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It takes a very special car to match or even exceed the thrill of a Ferrari F40, but Kimera Automobili’s Lancia 037 tribute, the EVO37, does exactly that. In this video, Derek Tam-Scott visits Cuneo, Italy, the birthplace of this absurd creation and goes for a very wild ride with its creator, Luca Betti. Betti is a former rally driver and it shows in the EVO37. Like the original 037, it uses the center section of a Lancia Beta Montecarlo with new front and rear ends, together with a forced induction version of the iconic Aurelio Lampredi Fiat twin-cam engine. With over 500hp, rear wheel drive, and less than 2500 pounds, the EVO37 is a very spicy meatball. But it’s also beautiful to look at and very much a fitting homage to one of the most successful rally cars of all time, a car that defined the start of the iconic Group B era. ________________ The niche, $30b industry of collectable and low-production cars has seen little innovation in the past several decades. It’s one that lacked transparenc
