Lancia Delta HF Integrale
Model Number: 58117
Released
15/12/1992
Drive
4WD shaftdrive, gear diff front and ball diff rear
Suspension
Four wheel independent double wishbone
Chassis Description
TA01
Body Type
Lexan
Motor
RS540
Original Price
15800 Yen
Width
186mm
Length
407mm
Height
150mm
Wheel Base
260mm
Tread Front
153mm
Tread Rear
153mm
Weight
1,650g
Scale
1/10th
Tires
front:27/65mm, Rally block tires
Rear:27/65mm, Rally block tires
Based on the TA01 chassis, this is the Lancia Delta that won the World manufacturers Rally Championship in 1992. But unusually, it was not their car that was driven by the 1992 Drivers Champion, which was Carlos Sainz (Tamiya made his car as well though, it's 58119 the Celica GT-Four...). The Lancia that Tamiya chose to make is the number 4 car driven by Didier Auriol. Like all the TA01 cars, this is a highly sought after model and is probably only behind the BMW M3 and Mercedes 190E in terms of its collectibility amongst the TA01 cars. The TA01 chassis was a reliable, well mannered and virtually indestructible chassis that made a great parking lot basher. Even in their rally guises they never really had the clearance or the suspension to handle anything too rough. You really had to spend a fair amount of cash to make these competitive, but if you did, you had a very fast and reliable car. (Description by Jimbo)
Reviews
SubaruBrattJunkie
As mentioned in the description, it takes a goodly infusion of cash to make it fast and to have anything but chassis dragging suspension. I have always marveled that Tamiya went to so much trouble to make all these rally cars, and I have several, look so good and perform so poorly. All of the rally events I have seen were off road or on dirt roads in bad shape. Mud, snow, slop, this is rally material. This is a touring car chassis with mediocre touring car suspension. It needs Hop-up's! Mine has them all, I replaced everything but the gear boxes and the rear axel mounts. Everything is made for making this car what it should have been to begin with. It has super tough wishbones, steering sector, CRP chassis which has better clearence and a host of other improvements over the kit car. Sad to say, when I bought these parts thery were pretty inexpensive and easy to find, now they are mostly gone from the seen and are expensive as the dickens when you do find them. One of the things I really like about this car is the wheels, it is the only thing that will make the TA03 version of the 037 look like a real car. Now with an ESC and a 16 turn motor as well as real shocks, this car moves out smartly for an electric. I have always liked the fact that the Manta Ray was the daddy of this line of cars and it is easy to follow the evolution of them through the TA02. The stickers on this body are not for the beginner and will give even an experienced hobbiest a hard time, large pieces and many compound curves. It takes heat and patience to do these and they will not lay down or stick without it. I believe like all the Martini cars and all the Lancia's this is a must have car, as the car after the 037, it is only natural, now I am afraid unless you are wealthy or very lucky, you will have to settle for the TT01 version. I do not and will not ever own one, they are cheap and lack and sophistication what so ever. Oh and I still have all the original parts in the original box.