Four decades after Walter Röhrl and Markku Alén drove Lancia’s Rally 037 to the 1983 World Rally Championship, a small Italian workshop in Cuneo has given that last rear-drive title winner a second life. Kimera Automobili, run by former rally driver Luca Betti from Villa Kimera about 100 kilometers south of Turin, limited the EVO37 to 37 cars. Number 018 now sits in Broad Arrow’s catalog as lot 158 for the Zoute Concours Auction on Friday, October 9, 2026, at Approach Golf in Knokke-Heist, Belgium.
Kimera used the same starting point as the original manufacturer and ran with it: the donor Lancia Beta Montecarlo center section was stripped, reinforced, and improved with a glossy new carbon-fiber shell. Behind all of this was a crew that knew what they were doing, including Sergio Limone, the man who had led the 037 and Delta S4 to great success, and Claudio Lombardi, Lancia’s former rally engine designer who had gone on to do the same for Ferrari in F1, both of whom gave the project their approval. The bodywork was then bolted to the chassis, and Italtecnica created a brand new 2.1 liter, 16 valve four-cylinder engine from the ground up. They preserved the 037’s supercharged configuration but added a turbocharger, resulting in a snappy 505 PS and 550 Nm of torque sent to the rear wheels via a fast six-speed Dana Graziano manual gearbox. The top speed is rated as 310 km/h, with a 0-100 km/h time of just 3 seconds, which is not bad. The vehicle features Öhlins double-wishbone suspension and Brembo carbon-ceramic brakes with four-piston calipers for stopping power.
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This vehicle left the workshop in March 2025 and has since traveled a total of 237 kilometers. Kimera’s Luci del Bosco paint job is a deep, rich metallic brown inspired by the old Lamborghini Miuras and Countachs. The gold wheels and beige leather upholstery over carbon fiber chairs give the cabin a relaxed feel, while the exposed gearlever is adorned with a wooden gear knob. LEDs light the road up front, and there’s air conditioning, ABS brakes, a digital rear view camera, and parking sensors to keep things polite without interfering with the exposed carbon, which is exactly what you want to see.
When this project first got off the ground in 2021, the asking price ranged between €450,000 and €480,000. Since then, the market has moved on, and Broad Arrow thinks that this particular specimen, number 018, is now valued between $950,000 and $1,150,000. Kimera has informed the Broad Arrow team that they will gladly assist with import and registration if the future owner is in Europe or the United States, and will even adjust the specifications to suit the buyer if they prefer something different. The tax issue is equally easy; because this is a VAT-qualifying sale, both the hammer price and the buyer’s premium are subject to tax.
The auction of this car will take place on October 9, 2026 as part of the Zoute Grand Prix Car Week, with a public viewing on the 7th and 8th and bidding beginning in the afternoon of the ninth. It’s a rare opportunity to own an original 037 Stradale that is this new and in this condition, and if that’s not enough, Kimera is still willing to re-spec the thing if the buyer has any other ideas.
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