Lancia Montecarlo...37 years and counting
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V fine!
I actually quite like the original Montecarlo wheels, although I think that they would probably only work on that car. I think that I once saw a Montecarlo that had the same Cromodora wheels as those used on Beta Coupes and Spiders,and IIRC the Montecarlo looked fine on those wheels.
I actually quite like the original Montecarlo wheels, although I think that they would probably only work on that car. I think that I once saw a Montecarlo that had the same Cromodora wheels as those used on Beta Coupes and Spiders,and IIRC the Montecarlo looked fine on those wheels.
Way back in the day, I had a chum who owned one of these and suffered the normal two issues, rust and front brake lock-up . So he got rid of the car PDQ. However after this I stumbled on to my own particular 'thing' Ginetta G15s which also had the severe problem of front brake lock-up.
Wierdly I solved this issue by vastly improving the rear brakes. The G15 had drums at the back, and when upgraded to discs, firstly using Renault R10 items and later Hispec, the brakes problem was solved. I also fitted a balance adjuster which helped greatly.
Wierdly I solved this issue by vastly improving the rear brakes. The G15 had drums at the back, and when upgraded to discs, firstly using Renault R10 items and later Hispec, the brakes problem was solved. I also fitted a balance adjuster which helped greatly.
Beautiful example!
A neighbour has a white one when I had my first X-1/9.
Yes, the full-leatherette interior was standard and was really specially plush. Only Lotuses were really plusher.
The X-1/9s also suffered a bit from front-end lock-up, until you learned to modulate the weight transfer. Some put on 132 rear calipers to improve the balance (at the cost of a spongier brake pedal) but it was judged to be not really worth the ag.
Servo on the fronts only was daft on the 137 - later cars dispensed with it.
It was a real shame that FIAT never developed the car further, but the numbers didn't justify it. Bit like the X-1/9...
A neighbour has a white one when I had my first X-1/9.
Yes, the full-leatherette interior was standard and was really specially plush. Only Lotuses were really plusher.
The X-1/9s also suffered a bit from front-end lock-up, until you learned to modulate the weight transfer. Some put on 132 rear calipers to improve the balance (at the cost of a spongier brake pedal) but it was judged to be not really worth the ag.
Servo on the fronts only was daft on the 137 - later cars dispensed with it.
It was a real shame that FIAT never developed the car further, but the numbers didn't justify it. Bit like the X-1/9...
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