The once-great Italian auto-maker is in a cadaverous state. It no longer sells cars outside of Italy, where its line-up consists solely of the Ypsilon, an aging, pseudo-chic city car based on the equally ripen Fiat 500.

It wasn’t always that way. Decades ago, many motorists considered Lancia an Italian alternative to Mercedes-Benz. Then, after joining Fiat in 1969, it became known for world-beating rally cars before fading away into anonymity during the 1990s. Here are some of Lancia’s greatest hits