delta | integrale | HF

the Box-art of Hasegawa 1/24th plastic kit

“Despite the fact that the 8v Integrale had dominated the 1988 World Rally Championship, Lancia knew that further development, and particularly more power, was needed to keep the car competitive with newer rivals. Accordingly, the 16v Integrale was developed, and made a winning debut on the 1989 San Remo Rally.

The new car was identifiable from its predecessor by the raised centre of the bonnet to accommodate the new 16 valve engine. The other exterior changes visible were; wider wheels and tyres and new identity badges front and rear. The torque split was changed to 47% front and 53% rear, to give the car better handling characteristics. The 16 valve integrale was published in 1989 Geneva Motorshow.

The turbocharged 2-litre Lancia 16v engine is already a powerful, refined performer, but was further developed for the Integrale 16v. Generating 200 bhp (149 kW) at 5500 rpm, it can take the car to a maximum speed of 137 mph (220 km/h) and get it from 0–100 km/h (0-62 mph) in 5.5  seconds. Larger injectors provide higher power output and efficient exploitation of the fuel feed at high engine speeds. The response of a Garrett T3 turbocharger is immediate, thanks to the reduced inertia of the turbine. A highly efficient intercooler provides the driver with more power and greater reliability. The new over-boost system uses a proportional electrovalve, to give a lift to engine torque: 220 lbf·ft (298 N·m) at 3000 rpm. All these improvements make the road-going version of the Integrale 16v a spirited, reliable and inherently safe car. The engine can also run on unleaded fuel without modification.” Lancia Delta. (2013, May 10). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 10:33, June 7, 2013, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lancia_Delta&oldid=554500004

the box content

After more than one year, I finally finished this Lancia Delta HF integrale by Hasgawa at 1/24^th scale!
It has some little differences from the version proposed by Hasegawa.

It is not very important to enumerate them. Important is the final look. So I decided to make a light weathering, as after a test race on wet road a little bit muddy.

I also have chosen not to mark the N° on the front doors. All the details, in chronological order, you can find in this file on my Photobucket: Lancia Delta HF

The final version you can see how it looks below:

and some interior details :

CL | P.I.M.P.-ed

Mondo Motors makes at 1/43rd a very chip base for being pimped. The original model has not at all interior trims (doors panel and so on) so I had to "sacrifice" another coupé for fill in in the lack of those details. This is the reason why the interior is black. Finally, after a two tone shiny paint and on 20 inches rims, it looks pretty good.

checker | low

the yellow one is the DeAgostini 1/43rd base

If we are searching Wikipedia for "Checker Marathon" we will find this :" The Checker Marathon was an automobile produced by the Checker Motors Company of Kalamazoo, Michigan between 1961 and 1982. Marathons were produced in both four-door sedan and four-door Station wagon forms, and the rare eight-door, 12-seater "Aerobus" wagon."

It is obvious that this car is very well known as the New York yellow cab. But it was sold also as personal vehicle. DeAgostini produces this model at 1/43rd scale (die-cast) as Yellow Cab. But I didn't resist to customise one of this models, turning it in a low big chromed wheels car.