WHAT COULD BE MORE LIKE A ‘RALLY car for the road’ than a Lancia Delta HF Integrale? When Group B was scrapped in 1986, the Delta was rapidly developed for the new Group A regulations and hit the ground with all four wheels spinning. It went on to win an incredible six WRC manufacturers’ titles on the bounce, from ’87 to ’92, earning itself icon status. It was also feted as an exceptional road car back in the day, becoming a poster car for many enthusiasts.
The spacious workshop of Maturo Competition Cars is filled with Delta Integrales, some Group A rally cars, some tidy road cars. It’s clear that the Delta is a passion of the firm, based in the small town of Veghel, a few miles north of Eindhoven in the Netherlands, but it’s not a blind passion. They’ve been working with them long enough to know all their many weaknesses, which has resulted in them creating an inventory of no fewer than 2000 re-engineered parts.
Maturo was founded five years ago by Marco Geeratz, an entrepreneur, and Frank van Ganzewinkel, an engineer who has
