RE: Lancia Fulvia | Spotted
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Turbobanana said:
those wheel arch extensions need the Cromadora alloys to fill them...
Just bought a set of five cromodura magnesium alloysfrom 1970 purely out of lust, don't have a car to put them on and driveway full. Mrs Jarse not happy. These do look at nice and as the article alludes, sensibly priced and accessible whether by lump sum or loan.Hugh Jarse said:
Turbobanana said:
those wheel arch extensions need the Cromadora alloys to fill them...
Just bought a set of five cromodura magnesium alloysfrom 1970 purely out of lust, don't have a car to put them on and driveway full. Mrs Jarse not happy. These do look at nice and as the article alludes, sensibly priced and accessible whether by lump sum or loan.
Fiammetta said:
Hugh Jarse said:
Turbobanana said:
those wheel arch extensions need the Cromadora alloys to fill them...
Just bought a set of five cromodura magnesium alloysfrom 1970 purely out of lust, don't have a car to put them on and driveway full. Mrs Jarse not happy. These do look at nice and as the article alludes, sensibly priced and accessible whether by lump sum or loan.
My dad had a red HF in the 70s, ran it for nearly 6 months before it got too rusty. Then it sat in a shed for 20 years, when he gave it to a friend who was going to restore it so they could do some classic rallying. I think it was when he spent a fortune on two new wings, and then had to spend weeks working on them to get them to fit that the rallying idea went out the window. It was a beauty when it was finished (now in white), but quickly sold to a guy who insisted he would keep it (and took a spare gearbox off my dad for nothing) - immediately flogged off for a £10k profit. I hope that guy is reading this and is ashamed.
drjdog said:
My dad had a red HF in the 70s, ran it for nearly 6 months before it got too rusty. Then it sat in a shed for 20 years, when he gave it to a friend who was going to restore it so they could do some classic rallying. I think it was when he spent a fortune on two new wings, and then had to spend weeks working on them to get them to fit that the rallying idea went out the window. It was a beauty when it was finished (now in white), but quickly sold to a guy who insisted he would keep it (and took a spare gearbox off my dad for nothing) - immediately flogged off for a £10k profit. I hope that guy is reading this and is ashamed.
Why should he be ashamed? Your father and pal decided to sell it so surely have no expectation of deciding what's done with it thereafter? Sounds as though they simply let it go too cheaply. I owned a series 1 that I used for rallying registration FAA 9D - I rarely used a trailer and drove it to and from events. It had a delightful 1216cc V4. It was built up to full FIA historic rally spec by Richard Thorne back in 1996. I regretted selling it 2 years later. It was a great car to drive. At the same time I was rallying an Opel Ascona and I always preferred the Fulvia. I have owned several Lancia's my first was an HPE, then a Mike Spence Motorsport Thema Turbo, Thema i.e and finally one of the last Beta coupes.
Sorry to be the one to burst everybody’s bubble, but the Fulvia coupe was the one car to have really fitted the “never meet your heroes” saying for me. I tried out a nicely preserved UK car at a marque specialist a couple of years ago. It was a proper pre-arranged test drive after plenty of research and already having seen and passed on a seemingly hand-painted one before. I so wanted to like it, but I just found it dreadful to drive. They’re just so incredibly nose-heavy, with that V4 mounted out front like a pendulum. Yes I know they have an excellent rally record, but it really didn’t work for me. I just thought it was going to understeer into the ditch at every opportunity.
These used to be on a par price-wise with 105 Alfa coupes, but the Alfa has left them behind. Having driven both, I can see why.
These used to be on a par price-wise with 105 Alfa coupes, but the Alfa has left them behind. Having driven both, I can see why.
LotusOmega375D said:
Sorry to be the one to burst everybody’s bubble, but the Fulvia coupe was the one car to have really fitted the “never meet your heroes” saying for me. I tried out a nicely preserved UK car at a marque specialist a couple of years ago. It was a proper pre-arranged test drive after plenty of research and already having seen and passed on a seemingly hand-painted one before. I so wanted to like it, but I just found it dreadful to drive. They’re just so incredibly nose-heavy, with that V4 mounted out front like a pendulum. Yes I know they have an excellent rally record, but it really didn’t work for me. I just thought it was going to understeer into the ditch at every opportunity.
These used to be on a par price-wise with 105 Alfa coupes, but the Alfa has left them behind. Having driven both, I can see why.
Strange old world. I’ve had both, and if anything was pleasantly surprised by how the Fulvia didn’t seem to understeer anywhere near as much as expected. I suspect this can be very dependent upon the type and state of the tyres though. These used to be on a par price-wise with 105 Alfa coupes, but the Alfa has left them behind. Having driven both, I can see why.
To be honest our Alfa 105 (2000 GTV) wasn’t the greatest handling either. Very skittish at the back, but at least it was “playful”. Maybe an example of each in factory fresh condition would impress me more. Of that era and class of cars I have driven, I preferred the all-round abilities of my BMW 2002.
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