r/rally • u/enesracing • 5d ago

Lancia 037 cruising the streets of Tokyo, Japan.

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📸 Jonathan Taylor (IG: @pizza_turismo)

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u/Accomplished_Bat_817 5d ago

What a car, thanks for sharing.

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u/HeroMachineMan 5d ago

This is the first car I know that spits flame👍

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u/Mayank-maximum 5d ago

Should have been me

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u/DavidAir_81_ 5d ago

For the first time the beast in the streets of Tokyo is not a manga or anime/film

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u/Your_Average_Dingus 5d ago

this is the most crisp photo i have ever seen and i fucking LOVE IT

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u/haikusbot 5d ago

This is the most crisp

Photo i have ever seen and

I fucking LOVE IT

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u/Man_Without_Nipples 5d ago

Gosh, what a shot. Love this car.

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u/Viancel 5d ago

This is my favorite car. 🥺

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u/choam6 5d ago

In Japan so daring and in daylight.

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u/pooferman 5d ago

bold with fake plates too

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u/chr7stopher 5d ago

I think the original photographer or someone edited the plate number to respect the owner’s privacy. It still has the Setagaya-ku on top of the plate showing where it’s registered.

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u/pooferman 5d ago

yeah I can see where it's registered, I guess I just thought it looked too natural to have been edited/didn't consider someone edited for privacy, makes sense!

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u/AutoNurse_USA 4d ago

Was this the specific 037 chassis that once ran in JGTC in the 90s?

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u/Dexter942 2d ago

Probably, likely the only one in Japan

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u/AutoNurse_USA 2d ago

This had to be the very awkward 037 that raced in JGTC but was unsuccessful

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u/Dexter942 2d ago

It was bone stock with a tarmac setup still applied, it only hit like 150 on the straights at Fuji and then the engine blew up like 40 laps in

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u/AutoNurse_USA 2d ago

I wonder what wouldve happened if the car owner used a Beta Montecarlo Turbo Group 5 instead..

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u/Dexter942 2d ago

Would've been just as slow, the only cars with a chance of winning were the Factory Nissan's and the 962.

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u/AutoNurse_USA 2d ago

The Group 5 BMC wouldve been much faster than the 037 due to higher downforce bodywork, low ride height, and larger wheels.

But the BMC G5, would be dashed by the 1993 JGTC grid.

If the BMC G5 competed in the 80s Japanese Super Silhouette series, it wouldve been fair.

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u/MyCarPal 4d ago

Crackin photo 👌

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u/WillNotFightInWW3 4d ago

I have seen one in person, its the size of a miata, pretty small cars.