TMN: Preview: Italeri's 1/12th-scale Lancia Delta HF Integrale 16V Safari Rally 1991

To complement their earlier release of the Lancia Delta Integrales, Italeri are set to release the Lancia Delta HF 16V "Safari Rally 1991" in 1/12 scale. Markings, kit features & CADs in our preview...

Preview: Italeri's 1/12th-scale Lancia Delta HF Integrale 16V Safari Rally 1991

Lancia Delta HF Safari

Integrale 16V Safari Rally 1991

1/12th scale

Kit No. #4720

Model Length: 32.6 cm

Plastic injection-moulded kit, vinyl tyres and multimedia accessories are included.

Three marking choices included in the box

Available directly from Italeri – Price: €200

Product Link on the Italeri Website...

Italeri continues in their tradition of immortalising great Italian cars in plastic. This, their latest kit, is presented to us in CAD for today; it represents the Lancia Delta HF in its iconic “Safari” configuration from the 1991 season in 1/12th scale.

The 1991 Lancia Delta HF Integrale 16V "Safari" rally car.

The 1991 Lancia Delta HF Integrale 16V was a legendary rally machine. Driven by Juha Kankkunen and co-driven by Juha Piironen for the Martini Lancia team, the car secured a famous victory at the 1991 Safari Rally in Kenya. This specific iteration cemented the hatchback's reputation as a dominant force in the Group A era of the World Rally Championship (WRC).

We look in these photos of three Safari Rally 1991 Lancia Delta Integrale 16V's – this one was of the unfortunate end of M. Biasion & T. Siviero's car, which is one of the three in this kit you can choose from.

Equipped with a powerful 2.0-litre double-overhead-cam, 16-valve turbocharged and intercooled engine, the rally car required robust modifications to survive the harsh and notoriously gruelling Kenyan terrain. To handle the demanding endurance event, the car featured significantly reinforced suspensions, extended wheel arches for larger tyres, higher ground clearance, and an external front bull bar. It also incorporated heavy-duty modifications like a reinforced body and a roof-mounted air intake snorkel.

The 1991 Lancia Delta HF Integrale 16V "Safari" rally car in Kenya, piloted by J. Kankkunen & Juha Piironen. This is one of the marking choices of this kit.

The success of the 1991 Safari Rally car helped Lancia claim the 1991 WRC Manufacturers' title. This victory is considered a high point in the 16V's competition lifecycle, taking place just before Lancia transitioned to the heavily updated Evoluzione (or "Deltona") models the following season.

1991 Lancia Delta HF Integrale 16V The "Safari" rally car, piloted by Martin Christie, is captured in this famous (& unfortunate) photo. This no. 1 marked car is also a choice of markings for this kit.

Check out this page for some great photos of the safari cars in the 1991 season...

The Kit: 1/12th scale Lancia Delta HF Safari Integrale 16V Safari Rally, 1991

Italeri's 1/12th scale line is now expanded with a “super model” dedicated to a true legend of the world of rallying. This is the "Safari" version of their Lancia Delta HF Integrale 16V kit with new parts & devclas added to make this into any one of three choices from the Safari cars of the 1991 season (or any other replicas you would like to make).

Model features:

● Photo-etched fret to replicate scale thickness on some of the thinner items of the kit, including the mesh grilles.