| 1968 |
Fiat commission a design for a
3-litre sports car from Pininfarina. Project code X1/8 |
| 1973 |
World fuel crisis causes Fiat to
revise the specification to 2-litres. Project code X1/20 |
| 1974 |
Abarth-Pininfarina 030SE (X1/20 development chassis no
000030 fitted with 3-litre V6 engine from Fiat 130 sedan) finishes in second place on the Giro d'Italia |
| 1975 |
Fiat transfer X1/20 project to their Lancia division.
The car is added to Lancia's new Beta
range as it uses the 'Lampredi' twin-cam engine, transmission and sundry other
parts common to the rest of the Beta range. Car renamed Lancia Beta
Montecarlo in
honour of Lancia's 1974 win on the Monte Carlo rally with a Lancia Stratos.
European
version announced at the 1975 Geneva International Motor Show. The Montecarlo
will be the
first car designed and built completely in-house by Pininfarina |
| 1976 |
North American version with 'pop-up'
headlights, 5mph impact bumpers and emission-controlled 1.8-litre engine released in the USA. Model re-named Lancia
Beta Scorpion as
Chevrolet have trademarked the name 'Monte Carlo' in the USA |
| 1977 |
UK version with RHD and glazed rear buttresses
released |
| 1978 |
Lancia Scorpion withdrawn from North American market.
Production suspended while Pininfarina focus their attention on the new Lancia
Gamma
range and make improvements to the Montecarlo's specification |
| 1980 |
Relaunched as the Lancia Montecarlo in Europe and the
UK with cosmetic improvements and revised brakes |
| 1981 |
Production ends at chassis no
137AS0005940 |
