Lancia has become an unrecognizable shadow of itself in recent living and the fact that there was no remark in the region of the sort in the Fiat-Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) product presentation in Detroit previously this month, fundamentally spells out cold the death of one of Italys as a rule historic automakers. Bit were still holding out cold on an obituary, we did conquer the era to look up a few worn Lancias on the web and found this rare Ferrari-engined 1988 Thema 8.32 for sale on eBay. This isnt an engine-swap performed by a few creative personal or even a tuner, other than an official collaboration amid Ferrari and Lancia that was offered from 1986 to 1992.
Introduced in 1984, the Thema was a premium mid-size car born from the collaboration amid Fiat, Alfa Romeo (development ongoing otherwise it was absorbed by the Fiat Assemble) and Saab, which as well resulted in the Alfa Romeo 164, Fiat Croma and Saab 9000.
The Italians then came up with the idea of stuffing a personalized version of Ferraris 3.0-liter 32 valve V8 sourced from the 308 and Mondial Quattrovalvole and paired to a five-speed handbook under the nose of the Thema, creating an inconspicuous performance saloon to rival the likes of the BMW E28 M5.
From an enthusiasts perspective, one challenge with the Thema 8.32 was its front-wheel drive setup, all the same, Lancia did formulate improvements to the chassis and it conventional positive reviews for its behavior from the press of the era.
The Cycle 1 Thema 8.32 produced from 1986 to 1988 that we bare on eBay is the non-catalytic version with the V8 rated at 215PS (212hp) returning a 0-100 kmh (62 mph) era of 6.8 seconds and a uppermost speed of 240 kmh (149 mph). The facelifted Cycle II model with the catalytic converter built from 1989 to 1992 had a cheap productivity of 205PS (202hp) cover the streamer sprint in 7.2 seconds and topping out cold at 235 kmh (146 mph).
Above and beyond the badges, the bespoke grille and alloy wheels, the only other way to put in the picture the 8.32 from its less important siblings without hearing the V8 was the retractable boot spoiler, the handmade Poltrona Frau leather interior with wooden trim accents and the handsome Veglia gauges on the dash.
The 1988 Cycle 1 Lancia Thema 8.32 for sale on eBay has around 60,000 miles (in the region of 96,000km) on the odometer and is located in Canada.
According to the broker, the cars condition is as follows:
The motor needs a few effect there are two bad cylinders the mechanic did tests on them and determined that it is the valves so it needs the heads to be finished, The car runs and drives like this, to see the motor running and further photo go to. Condition throughout great appearance no corrode, the car is from Japan and has never been single-minded in the coldness .The interior seats are in really delightful appearance, no rip, or stains on the seat. The dash has a crack from the sun and needs to be repaired.
Bit the eBay broker states that the car know how to be imported to the USA thanks to an importation exemption on vehicles further than 25 living old, he desire not ship it to the States our advice to Us. buyers would be to check with your native DMV otherwise making a move.
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