Petrolicious

1977 Lancia Beta MonteCarlo: Martini Time (2019x27)

Air date: Jul 09, 2019

Gabriel Valentin has been passionate about rallying since the 1990s. Watching Auriol at the Rallye Monte-Carlo during Toyota’s fruitful years in the sport, Gabriel longed to one day drive a full-size version of the Celica remote-controlled car that echoed the one his hero was sliding on the television. Many years later, Gabriel and his friend were aided by Toyota in creating a replica of the iconic Castro-liveried Group A rally car, but Gabriel made a career for himself in marketing rather than motorsport. The affinity for the now-vintage rally cars never waned despite the desk jobs, and eventually he landed a rather good one with Martini Racing, which provided the perfect opportunity to create this Lancia.