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This has got to be one of the biggest spoilers of the year as regards to supercar revivals. Ferrari are spoilsports. The reason for this slight outburst by yours truly is that they have supposedly refused to give permission to the modern interpretation of the 1970s Lancia Stratos. Everyone was delighted with the development of this personal project that started off as a one-off concept car project started off by one Michael Stoschek, a car collector and historic car racer who engaged Pininfarina to design the new Stratos. It became quite a phenomenon as even Ferrari President, Luca Di Montezemolo gave it excellent remarks. But that hasn

Though we have never seen a Lancia on Singaporean roads before, nor heard the growl of the Stratos, I'm sure many car enthusiasts here know about the striking design which left an impression on many and some even dream of owning one. Well, a wealthy man who chose to remain anonymous, has decided to resurrect the lost soul. And now its back on the test track with a modern/retro design which some may love, or hate.. The one thing that made the Stratos so outstanding was the way it looked. It was compact, yet styled to look like something out of a ten year old's sketch book. It was mad, stylish and mesmerizingly pretty. This one however, looks a little odd. It doesn't have the charm of the original even though the basic shape is rather similar. The good thing though, is that both the original and the new Stratos share a Ferrari engine. The new one gets it power from a Ferrari F430 Scuderia and its chassis is from the Ferrari as well, but shortened to fit the small wheelbase of the Stratos. The sad thing is that because this project was started by that wealthy man, you won't be seeing it in mass production. Anyway, we will never get to see one, but for the rest of the world, there is still some hope as the car was seen at Fiat's test track near Milan which suggests Fiat's involvement in the production of the car and they may release limited edition models just like the 8C.