Making its UK public debut this weekend is the new Lancia Delta (above arriving at the NEC last week) which is taking pride of place on the Lancia Motor Club stand at the NEC Classic Motor Show. Photo: Tony Harrison.

Making its UK public debut this weekend is the new Lancia Delta which is taking pride of place on the Lancia Motor Club stand at the Classic Motor Show being held at the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, which opened yesterday and is running until Sunday (16th November).

The twin turbo Multijet turbodiesel Delta, in top of the range Platino specification, will sit on the Lancia Motor Club's stand along side two older Delta examples: a superbly restored 1988 Delta 1.3 LX, and a one-off Delta Integrale Evo Martini 5 Abarth car that was originally made specially for the Agnelli family. Both cars are owned by LMC members.

Alan Temple of the Lancia Motor Club said: “I was very fortunate to drive three variants of the new Delta at the June 2008 press launch in Turin. The twin turbo Multijet was a revelation and is an excellent and stylish drivers’ car, in true Lancia tradition. I was in Italy again a last week and it’s amazing what presence this new Delta has on the road. It will be interesting to see the reaction at the NEC when the British public get their first chance to see this excellent new Lancia for the 21st Century.”

Other Club members’ rare cars on display on the LMC stand include a 1920s Lambda Limousine, an Appia Coupe from the 1950s, a Fulvia 2c Berlina Saloon and a Fulvia Zagato Competizione Coupe from the 1960s and 1970s. Lancia Motor Club UK is the World’s oldest and largest Lancia enthusiasts’ club, which caters for all Lancisti from the past, present and future.