seriously. They are extremely unreliable and twitchy on the road to the point of being dangerous for a normal driver.
It only worked for the championship because a FIAT/Lancia team travelled around with every car.
h: Yes. Although they were out of production for a few years.
Plus, having gone through the Academy of Art College...I've done a bit of research on the Italian design houses, Pininfarina, ItalDesign, Bertone...
I think the appeal of the Stratos lies in that ethereal region outside the realm of logic, it's visceral and emotional in a way that blinds people to the car's [admittedly substantial] flaws.
Only the Italians could get away with something like that. :chuckles: