spartan Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Photo. diary of restoration here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Nice car. I had a beta for a short while about 15years ago, that gives me fond memories:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartan Posted June 3, 2008 Author Share Posted June 3, 2008 Thanks. Totally different drive to the Supra of course but still a great car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSheffield Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 That looks nice! Did you forget the price? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartan Posted June 3, 2008 Author Share Posted June 3, 2008 Thanks. No, I didn't forget the price (priceless!) The true value would perhaps only be appreciated by someone who's really into these cars so I'm hoping that an enthusiast is going to make me an offer! I have it insured on one of those agreed value policies (photos, inspection, etc.) for £10k but I'd be happy to get even half that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaymdee Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Nice to see another Lancia on the site Amazing how similar the front is to the Delta Integrale. Nice condition for the year, would have thought £10K to an enthusuiast was reasonable. TBH, I'm thinking about keeping my Integrale and getting all the work done it needs (£5k ish) and keeping it for many more years, as they're becoming more rare and I love owning and driving it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra dan Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 thats a nice car, fancied one of these for years. how easy is it to get spares? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartan Posted June 4, 2008 Author Share Posted June 4, 2008 Surprisingly easy to get mechanical spares since this Lancia is a model of the Fiat era so many engine, drivetrain, etc. parts are shared with other models and available from your local Fiat dealer parts desk. Servicing is not a problem. The harder parts to get hold of are pieces of trim and glass but with a production run of 12 years, there's still plenty of cars about being broken that can be used as an economical source for spares for these kind of parts (similar story with the Supra, I guess). There is also a very enthusiastic owners club (again, just like here!) who, for some parts ('unobtanium'), have gone the extra mile and formed a consortium to have them remanufactured, e.g., poly. bushes, engine mounts, underbonnet cover, etc. See BetaBoyz for more details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 I used to have a Beta Spyder. Great ad on Pistonheads, if you don't mind me saying so, will look at the restoration stuff when i get a chance, looks a lovely job though! It should sell if you get lucky with someone who appreciates the work that's gone into it. Quite fancy a Montecarlo myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartan Posted June 6, 2008 Author Share Posted June 6, 2008 Thanks for the positive comments. Quite a few people are now interested but it's probably the wrong economic environment for selling this kind of car right now unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartan Posted August 18, 2008 Author Share Posted August 18, 2008 Sold it at the weekend. As I suspected, once someone made the effort to come and see the car then drive it, it sold for the full asking price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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