RE: Lancia Beta Monte-Carlo: Spotted

[soxboy]

ReverendCounter said:

soxboy said:

Well I think it looks lovely, but PLEASE do something about the awful (and illegal) number plates.

You probably hate this then...

No, because that’s Italian and the correct small front number plate.

[kellydk]

Something does not exactly run true about that car. The S1 Montecarlo had solid buttresses. The glass ones were a S2 feature. The wheels are certainly S1 though.

My father has an S1 spider and it is an interesting car to drive. The Montecarlo does have its flaws. Rust can be an issue but most of these now are used as classic cars so most (not all) will be in good condition. There are some cars out there being advertised at similar money but have rust issues so beware. Also, I do believe that this is overpriced. A lot of cars at similar ish money have been for-sale for months on end. Sellers speculating on what they think the car is worth based entirely on the values of other similar aged cars. A car is only worth what someone is willing to pay after all

[ReverendCounter]

soxboy said:

No

I just wanted an excuse to post something 037ish. Next time there's a conversation about Fiat 128s I'll probably end up posting these:





(hopefully the lack of plates won't stop you from enjoying the pics )

Edited by ReverendCounter on Sunday 4th March 21:22

[ReverendCounter]

kellydk said:

My father has an S1 spider

Well, as these posts are responses to an article rather than someone's thread, you wouldn't be hijacking it if you were to share images/pics - it would be nice to see and relevant, unlike the 128 pics I've posted!

[Fetchez la vache]

I like them always have.
But I don't £20k like it.

[SVX]

Being somewhat of a serial Lancia owner over the years (my first grown up car was a Delta Turbo), I've often wondered about the Montecarlo; I had a brief dalliance with a late run out model Beta HPE and the raspy 2.0 Lampredi is a masterpiece. There can't be many left, but £20K is insane money!

[JohnnyUK]

Had one in the 90's (after a Beta couple). Had it a month at most and sold it on.

Why? Every morning, I'd find new rust appearing overnight and flat tyres once a week.

The driving experience wasn't worth the pain of watching it disintegrate.

Love the shape, but.....aaaaarrrrrgh.

[anonymous-user]

Holy Thread Revival, Batman!

The white car is, I gather, still for sale. 20K is still too much, I reckon, especially in Covidworld, and it appears that the car still has incorrect (even if now legal) black and silver numberplates. A month or two ago what looked like a better car, despite the presence of an ugly albeit period bodykit, sold for something closer to 12K or 13K judging by the CandC advert, which was not up for long. That one may have been a bit of a bargain for someone, as it had a Guy Croft "fast road" engine.

I missed my chance to buy a Montecarlo about six years ago when I almost got hold of a black one with an OK body and engine but a tatty interior. Now they are too spenner.