Lancia Stratos Zero concept (1970)
Concept car · 1970 · Combustion
The Bertone wedge you enter through the windscreen
Marcello Gandini's Stratos Zero for Bertone is the defining wedge of the era: a fibreglass triangle just 84 cm tall, finished in copper, built on the chassis of a crashed Lancia Fulvia HF. Access is via a hinged front windscreen that lifts up, with the steering wheel retracting to let the driver climb over the nose. It predated the Stratos HF rally prototype by a year and lent its name to the legendary production car. Since 2025 it has been shown at the Petersen Museum's Wedge Revolution exhibit.
Key facts
- Engine: 1.6L Lancia V4 (from Fulvia HF), mid-mounted
- Power: 115 PS (113 hp)
- Designer: Marcello Gandini, Bertone
- Height: 84 cm
- Entry: Lift-up front windscreen; retracting steering wheel
- Status: One-off (Petersen Museum, The Wedge Revolution)
Production
- Status: Concept only
- A 1970 Bertone wedge show car (one built) that never entered production, though it inspired the later Stratos HF.
- Revealed at 1970 Turin Motor Show
Source: Wikipedia - Lancia Stratos Zero