Lancia Fulvia Coupé 1.2
The first Fulvia Coupé packed grown-up engineering into a compact 2+2 shape. Its narrow V4 sat at the front, the front wheels pulled the car, and disc brakes worked at all four corners—a rare combination for a small 1965 coupé.
1965 Italy Lancia Fulvia Coupe 1.2 profile cover · Andrew Bone from Weymouth, England · CC BY 2.0
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More than a set of wheels.
Lancia unveiled the Fulvia Coupé at Geneva in 1965, two years after the sedan. Piero Castagnero shaped its bright glasshouse and steeply sloped screens with inspiration from Riva speedboats. The wheelbase was shortened to 2,330 mm, yet the cabin retained a 2+2 arrangement. Lancia's first road Coupé used a 1,216 cc, 80 PS V4 before later 1.3 and 1.6 versions expanded the family.
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Its designer looked to Riva motorboats for inspiration, which helps explain the airy cabin and crisp, elegant roofline.
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Shorter outside, still a 2+2
The Coupé's 2,330 mm wheelbase was 150 mm shorter than the sedan's, helping make the body compact and agile. Lancia still required two small rear seats, a maximum length near four metres and a target weight around 900 kg. The result was not merely a sedan with fewer doors but a carefully repackaged sporting car.
Source: Lancia Fulvia Club — Fulvia Coupé production and dimensions ↗The road car before the HF legend
Later rally success can make every early Fulvia Coupé seem like an HF, but the ordinary 1965 launch car came first with 80 PS. The factory's HF version followed in 1966 with 88 hp and different competition intent. Keeping the launch car separate shows how strong the underlying package—front drive, a compact V4 and four-wheel discs—already was.
Source: Lancia — sixty years of HF passion ↗Where these facts come from
- Lancia — sixty years of HF passion
- Stellantis Heritage — Lancia Fulvia
- Lancia Fulvia Club — Fulvia Coupé production and dimensions
- Lancia Fulvia Club — factory technical bulletin 818.130/131
- Automobile Catalog — 1965 Lancia Fulvia Coupé
Selected facts checked for this edition. Some source pages link to broader model families. Last reviewed October 2, 2026.