Only 492 Lancia Stratos HF Stradales were ever built. That tiny run satisfied homologation rules and delivered three consecutive WRC manufacturer titles, 1974 through 1976. Now Angelilli Automobili, a Rome-based specialist in digital design and additive manufacturing, is invoking that rally legend with the Tipo 829: a mid-engined, V-6-powered supercar reportedly planned in three distinct versions. The name isn’t accidental — Tipo 829 was the original Stratos’s internal factory designation — and Angelilli is planting a flag directly in that history.
The Three Faces of the Tipo 829
Gravel roads demand different compromises than a circuit, which is why Angelilli is planning three factory personalities from one shared architecture.
Terra arrives first: the rally-height, mixed-surface version built for gravel, mountain passes, and loose-road driving — the version closest in spirit to what the original Stratos actually did. Strada sits lower, road-tuned for spirited asphalt use and longer-distance journeys. Pista goes further still, with more aggressive engine, steering, suspension, and aerodynamic calibration aimed squarely at lap times. Final Pista specifications — weight, peak power, aero — remain unconfirmed.
Key details from available reporting:
- Naturally aspirated V-6 producing approximately 500 hp, paired with all-wheel drive — though published sources conflict on displacement, reporting either 3.2 or 3.4 liters; treat both figures as provisional until Angelilli confirms a primary specification
- Tubular chassis developed digitally; additive manufacturing applied to components including titanium brake calipers under the product name Alien Mesh
- Terra confirmed as the first version for market; Pista specs remain pending
- Commissions reportedly open, but no confirmed pricing, production volume, or delivery timeline has been established
Materazzi, the F40, and Why This Project Gets Taken Seriously
The engineer behind the Ferrari F40 spent seven years shaping this car — a connection that gives the Tipo 829 its most persuasive credential.
Angelilli describes the Tipo 829 as the concluding chapter of a trilogy developed with the late engineer Nicola Materazzi. That name carries genuine weight: Materazzi led the Ferrari F40 program and contributed to the Stratos’s turbocharged Group 5 racing evolution. His involvement gives the project a credible historical thread, though it does not make this an official Lancia or Ferrari product.
The AWD setup represents a deliberate departure from the original Stratos’s rear-wheel-drive layout — a pragmatic update for a car intended to work across surfaces rather than pure rear-driven theatrics. Porsche’s 911 Dakar and the Lamborghini Huracán Sterrato have already demonstrated that a market exists for rally-influenced, high-performance machines at premium prices. The Tipo 829 applies that formula to a more overtly Italian, mid-engined concept.
Ambition Is the Easy Part
The harder question isn’t whether the Tipo 829 is a compelling idea — it’s whether Angelilli can build one.
If you’re a collector tracking this space, one fact demands attention: Angelilli’s two previous projects — the Hintegrale and the Effequaranta — reportedly haven’t reached customer production. Accepting commissions is not the same as delivering cars, and no verified weight, lap times, or pricing currently exist for any Tipo 829 version. The bloodline is genuine and the concept well-grounded; the execution, however, remains entirely unproven.
The original Stratos began as a Bertone sketch paired with a Ferrari-derived engine and went on to rewrite rallying. The Tipo 829 carries the right name and the right engineer in its history, arriving at a moment when the market has shown real appetite for exactly this kind of machine. Whether a Rome design studio can translate that inheritance into an actual car in an actual garage remains the only question that matters.
