RE: Lancia Thema 8.32: Spotted

[Pericoloso]

I saw one of these for sale in Belgium yesterday ,described as "Met werk" ,for 3000euro ,which I take as needs work.

Didn't see the actual car .just an ad from an Italian car specialist dealer.

[Pericoloso]

Here's the ad.

[cramorra]

Pericoloso said:

Here's the ad.

Desirable pre cat one... wonder what an engine rebuild on this will be like or if you could fit a 308/328 one.....

[Lewis Kingston]

cramorra said:

Desirable pre cat one... wonder what an engine rebuild on this will be like or if you could fit a 308/328 one.....

Put a Northstar in it.

*Starts running*

[cramorra]

Lewis Kingston said:

Put a Northstar in it.

*Starts running*

Will not run fast enough if it runs a Northstar

[bloomen]

I drove one of these for a bit in the deep past. Lovely interior but other than that I was far from blown away. It didn't really feel all that special to drive and because the engine's so different from other Ferrari ones it's hard to release much more grunt.

The 2.0 turbo is more fun and quicker.

[W10OOW]

Lovely car, I bought it ! The seller was very helpful and pleasant to deal with, thank you Victor and Eric. I’m delighted with the car and hope to keep her for many decades !

[Mr Tidy]

Congratulations.

Please, please post a Readers' Cars thread for it!

And of course, enjoy!

[viggyp]

W10OOW said:

Lovely car, I bought it ! The seller was very helpful and pleasant to deal with, thank you Victor and Eric. I’m delighted with the car and hope to keep her for many decades !

Great stuff. I hope you have a great ownership experience

[aaron_2000]

W10OOW said:

Lovely car, I bought it ! The seller was very helpful and pleasant to deal with, thank you Victor and Eric. I’m delighted with the car and hope to keep her for many decades !

Damn, you paid strong money for it, shows you’re the right guy to own it. Hope you get a thread up, I’m one of the few on here that didn’t think it was actually stupidly priced. Great buy

[carinaman]

One on eBay needing some work:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1987-Lancia-Thema-8-32-...

[A1VDY]

carinaman said:

One on eBay needing some work:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1987-Lancia-Thema-8-32-...

Also listed at £12K-https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1987-Lancia-Thema-8-32-Series-1-Ferrari-V8-215-BHP-68k-Miles-12-Months-MOT/273743525486?_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIM.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D20140122125356%26meid%3De44b5f4627ee42598467995da95dc8cb%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D12%26mehot%3Dpp%26sd%3D273779479931%26itm%3D273743525486&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851

[Alfahol Addict]

W10OOW said:

Lovely car, I bought it ! The seller was very helpful and pleasant to deal with, thank you Victor and Eric. I’m delighted with the car and hope to keep her for many decades !

So, how is it going with it?

[Jonnyhahn]

Spitfire2 said:

One of the other 7 is about 400 yards from me. Looks equally good condition but lives outside so not sure how long that will last. It does appear to move occasionally but not often.

Has reg number 832F too if I'm remembering right.

Was this thema in silver?

[Track Rod]

MJK 24 said:

This I.O.M. registered example is a regular sight in and around south Liverool. Sounds lovely.

I live in South Liverpool and I've never seen that, I'll keep my eyes/ears open!!

[832ark]

I wonder how this compared to a contemporary BMW 535i? I guess the 535i would be a better car in every way but probably not as characterful.

[s m]

832ark said:

I wonder how this compared to a contemporary BMW 535i? I guess the 535i would be a better car in every way but probably not as characterful.

I’ve seen a test where it was compared to an M5....but can’t remember a 535i one

[250GTE]

Been a while since anybody has posted on this thread.
This car is now in my garage...
Fun to read back through the posts.
1) It still looks like a Taxi
2) It is still slower than a 21st Century hot hatch
3) The engine is awesome
4) The interior is awesome
5) It is not a Vauxhall
6) There are still warning lights.

[Julian Thompson]

Looks marvellous. Great car!

[250GTE]