Car enthusiast, actor and comedian Rowan Atkinson is selling his Lancia Delta Integrale less than two years after buying the collectible Italian hot hatch.
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A rare rally-bred hot hatch – a Lancia Delta Integrale – owned by car enthusiast, comedian and actor Rowan Atikinson is due to be auctioned in the UK next month.
It’s expected to sell for £65,000 ($AU116,200) to £75,000 ($AU134,100).
Listed by Silverstone Auctions, this 1993 Lancia Delta (officially known as the HF Integrale Evo II) is currently owned by Rowan Atkinson – the star of comedies such as Blackadder, Mr Bean and Johnny English.
The listing claims Mr Atkinson purchased the Italian all-wheel-drive hot hatch in May 2021, subsequently driving it for little more than 2000 kilometers before deciding to sell the car.
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The Lancia Delta hatchback was never sold in Australia, but it became a global motorsports icon thanks to its success in the World Rally Championship, helping the Italian car-maker to win six straight manufacturer’s titles from 1987 until 1992 – a record which stands today.
After being revealed in 1979, the first-generation Lancia Delta went through a number of changes across the course of its 14-year life, culminating in the 1993 launch of the HF Integrale Evo II variant.
Powered by a turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine, the Lancia Delta HF Integrale Evo II produced up to 158kW and 314Nm in road-going trim, which was delivered to all four wheels through a five-speed manual transmission.
All examples of the hot hatch were built for right-hand traffic markets, although Mr Atkinson’s car was first delivered to Japan (a country which drives on the left) before being imported to the UK in 2011.
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This Lancia Delta is one of many iconic cars with racing heritage to have been owned by Mr Atkinson.
The McLaren F1 is possibly Mr Atkinson’s most well-known car, which the actor purchased in 1997 for £640,000 ($AU2.07 million today).
Despite a minor collision in 1999 and a fiery crash in 2011 – which resulted in a £910,000 ($AU1.63 million) insurance payout, reportedly the largest in UK history at the time – Mr Atkinson’s McLaren F1 was sold in 2015.
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Reports suggested the supercar had sold for its £8 million ($AU16 million) asking price, setting a new price record for the model.
Other cars previously owned by the Mr Bean star include a Honda NSX and Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, while the actor has also raced an Aston Martin Vantage V8 and a US-made 1964 Ford Falcon Sprint – which sold last year for £56,250 ($ AU100,600).
Rowan Atkinson’s Lancia Delta Integrale is due to be auctioned by Silverstone Auctions on 25 February (UK time) at the Race Retro Show.
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