1978 Lancia Beta 1600 Coupe
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CharlesdeGaulle said:
Spectrum SPV Special Edition perhaps...? 
We've definitely lost something along the way regarding interiors since the '70s....
Always loved the more bonkers '70s Lamborghini options....
Edited by P5BNij on Friday 2nd October 15:51
js68 said:
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.
arguti said:
One of the 2 partners of that company is Paolo Pettenatti - good bloke and proper Italian car nut! I have bought from him before. the cars are from a year or two back - I think he is in Italy as we speak- let him know what you are looking for and he will find it.
Grazie tanto! For now I am going to stay put, but I might ring him and ask him to keep an eye out for any RHD Flavia Coupes, though in Italy most or all will be LHD. BTW, I recently learned that most Lancias had RHD as the default set up until the late 1950s: it was a Lancia thing. I have seen a few 1970s Italian domestic market cars that were specified with RHD from new. Some say that this was done for Alpine driving, so you can see where the precipice is. Yer swanky Turin or Milan 1950s to 1970s exec type liked to hoon off skiing every weekend between December and April, and maybe having a RHD car also had a touch of status-bragging about it.
I will hopefully have the Beta on the road next week (NB I have been saying that for ages). I must try to get the tears in the seats sorted.
Edited by anonymous-user on Saturday 3rd October 18:05
tame interior compared to the above but looks exceptionally clean...
https://angliacarauctions.co.uk/classic/sat-7th-su...
https://angliacarauctions.co.uk/classic/sat-7th-su...
Perhaps the only living Volumex without a torn outer bolster on the driver's seat!
It looks great. The small supercharger adds torque, and makes the two litre Lampredi feel like it has an extra litre. Also, every HPE is a Tardis inside - very roomy for a family. Berlina wheelbase, so not quite as handly as a Coupe, but still a superb sporty estate car
It looks great. The small supercharger adds torque, and makes the two litre Lampredi feel like it has an extra litre. Also, every HPE is a Tardis inside - very roomy for a family. Berlina wheelbase, so not quite as handly as a Coupe, but still a superb sporty estate car
Edited by anonymous-user on Saturday 3rd October 18:03
js68 said:
tame interior compared to the above but looks exceptionally clean...
https://angliacarauctions.co.uk/classic/sat-7th-su...
That does look good. And dangerously, temptingly cheap. LHD suits me too...https://angliacarauctions.co.uk/classic/sat-7th-su...
Breadvan72 said:
Yum, but the steering wheel looks naff.
Ha, I quite like the steering wheel! I have a very nice wood rim Nardi wheel in my Cooper S which might find its way into my next purchase if it ever happens.I'm currently sat on yet another ballast job right above the North Circular at Cricklewood, dreaming of Alfas, Lancias and far away places. T'was ever thus. About five minutes away from where I'm sat is the dealership which sold my Cooper S to its first owner in April '69, a full six months after it was despatched from Longbridge. It's a small world right enough, but I wouldn't want to paint it.
Breadvan72 said:
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I will hopefully have the Beta on the road next week (NB I have been saying that for ages). I must try to get the tears in the seats sorted.
Hopefully the clutch is sorted now - was the bill reasonable?I will hopefully have the Beta on the road next week (NB I have been saying that for ages). I must try to get the tears in the seats sorted.
Edited by Breadvan72 on Saturday 3rd October 18:05
OT: English is a marvellous language - I initially read tears as in crying. The sentence still makes sense.
I may have been doing too many cryptic crosswords.
Breadvan72 said:
I have seen a few 1970s Italian domestic market cars that were specified with RHD from new. Some say that this was done for Alpine driving, so you can see where the precipice is.
This is why Italian trucks were frequently RHD too. Cast your mind back to the transporters in Turin in The Italian Job.Breadvan72 said:
Spotaggimentatura di Thema, a Pimlico, innit.
This 1992 car was parked just along from a 1990 Merc. Both look like daily drivers.
i LOVE these. had a chance to buy one in that exact colour years ago, should have had it. everything about it felt like "yes, this is a normal saloon, but drawn by italians". very stylish. This 1992 car was parked just along from a 1990 Merc. Both look like daily drivers.
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