Return of Lancia Fulvia gets green light again
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/conceptcars/" rel="tag">Concept Cars</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/timewarp/" rel="tag">Time Warp</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/coupes/" rel="tag">Coupes</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/euro/" rel="tag">Euro</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/paris-motor-show/" rel="tag">Paris Motor Show</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/alfa-romeo/" rel="tag">Alfa Romeo</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/fiat/" rel="tag">FIAT</a></p><a href="http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsArticle/Lancia-Concepts/233096/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/06/fulvia_concept_450.jpg" /></a><br /><br />The 2003 Lancia Fulvia Coupe concept that tantalized showgoers at the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/Frankfurt-Motor-Show/">Frankfurt Motor Show</a> with its crisp lines that strongly evoked its namesake predecessor was presumed dead after Fiat canned the idea due to financial woes and want of a modern platform. It seems that plans for a new coupe carrying the Lancia badge is resurgent inside Fiat, though the clearly retro styling of the 2003 concept will likely fall by the wayside instead of getting mired in a retro rut. <br /><br />It's rumored that we'll see a Fulvia riding atop the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/MiTo/">MiTo</a>'s chassis at this year's <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/Paris-Motor-Show/">Paris Motor Show</a>. Rather than relying on the work of 40 years past, the new Fulvia will share nothing but a name with its predecessor. The car may follow the current trend of other Euro coupes and incorporate a folding hardtop, but there are conflicting reports that it may also be a conventional fixed-head-coupe. We certainly wouldn't complain about giving the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/alfa+mito/">MiTo</a> an appropriate coupe roofline, so please send some our way. <br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2003-lancia-fulvia-concept/">2003 Lancia Fulvia concept</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2003-lancia-fulvia-concept/845340/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/06/1714-1_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2003-lancia-fulvia-concept/845341/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/06/1714-2_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2003-lancia-fulvia-concept/845342/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/06/1714-3_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2003-lancia-fulvia-concept/845343/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/06/1714-4_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2003-lancia-fulvia-concept/845344/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/06/1714-5_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />[Source: Autocar, Photos: ultimatecarpage]<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href=http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsArticle/Lancia-Concepts/233096/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/06/06/return-of-lancia-fulvia-gets-green-light-again/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/1217048/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/06/06/return-of-lancia-fulvia-gets-green-light-again/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p><hr />

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