A 1978 Lancia Montecarlo in Photos

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This 1978 Lancia Montecarlo sold through Bonhams for approximately $24,800 last year.

Lancia's seductive two-seater came to North America as a 1976 and 1977 model called the Scorpion. The name change was due to the threat of litigation from Chevrolet, which had named one of its models Monte Carlo.

A total of 7,798 examples of the Lancia Montecarlo were built from 1975 through 1981.

Designed and built by Pininfarina, the little Lancia looks like a miniature Ferrari 365 GT4/BB.

This 1978 example, with a right-hand-drive configuration, showed 109,000 miles on the odometer when it sold at the Bonhams online auction.

The Montecarlo originally came with a Fiat 2.0-liter inline-four engine that delivers 120 hp.

While they'll never be highly valued, these cars are an exquisite expression of Pininfarina design flair at its very best.

Both the Montecarlo and U.S.-spec Scorpion are best suited to mechanically inclined owners, as most examples have suffered neglect, rust, and maybe even some hideous modifications over the ensuing decades, and will benefit from sympathetic remediation.