Good news for Lancia fans with deep pockets, as it
appears that the iconic Delta Integrale is set to make a comeback as a bespoke
three-door model in true Singer-like fashion. Automobili Amos is the name of
the company that plans to build a reinterpretation of the classic rally icon.
Founded by racing driver Eugene Amos, the small Italian company will draw
inspiration from Singer in order to offer the best Delta Integrale in the
world.
According to Amos, the car will be completely
revised, featuring more than 1,000 new components. The bodywork will be also
new and made out of hand-beaten aluminum while the front fascia will be made
out of carbon as a nod to the Lancia Beta.
The powertrain and suspension will be
overhauled and the finished car will offer a different driving experience
thanks to the new suspension geometry. Eugene Amos confessed in an interview
with Classic Driver a few months ago that he wants his creation to be able to
oversteer.
Design-wise the car features subtle changes that
make it more muscular and at the same time keep the essence of an Integrale.
Unlike the original, there are no rear passenger doors while the interior is
going to be completely redesigned, ditching the arguably uninspiring dashboard
of the standard Integrale for something more appropriate. Amos said that the
new interior will be inspired by the cockpit of the Delta S4.
The company will use standard Delta Integrale 16v
models as donor cars, instead of the rarer Evoluziones as Eugene admits those
are too valuable to be subjected to this conversion.
Automobili Amos wanted to show the first finished
example at this year’s Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este but they couldn’t make
it on time. Instead the company released the first renders of the car along
with the promise that they will reveal all the details soon
