
Lancia Stratos HF #2 Jolly Club A. Fassina / M. Mannini Rally Sanremo 1979 Sun Star 1:18

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Specifications
- Brand
- Lancia
- Manufacturer
- Sun Star
- Scale
- 1:18
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 4510
- Year
- 1979
- Era
- 1970s
- Body Type
- Rally Models
- Vehicle Class
- WRC Classic
- Openable Parts
- Yes
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Race Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 657440045100
About the Lancia Stratos HF #2 Jolly Club A. Fassina / M. Mannini Rally Sanremo 1979 Sun Star 1:18
TL;DR: Sun Star's 1:18 diecast Lancia Stratos HF #2 reproduces Jolly Club's privateer entry at Rally Sanremo 1979, driven by Fassina and Mannini years after the factory withdrew its own works program. Fine competition livery detailing carries the correct number and sponsor graphics.
The Stratos remained competitive in privateer hands long after Lancia's factory team moved on, and Jolly Club's continued campaigning kept the car relevant well into the late 1970s.
The Stratos HF's Purpose-Built Pedigree
Lancia built the Stratos from the ground up as a dedicated rally weapon rather than adapting an existing road car, and that purpose-built wedge shape remains one of motorsport's most recognizable silhouettes. Sun Star's diecast reproduces the car's aggressive, angular bodywork with sharp panel definition, and the Jolly Club livery's specific color blocking and sponsor placement is applied with the fine, legible printing that separates serious motorsport diecast from generic race liveries.
Jolly Club's Privateer Campaign
By 1979 the works Lancia effort had shifted focus, leaving teams like Jolly Club to carry the Stratos banner in national and international rallies. This subject appeals directly to collectors who track a car's competition life beyond its factory glory years, a chapter of the Stratos story that rewards deeper motorsport knowledge rather than surface-level recognition.














