Egregious Lancia purchase from salty sea island and watery lakes. NOW WITH RUST PERVAGE and WEIRD ITALIAN VANS

[Junkman]

The 'a' in Lancia must be pronounced much more openly than the 'a' is usually pronounced in England.
There isn't really an example in English how it must be pronounced, since it isn't pronounced like this in English at all.

Does anyone here know how 'gelati' is pronounced in Italian?
Or 'Mario'?
But that's how the 'a' in Lancia is pronounced.

Kind of 'ah', but not really.

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

alpha romero bruv

 

God those Beta saloons are bland. The early Coupes are by faaaar the prettiest thing they made after my favourite - the Flavia Coupe.

 

How they went from this to junk like the Prisma is a tragedy. Well done Fiat. 

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

However, the best FWD pasta chariot? 

[Guest Breadvan72]

All this Italian van filth is getting me right agitated.  

 

Al Bundy has now seen the Beta and his initial impression is that it's OK.  It will be a few weeks before he gets to investigate further and find out whether there's any metal under all that fancy paint, but here's hoping.  

 

The seller seemed a pleasant bloke.  He does a bit of car trading, and a bit of car transporting.  He has an Escort Mexico replica as his main toy.

[Sudsprint]

alpha romero bruv

 

God those Beta saloons are bland. The early Coupes are by faaaar the prettiest thing they made after my favourite - the Flavia Coupe.

 

How they went from this to junk like the Prisma is a tragedy. Well done Fiat. 

 

I own a (off the road)  PF 1800 Coupe injection identical to the silver one - and it is a gorgeous thing.

 

But I will love Betas to my dying day....

[Junkman]

Looks like it will have to be that RWD Alfa-ised Ducato instead, then retrospectively fit a twink from a donor 75

One could also engine rape a crusty GTV V6, no?

 

 

Or how about a twin cam SUV?

 

http://www.subito.it/auto/alfa-romeo-altro-modello-anni-50-catania-197307337.htm

 

Actually this one has my golden buzzer.

[Junkman]

Let's stick with Lancias.

 

This would be a nice Sherpa alternative, no?

 

[Junkman]

Or stop paying rent:

 

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

Let's stick with Lancias.

 

This would be a nice Sherpa alternative, no?

 

 

 

 

Ah, the Lancia Sherpagnolo.

[Guest Breadvan72]

The 'a' in Lancia must be pronounced much more openly than the 'a' is usually pronounced in England.

There isn't really an example in English how it must be pronounced, since it isn't pronounced like this in English at all.

 

Does anyone here know how 'gelati' is pronounced in Italian?

Or 'Mario'?

But that's how the 'a' in Lancia is pronounced.

 

Kind of 'ah', but not really.

 

 

You see? This is the sort of thing that made everyone* vote for Brexit.    FUGOFF FORANERS, WE HAVE TEK BACK ARE CUNTRY.

[Guest Breadvan72]

Do you think that in May's Thousand Year Reich, owning an Italian car will lead to a spell in one of the "re-education" camps? 

 

BRITIHS CARS 4 BRITESH PEAPUL!

 

 

 

A Brexitmobille, on course to FREADOM AND GLORY (holes), earlier: -

 

 

[Guest Breadvan72]

If any further nonsense happens in relation to this nonsense car, I will post about it on the new retro shite forum.

 

Forza Italia, and what not. 

[Junkman]

Do you think that in May's Thousand Year Reich, owning an Italian car will lead to a spell in one of the "re-education" camps? 

 

BRITIHS CARS 4 BRITESH PEAPUL!

 

 

 

A Brexitmobille, on course to FREADOM AND GLORY (holes), earlier: -

 

 

 

 

I think buying a yank is the order of the hour, now that being pro American has become socially acceptable again,

thanks to the current President being of the correct colour. Politically I mean, of course.

[Longblackcoat]

thanks to the current President being of the correct colour. Politically I mean, of course.

 

What, orange?

[Junkman]

Blonde...

[John F]

Junkman, on 11 May 2017 - 10:20 AM, said:

now that being pro American has become socially acceptable again

 

Again? lol

[eddyramrod]

I think buying a yank is the order of the hour, now that being pro American has become socially acceptable again,

 

Wait there, what's this?  Have I suddenly become socially acceptable?  Oooh Mother, take me home!  I can't cope with that!

[Junkman]

Eddy, worry not. It takes more than merely being pro American to become socially acceptable.

What I tried to say is being pro American is now no longer a reason for being not socially acceptable.

[Guest Breadvan72]

http://retroshite.freeforums.net/thread/26/rusty-all-quite-lancia-beta

 

[HillmanImp]

A 2000 Berlina.  Great dashboard, but dull exterior, I think.    I did not know that 2000 saloons came with steelies.  The ad says top of the range, but would that not have meant alloys?  Or were alloys only standard on the Coupes, HPEs and Spyders?   The saloon version of the Beta is odd in that it looks nothing like its sportier siblings.  Having said that, a Montecarlo is, strictly speaking, a Beta, but looks completely unlike one and is RWD.

 

The price strikes me as ambitious -

 

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C863463

 

 

 

 

Here is another photo of it:

 

 

If anyone does go an see it, you can maybe get some money off if you suggest it looks like a large drunk Norn-Irishman in a John Deere outfit and a stupid hat has been laid on the bonnet.

[anonymous user]

Here is another photo of it:

 

Binhoker.jpg

 

If anyone does go an see it, you can maybe get some money off if you suggest it looks like a large drunk Norn-Irishman in a John Deere outfit and a stupid hat has been laid on the bonnet.

So that's what happened; I thought it was an unfortunate collision of a toy Lancia and a garden gnome in a model village.

[Guest Breadvan72]

Cautious optimism remains - the Lancia still hasn't shown itself to be an utter heap.  My fingers remain crossed.

 

A plan is coming together:  my Dolomite Sprint needs some welding, as its customised exhaust is banging on the rear suspension. I may drive the Triumph up to Leicester and return in the Lancia.