WoW! Lancia Gamma Coupe for sale - £7k

[vixen1700]

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2725208.htm

How insane would you have to be to buy this for £7k

18k on the clock and immaculate, but could you actually drive it or use it?

They do have a certain charm though.

[hornetrider]

[trickywoo]

Dog st brown isn't the best colour.

[anonymous-user]

It looks delightful, and very usable. I am very tempted....

[hornetrider]

trickywoo said:

Dog st brown isn't the best colour.

Philistine. Check out the velour, smashing.

[Baryonyx]

What a hideous colour, it doesn't surprise me to see that it has such low miles, I wouldn't want to be seen out in it!

[Harry Flashman]

Sorry chaps: that is dog ugly. Retro or not, I think that there are some rose-tinted specs being worn around here!

[angusc43]

IIRC these had a particular feature if you fired one up from cold and immediately applied full lock. The resistance of the power steering pump would cause the cambelt to jump a few teeth and then your engine was toast.

Wonder if it will make 19,000 miles.

Interesting concept, though, and interesting styling. Great velour.

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Harry Flashman said:

Sorry chaps: that is dog ugly. Retro or not, I think that there are some rose-tinted specs being worn around here!

Agreed, looks like it was designed by British Leyland.

[McSam]

I just like that on the back of it, the name actually is Lancia <gamma symbol>.

This appeals to me

[vixen1700]

Harry Flashman said:

Sorry chaps: that is dog ugly. Retro or not, I think that there are some rose-tinted specs being worn around here!

[shouldbworking]

http://www.angliacarauctions.co.uk/classic-auction...

[Twincam16]

angusc43 said:

IIRC these had a particular feature if you fired one up from cold and immediately applied full lock. The resistance of the power steering pump would cause the cambelt to jump a few teeth and then your engine was toast.

That's very true. Pity really - one of those cars that's ache-inducingly gorgeous, and yet has so many 'issues' with it that can't really be solved unless you do something seriously drastic - like replace Lancia's flat-four with one from a Subaru. Others in this bracket include the Triumph Stag (only buy if the entire cooling system has been replaced with one of a completely new design from Rimmer Bros, including a radiator twice the size of the one originally fitted), the Alfa Romeo Montreal (the fuel-injection system has its very own servicing schedule, including account-decimating rebuild every 30,000 miles. Many owners convert them to carbs), and the NSU Ro80 (where to start...).

The MGA Twin Cam used to be in this no-go zone before specialists sorted its problems decades down the line. Looks like anything with a Rover K-series will end up in the 'drastic preventative maintenance required with every purchase' bracket, with the fitment of a new mild steel head gasket from a Freelander or a new N-series, plus low-cooland warning lights and buzzers. Not that it's a bad engine, it's just that its achilles' heels are so well known, if you want longevity out of it it's clear what you have to do.

[Zod]

Harry needs new glasses. It is and always was a beauty. Pity they were made out of Parmesan rinds by Italians for whom every day was Friday afternoon..

[Stack]

Even bigger WOW for this ...

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2906458.htm

I really must stop looking in the classifieds...

[vixen1700]

After its rather disastrous journey to the auction in January the gamma is now in fine fettle after having all 8 exhaust valves replaced

[hornetrider]

shouldbworking said:

http://www.angliacarauctions.co.uk/classic-auction...

4795. Well, with fees etc could be 5k plus. Given it'll get haggled a bit I think the sticker price is fine.

[Rick_1138]

My mum used to have a lancia beta coupe, was an awesome car, 2 ltr twin cam.

I always wanted a montecarlo, but you can actually hear them rusting.

[r11co]

Harry Flashman said:

Sorry chaps: that is dog ugly. Retro or not, I think that there are some rose-tinted specs being worn around here!

Straight out of the 'anything old is crap' bag of arguments.

This has concours written all over it. Anyone buying to use would be a fool. An appreciating asset in this condition.

[Ken Sington]

My first ever boss had one of those. It was a lovely thing to drive, but in terms of reliabilty, it was built on a Friday when the Italian quality controllers were off for a particularly long siesta.