Lancia Fulvia Coupé HF
Fulvia Coupé 1.2 HF (1966)

The HF Saga

Lancia produced a limited number of car with enhanced characteristics destined to racing activity, and they were marked HF. HF is the symbol of Lancia's racing team and was adopted by Cesare Fiorio in 1963; the Squadra Corse had also the goal to coordinate the activity of gentlemen drivers in order to concentrate the efforts for victory. The Fulvia HF had more powerful and well tuned engines, with special camshafts and bigger carburettors, more Spartan furniture with racing seats, enlighten bodies without bumpers and adopted Perspex windows. Some models had enlarged mudguards and larger tyres. The most important HF is the 1.6 model known as Fanalone, that means big headlight, for his bigger central high beam lamps. This car opened the door of glory in rally races to Lancia. With 160 hp, front wheel drive and 850 kg of weight the Fanalone was a more balanced car than competitors and was easier to drive. The last Coupé 1.6 HF is known as Fanalino (little headlight), it was build with the second series body and didn't reach the fame of previous 1.6 HF.

Munari/Mannucci's Fanalone they used to win Montecarlo 1972
Fulvia Coupé Rallye 1.3 HF (1967) Racing Fanalone Interior
Fulvia Coupé Rallye 1.3 HF (1967) Fulvia Coupé 1600 HF (1971) Fanalino Corsa
Fulvia Coupé Rallye 1.6 HF Fanalone (1968) Fulvia Coupé 1.6 HF (1971) Fanalino
Fulvia Coupé Rallye 1.6 HF Fanalone (1968) The Fulvia Coupé 2 series imported in UK were hand modified by Lancia′s coachbuilders because of extern headlamps minimum height fixed by British rules to 62". The photo shows a beautiful 1.6 HF "Fanalino", courtesy of Andrew Cliffe, Omicron Engineering Ltd.


The Technical table
Model Speed Fuel consumption Weight Length*Width*Height Tyres and
Wheels		 Notes
Coupé 1.2 HF 161 km/h 9.2 litri/100 km 825 Kg 3,935*1,555*1,300 mm 145R14'
4 1/2 J 14
Coupé Rallye 1.3 HF 174 km/h 8.9 litri/100 km 825 Kg 3,935*1,555*1,300 mm 145R14'
4 1/2 J 14		 5 speed gearbox
in the last 20 specimen
Coupé Rallye 1.6 HF 180 km/h 10.8 litri/100 km 850 Kg 3,935*1,570*1,300 mm 175HR13'
6 J 13		 Fanalone 5 speed gearbox
Coupé Rallye 1.6 HF variante 1016 190 km/h 10.8 litri/100 km 850 Kg 3,935*1,570*1,300 mm 175HR13'
6 J 13		 Fanalone 5 speed gearbox
Coupé 1600 HF 180 km/h 10.8 litri/100 km 900 Kg 3,935*1,570*1,330 mm 175HR14'
6 J 14		 Fanalino 5 speed gearbox
Track and Wheelbase
Modello Anteriore Posteriore Passo Note
Coupé 1.2 HF 1300 mm 1280 mm 2330 mm  
Coupé Rallye 1.3 HF 1300 mm 1280 mm 2330 mm  
Coupé Rallye 1.6 HF and Coupé 1600 HF 1390 mm 1350 mm 2330 mm With Campagnolo 6J rims
1375 mm 1335 mm 2330 mm With Cromodora 6J
and Campagnolo 5,5J e 5J rims
1320 mm 1280 mm 2330 mm With steel rims 4,5J

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