The Lancia That Almost Never Was

It may be hard to believe now that it’s a coveted classic, but the Lancia Beta Montecarlo, also known as Scorpion in the United States, wasn’t popular with buyers in period…

Matteo Licata
Roadster Life
Published in
5 min readApr 13, 2021

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The 1975 Lancia Beta Montecarlo (c. Stellantis Emea Press)

…Still, its existence led to two successful racing programs for Lancia. Funny, given the Montecarlo wasn’t supposed to…

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Matteo Licata
Roadster Life

I’ve been obsessed with cars for as long as I remember and, after working in automobile design for a decade, now I’m a lecturer, a published author, a YouTuber