Stellantis chief design officer Ralph Gilles’ 1992 Lancia Delta Integrale is up for grabs.

At the moment listed on the market on Convey a Trailer, this automotive is an Evo I mannequin sporting boxed fender flares accommodating a wider observe, an adjustable rear spoiler, and a 2.0-liter turbo-4 sending energy to all 4 wheels by means of a 5-speed handbook transaxle.

1992 Lancia Delta Integrale Evo 1 owned by Ralph Gilles (photograph through Convey a Trailer)

That is one among a number of efficiency variations of the first-generation Delta produced as rally homologation specials. The Delta was unveiled on the 1979 Frankfurt auto present as a primary financial system automotive, however Lancia quickly turned it right into a rally weapon that remained aggressive all through the Group B and Group A eras of the Nineteen Eighties and early Nineties.

The Evo I used to be launched in 1991 and was succeeded by a extra highly effective Evo II model in 1993. That proved to be the final of the road, as Lancia quickly withdrew from rallying. Two extra generations of Delta adopted however with out the efficiency potential of the unique. The nameplate was discontinued in 2014, though Lancia now plans to launch an electrical Delta in 2028.

1992 Lancia Delta Integrale Evo 1 owned by Ralph Gilles (photograph through Convey a Trailer)

Gilles’ Delta Integrale Evo I used to be imported to the U.S. from Japan by a earlier proprietor and bought by the Stellantis design boss in 2018—additionally through Convey a Trailer. Supplied on vendor consignment in Arizona, it presently exhibits 63,000 miles. The engine was rebuilt after Gilles acquired the automotive, the public sale itemizing notes. As of the time of publication, the bid stands at $42,850 with two days left within the public sale.

This Delta Integrale is not the one cool automotive to grace Gilles’ storage. He commissioned Wisconsin’s SpeedKore Efficiency Group to construct a carbon-fiber-bodied 1968 Dodge Charger powered by a 1,000-hp Hellephant V-8, which he described as his “dream automotive.”