1978 Lancia Beta 1600 Coupe
Discussion
ABRAHAM
Do you bite your thumb at us, sir?
SAMPSON
I do bite my thumb, sir.
ABRAHAM
Do you bite your thumb at us, sir?
SAMPSON
[Aside to GREGORY] Is the law of our side, if I say
ay?
GREGORY
No.
SAMPSON
No, sir, I do not bite my thumb at you, sir, but I
bite my thumb, sir.
Romeo and Juliet, Act 1, Scene 1.
Do you bite your thumb at us, sir?
SAMPSON
I do bite my thumb, sir.
ABRAHAM
Do you bite your thumb at us, sir?
SAMPSON
[Aside to GREGORY] Is the law of our side, if I say
ay?
GREGORY
No.
SAMPSON
No, sir, I do not bite my thumb at you, sir, but I
bite my thumb, sir.
Romeo and Juliet, Act 1, Scene 1.
Dunk130TC said:
That's my old Fiat Coupe 16v Turbo on the front cover, I lent them the car for the photo shoot in 2001.
I didn't think it unreasonable that they might let me have a copy of the book. The reality was not even a gritted thank you and a flat refusal to a copy of the book even at a discount.
I reluctantly bought one, cancelled my AutoItalia subscription and haven't attended one of their days since.
Can't believe you've undone nearly 20 years of counselling by resurrecting this.
(If you want a pricey book, look for a copy of the Guy Croft Twin Cam bible)
No good deed can go unpunished! I LOVED my sprint blue 1997 20v Coupe Turbo. Selling it in 2002 was a dumbass move. The only five cylinder engine that I have ever owned. it WHOOOSHED like Thunderbird One. 220 lag-free BHP with FWD and still no torque-steer. I have never tried the 16v version. Any good? I didn't think it unreasonable that they might let me have a copy of the book. The reality was not even a gritted thank you and a flat refusal to a copy of the book even at a discount.
I reluctantly bought one, cancelled my AutoItalia subscription and haven't attended one of their days since.
Can't believe you've undone nearly 20 years of counselling by resurrecting this.
(If you want a pricey book, look for a copy of the Guy Croft Twin Cam bible)
The 20 valve Turbo seemed to me full of WHOOSH. My father, an automotive engineer, thought it the best engineered car that he had ever driven. It lacked only the sixth gear which Fiat added to the model some months after I bought mine. Very sadly, after I sold the car, it surfaced on the internet having been horribly Barried with lowering, terrible wheels, and a truly dire bodykit. Now it would be a classic car, but I doubt that it survived the Barrying. It shows online as untaxed since 2010 and minus MOT since 2012. Maybe it is someone's project, but it probably died the death. Poor old P58 GWL.
Because I am a saddo, when I buy an old car, I buy a handbook for it if it does not already have one, a factory workshop book if available, and also buy any brochures or posters for it that I can find on eBay. I often buy a model of the car too, although in general I am not into model cars. When I sell the car I usually keep the model but put the other stuff with the car.
My 1978 1300 Coupe was a wreck, but a hilarious one. My 1600 is a 1979 car (the thread title incorrectly says 1978, although on reflection the car must have been built in 1978 - it was registered in February 1979), and is not a wreck, but bear in mind that these cars were expected to last 10 to 15 years, not 40 years plus.
Edited by anonymous-user on Monday 23 November 10:55
Breadvan72 said:
Same seller as in August. Claimed sold back then. Still does not answer emails.
I may ring tomorrow.
I smell fish.
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