1978 Lancia Beta 1600 Coupe
Discussion
P5BNij said:
I cannot decide which turns me on more - Yummy Mummy della Bella Italia just finishing the daily fashion shopping, or the awesome steelies on her HPE. PS: The dude in the background proves that, in Italy, even the obvious kiddy fiddlers are super stylish.
Edited by anonymous-user on Monday 5th October 12:00
Breadvan72 said:
P5BNij said:
I cannot decide which turns me on more - Yummy Mummy della Bella Italia just finishing the daily fashion shopping, or the awesome steelies on her HPE. PS: The dude in the background proves that, in Italy, even the obvious kiddy fiddlers are super stylish.
Edited by Breadvan72 on Monday 5th October 12:00
V1nce Fox said:
Breadvan72 said:
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. 
Breadvan72 said:
P5BNij said:
I cannot decide which turns me on more - Yummy Mummy della Bella Italia just finishing the daily fashion shopping, or the awesome steelies on her HPE. PS: The dude in the background proves that, in Italy, even the obvious kiddy fiddlers are super stylish.
Edited by Breadvan72 on Monday 5th October 12:00
OK, so the Beta has a new clutch, new gear linkage, new window winder, and an MOT (it may not need one, but it's a good thing to have).
The car is running on its old coil, and can be switched between points and electronic ignition using a little switchbox near the coil. It seems to run better on just points. Marco Il Mechanico Marvelloso will check this out, and maybe stick an Amethyst system on, as he did with my Fiat 124.
The expansion tank has a small crack in it, and coolant is pushing out when the engine is hot. An easy fix or replacement.
The car is a fair bit quieter, smoother, and more refined than the Fiat, and with FWD it has less lairy handling. It also has firmer brakes than the Fiat does, and less play in the steering. The Beta lacks the Fiat's dynamic urge and rortiness, but is still a lot of fun. The driving experience as between the two cars is quite different.
The interior is looking well shabby - It really needs a retrim, alas, but in cloth or in leather that would be spendoolificacious.
I may have to spaff on tyres again. I have what may be a false memory that I had given the car a set of Pirellis, but in fact it has Pirelli Cinutrato P3s on the front, which are very slightly perished, and two blah blah blah tyres on the back.
Anyway, yippee!
The car is running on its old coil, and can be switched between points and electronic ignition using a little switchbox near the coil. It seems to run better on just points. Marco Il Mechanico Marvelloso will check this out, and maybe stick an Amethyst system on, as he did with my Fiat 124.
The expansion tank has a small crack in it, and coolant is pushing out when the engine is hot. An easy fix or replacement.
The car is a fair bit quieter, smoother, and more refined than the Fiat, and with FWD it has less lairy handling. It also has firmer brakes than the Fiat does, and less play in the steering. The Beta lacks the Fiat's dynamic urge and rortiness, but is still a lot of fun. The driving experience as between the two cars is quite different.
The interior is looking well shabby - It really needs a retrim, alas, but in cloth or in leather that would be spendoolificacious.
I may have to spaff on tyres again. I have what may be a false memory that I had given the car a set of Pirellis, but in fact it has Pirelli Cinutrato P3s on the front, which are very slightly perished, and two blah blah blah tyres on the back.
Anyway, yippee!
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