well, after the adventure with the ecv2 (
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul....php?t=1144070 ) I decided to build also her previous sister, the ecv1.
The real original vehicle, born as experimental platform for new materials in the late 80s has been scrapped and converted into the ecv2 car, however due to the passion of a great italian mechanic and team manager Beppe Volta, all enthusiast rally fan could see her today existing and racing in historical competitions.
Volta didnt make a replica of the ecv, cause he really used all the parts coming from the original delta s4 project, exactly as Abarth did to produce this monster. Only the triflux engine was different in the beginning here, more similar to an "ordinary" s4 (LOL...ordinary...
...monster power..).
Lately the car was update with a real triflux rebuild by original parts from its developer enginner of back in time. Full story here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancia_ECV
Sadly, really sadly, this man die 2 days ago in a tragic and stupid car accident outside Torino
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And here my model.
I started with an old resin bodyshell couming from a very early delta s4 resin production I made 10 yrs ago. The caster of those parts was really amateur and my trial to keep the price considerably low (wonder why thinking back at the behave of some fellows..) made it a real success, in the way of resin kit numbers.
This body was a bad copy that I immediately planned to convert into an ecv1, far before Volta refurbish his real one and at the time I had very few documentation (and probably less skills) to make it as I like.
Real car is the red one here..
the triflux ecv engine, even if also this model I will build as curbside car
and Volta during the recostruction of the car (white parts are originals S4)
