1970 Lancia Stratos Zero: A crazy concept from the Wedge Era - Sound & Driving on the Streets!

I don’t know why but I have a soft spot for the so called “Wedge Era“, an automotive period that started from the late 1960s when car’s design moved away from the curved and soft lines for a more sharpened and defined style. If the production cars reflected this philosophy (like the BMW M1, Lamborghini Countach or the Lotus Esprit for example), concept cars took this design to the extreme. And the Stratos HF Zero is one of the most striking examples. Born in 1970, the initial concept behind the Zero for Bertone’s design team was simply to see how low a car they could built (in those years there was a great rivalry between car designer, especially between Bertone and Pininfarina, who a few months ago unveiled their 93.5 cm tall Pininfarina Modulo). The Stratos was designed by Marcello Gandini to be 84 cm (33 inches) from the ground! The name would be used on Lancia’s rally-going car a few years later, but this concept had little to do with that. It’s powered by a Lancia “Type “ engine ( V4 1