1992 Lancia Delta Integrale Evo 1 owned by Ralph Gilles for sale

Sterantis Chief Design Officer Ralph Gires' 1992 Lancia Delta Integrale is up for sale.

Currently listed on Bring a Trailer, the car is an Evo I model with a wider track, adjustable rear spoiler, and boxed fender flares sporting a 2.0-liter turbo 4 that sends power to all four wheels via a 5-speed manual transaxle.

This is the Evo I model, which has a 2.0 liter turbo 4 that sends power to all four wheels via a 5-speed manual transaxle.

This was one of the performance versions of the original Delta, produced as a rally homologation special. The Delta was presented at the 1979 Frankfurt Motor Show as a basic economy car, but Lancia quickly turned it into a rally weapon, keeping it competitive throughout the Group B and Group A eras of the 1980s and early 1990s.

The Evo I was launched in 1991, followed by the more powerful Evo II in 1993. This was the last model, as Lancia soon withdrew from rallying. Two more generations of the Delta followed, but did not deliver the performance of the original. Lancia now plans to launch the electric Delta in 2028, but this nameplate was discontinued in 2014.

Gilles' Delta Integrale Evo I was imported to the U.S. from Japan by a previous owner and acquired by Sterantis design bosses via Bring a Trailer in 2018. It has been sold on dealer consignment in Arizona and currently has 63,000 miles on it. The engine was rebuilt after Jill acquired the car, the auction listing states. At the time of publication, the bid was $42,850, with two days remaining in the auction.

The Delta Integrale is not the only cool car to grace Jill's garage. He commissioned SpeedKore Performance Group of Wisconsin to build him a 1968 Dodge Charger with a carbon fiber body and a 1,000-horsepower Hellephant V-8 engine.