1978 Lancia Beta 1600 Coupe
Discussion
js68 said:
Breadvan72 said:
The rather straighter looking silver RHD car that was for sale on carandclassic has now sold, boo hoo hoo.
Bad luck though oddly it's still live on eBay and Autotrader which is where I was astonished to first find it a few weeks ago...Perhaps you should consider offering this stray home?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/lancia-HPE-2000/3532123...
~4AAOSwASRfayVQSome random Beta stuff....
Breadvan72 said:
Grazie, but I shall be good, and focus on my current heaps. By the New Year I should know whether I am keeping both of my 1970s sporty coupes, or selling one, and if so which one. My Appia will only be sold by my Executors (or maybe by my daughter's Executors circa 2104 or I hope later), and I already have a Landy, albeit only a late Series III. I should give up biking (I am too old and frit), sell my Morini and Guzzi, and do up my Lotus.
From Pothole's posts in Biker Banter I know Moto Guzzi celebrates their century over the second weekend of Sept. next year. It's an excuse to ride your Guzzi through Europe and show off your snazzy new helmet? Or buy a newer, larger capacity Guzzi. Before you give up motorcycling for good I'd suggest blagging a test ride on a KTM Duke 790. Feels like a 70s 250 size wise, 270 degree crank makes it sound like a V-Twin and develop torque like a V-Twin, and has many Electronic aids to help you not to fall off or encounter a premature death. The KTM ownership experience may give you that Classics fettling, upkeep vibe too.
Being a tight wad and a having a thing for gold coloured forks, and brand bling like Marzoochi, Brembo and Pirelli the Benelli 752S rip off of the Ducati Monster at £6500 has just caught my eye, but they are about 50KG heavier than a Duke 790 and don't have all the Keepie Uppy Electronics. They're about 30bhp less than the Duke 790 too.
Edited by carinaman on Thursday 1st October 20:42
Breadvan72 said:
Such a shame that Lancia then said "foogit, 80s be happen" and adopted the grey plastic yawnfest interior, same as everyone else. Did all the car makers have a big meeting in 1979 and say "let's make all car interiors well dull for the next twenty years"?
Is the Alfa 164 interior well dull? Agreed it's a bit of a cliff face of plastic. P5BNij said:
A quickie before it's time for my Ovaltine.... another example of the funky interiors in these fabulous little cars....
I've made the entirely non-original observation before, but there's something pretty funky about a seat that looks occupied, if not actually humanoid, whilst empty. We need more of these. P5BNij said:
A quickie before it's time for my Ovaltine.... another example of the funky interiors in these fabulous little cars....
Reminds me many years ago I rang up a guy breaking his Beta coupe, I was looking for some replacement yellow seats.Me- what colour are your seats?
He - erm I'm colourblind but I think green.
Me - (thinks) who on earth would make a car with green seats? Must be yellow.
Me - ok I'll buy them and pick them up soon.
He - ok
I arrive after a bit of a journey.
Very very green.
Oh.
(bought them anyway and they were in decent nick).
Well, after recovering from nightmarish pre-4AM images of The Old Ones (I did this by driving for an hour from SE11 to OX9), I had another look at the old ones on this site.
https://www.italiansportsandclassics.com/cars-for-...
Hmmmm. I do not like a car dealer site that does not state any prices. An asking price should be an asking price. A place that may perhaps vary its asking price based on its appraisal of the potential buyer's level of affluence and/or of relative naivety is not the sort of place that I'd be likely to buy from.
https://www.italiansportsandclassics.com/cars-for-...
Hmmmm. I do not like a car dealer site that does not state any prices. An asking price should be an asking price. A place that may perhaps vary its asking price based on its appraisal of the potential buyer's level of affluence and/or of relative naivety is not the sort of place that I'd be likely to buy from.
CharlesdeGaulle said:
P5BNij said:
I've made the entirely non-original observation before, but there's something pretty funky about a seat that looks occupied, if not actually humanoid, whilst empty. We need more of these. 
I need to get out more, or just give up and stay firmly in 1972 where I belong
Breadvan72 said:
Well, after recovering from nightmarish pre-4AM images of The Old Ones (I did this by driving for an hour from SE11 to OX9), I had another look at the old ones on this site.
https://www.italiansportsandclassics.com/cars-for-...
Hmmmm. I do not like a car dealer site that does not state any prices. An asking price should be an asking price. A place that may perhaps vary its asking price based on its appraisal of the potential buyer's level of affluence and/or of relative naivety is not the sort of place that I'd be likely to buy from.
prices and up-to-date for fully prepped cars appears to be available on their Facebook page which seems to be the direction that many are taking - website looks to be maintained as an afterthought...https://www.italiansportsandclassics.com/cars-for-...
Hmmmm. I do not like a car dealer site that does not state any prices. An asking price should be an asking price. A place that may perhaps vary its asking price based on its appraisal of the potential buyer's level of affluence and/or of relative naivety is not the sort of place that I'd be likely to buy from.
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