Lancia Rally 037 Jolly Club Totip No. 3 Dario Cerrato Giuseppe Cerri Winner Rally Isola d'Elba 1985 Kyosho 1:18

The Lancia Rally 037 occupies a singular position in motorsport history: homologated for FIA Group B in 1982, it became the last rear-wheel-drive car to claim a WRC manufacturers' title, doing so in 1983. By 1985 the 037 was operating in the shadow of the four-wheel-drive generation, yet in the hands of the right crew it remained a front-running proposition — as the 17th Rally dell'Isola d'Elba conclusively demonstrated. Kyosho's 1:18 die-cast captures car No. 3 exactly as it ran that day in May 1985, complete with the Jolly Club Totip red-and-white livery that defined Italian rally photography for an entire decade.

The Lancia Rally 037: Last of the Rear-Wheel-Drive Group B Cars

Styled by Pininfarina and engineered by Abarth, the SE037 was built to satisfy FIA Group B homologation requirements. Its mid-mounted Abarth 2.0-litre inline-four breathed through a Volumex roots-type supercharger. The choice of rear-wheel drive was a deliberate engineering statement at a time when Audi was demonstrating the advantages of quattro all-wheel drive; Lancia backed their chassis philosophy long enough to win the 1983 WRC manufacturers' title, then continued campaigning the car in European and Italian championship rounds well into 1985.

Cerrato, Cerri and the 1985 European Championship Campaign

Dario Cerrato and co-driver Giuseppe "Geppi" Cerri — a partnership that ran continuously from 1982 to 1992 — entered the 17th Rally dell'Isola d'Elba as Jolly Club Totip car No. 3. Their team-mates Miki Biasion and Stefano Siviero started as No. 1; the Elba result placed Cerrato-Cerri first and Biasion-Siviero second. The Isola d'Elba win was one of four victories the pairing took in 1985 — alongside the Costa Smeralda, Rally Bulgaria (Zlatni Piassatzi) and Targa Florio — a run that secured Cerrato the 1985 FIA European Rally Championship drivers' title. The white-and-red Totip colour scheme, carried by the Jolly Club across multiple seasons, is among the most immediately recognisable Italian rally liveries of the mid-1980s.

Kyosho's 1:18 Scale Model: Die-Cast with Full Opening Features

Kyosho reproduces the No. 3 Cerrato-Cerri car in die-cast metal at 1:18 scale. The model features opening bonnet, both doors, and boot, with the open bonnet revealing the supercharged Abarth engine bay — a meaningful detail given the mechanical drama inherent in the 037's drivetrain. Supplier-stated features include an authentic interior, a detailed engine compartment, and turning front wheels. The Totip livery, race number and Jolly Club markings are reproduced as they appeared on the Elba entry in May 1985.

In the Display Cabinet: Building a Group B Collection

The No. 3 Jolly Club Totip 037 works naturally alongside the sister No. 1 Biasion-Siviero entry from the same event, and pairs equally well with Lancia's subsequent Group B entrant, the Delta S4, which joined the works programme from late 1985. For collectors focused on the European and Italian championship circuits of the period, the car sits beside Lancia Delta HF Integrale Group A entries that Cerrato himself later contested with Jolly Club. Other Kyosho 1:18 Group B rally models in the collection provide immediate cross-manufacturer display companions from the same era.