Buying guide/tips for aquiring a Lancia Fulvia?

[Greenwich Ross]

Is there one? Are there any?

Only i'm looking to chop my Boxster in for something quite different and the Fulvia keeps popping up.

Is this a disaster waiting to happen?

R.

[jamieandthemagic]

I was tossing between a fulvia and a bertone alfa. In the end the sheer lack of choice and spares availability swung me away from a fulvia.

I do love them though.

I think it depends on how long you plan to keep it for, your budget and mechanical ability. Mine was; long time, £8k, pretty good apart from bodywork/welding. If you differ from this then the fulvia may make a better choice.

Guy in essex imports them to order, il dig his details out.

[nc107]

Basic things to look for on a fulvia are:
Bodywork, subframe and subframe pick up boxes, sills and base of A and B pillers.
Drivetrain, good compression, good pick up and smooth idle (800 rpm).
Brakes, even pull and handbrake working.

What fulvia are you looking for? There are 4 basic engine type (1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.6), two basic transmissions (4 speed, 5 speed),
3 styles (saloon, coupe, zagato). Best bet for everyday is post 1970 1.3. There's always a few for sale and bits can be got in the UK but the availability is not on the scale of Alfas.

[Greenwich Ross]

From the handful of adverts I've seen recently I'd say the 1.3, post-1970 couple is the most realistic option. It certainly seems to most common. The Zagato doesn't really do it for me. However, the prices really seem to vary to no apparent reason. For example, this seems a tidy example. It's perhaps not in the ideal colour but...

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3084566.htm

R.

[Fulvisti]

That looks like a good option, yeah shame it's not a better colour. You shouldn't have to worry about rust or subframe issues, when it's really bad there will be a vertical crack from the front wheel arch. There's a lot of good info on viva-lancia.com and lancisti.com forums. Parts are pretty easy to get and not too pricey now either. Oh and there's also a Wheelers Dealers spot on youtube.

[1878]

I'd say this is an even worse colour combo! Still a gorgeous looking car though.
http://www.classicconnection.co.uk/cars-specificat...

OP, if you do buy one, please post pics!

[nc107]

That looks in very good nick, but a bit pricey. The cars produced '74 - '76 were known as 3rd series cars, they are the same as the second series other than the garish mid seventies colour combos, white instruments and plastic steering wheels (this car has had the steering wheel changed for an earlier fulvia or flavia one). The only mechanical difference is that many of the engineering quality nuts and bolts used by lancia were replaced by crap fiat sourced items as the fiat ownership started to bite.