Living with Zastava Florida Business - It’s back home, baby!

[IronStar]

  On 19/07/2024 at 07:06, flat4alfa said:

Lancia Zeta

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Cool shout, but no.

[IronStar]

Arrived at notary. Quite a few people getting the paperwork done before work here, so a bit* of a queue. 

[EyesWeldedShut]

Fiat Barchetta

[edit] I was going with a Ulysse as there'd be more room for LPG but a red interior suggests dodgy sports car trim

[IronStar]

  On 19/07/2024 at 07:11, EyesWeldedShut said:

Fiat Barchetta

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Too posh.

More hints - red, hatchback bodied, comedy factory wheel size, completely mismatched with car size, hinting at its production start date. Designed by Giugaro. 
 

Edit: Interior is gray. Very gray.

[flat4alfa]

Zastava Florida

[IronStar]

  On 19/07/2024 at 07:20, flat4alfa said:

Zastava Florida

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WE HAVE A WINNER!

Edit: Next clue would be this and another shade of red are manufacturers signature colors.

[IronStar]

1.3 carburetor, but somehow with aircon and factory remote central locking which is a really odd spec. It should be 1.3 EFI as it’s a Florida Business, but registration certificate confirms it’s factory carbureted not a bodge because someone couldn’t be arsed fixing the injection system.

It’s an odd one as well, having a more dull facelift dashboard, but in gray not blue as was the case with In models. 
 

Have an ad, my photos coming upon pickup.

https://www.polovniautomobili.com/auto-oglasi/24237542/zastava-florida-13-business?attp=p0_pv0_pc0_pl1_plv0

 

[IronStar]

  On 19/07/2024 at 07:27, flat4alfa said:

GR9.

sold for a while in 1990s UK as Yugo Sana

So being a 2002, its top spec but pre Florida In?
 

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1.3 EFI would be top spec. I don’t get why would someone spec everything else, but omit fuel injection, surely this was a really odd custom order? An old giffer that doesn’t like fuel injection and thinks carbs are great? Every other order box was ticked. Maybe an ex-demonstrator?

[flat4alfa]

I hope that just a finger.

[IronStar]

  On 19/07/2024 at 07:35, flat4alfa said:

I hope that just a finger.

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[IronStar]

This is what peak car motoring looks like!

 

[IronStar]

Is this not a Toyota plip? Key looks very factory.

[EyesWeldedShut]

  On 19/07/2024 at 07:20, IronStar said:

WE HAVE A WINNER!

Edit: Next clue would be this and another shade of red are manufacturers signature colors.

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Pie for the winner?

 

  On 19/07/2024 at 08:05, IronStar said:

This is what peak car motoring looks like!

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That is absolutely first class, top notch, everything 

[IronStar]

  On 19/07/2024 at 08:11, EyesWeldedShut said:

Pie for the winner?

 

That is absolutely first class, top notch, everything 

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Next time I’m in the UK, absolutely!

Thank you! I hope it doesn’t end up being an absolute nightmare, as I’ve overpaid to begin with 😄

[wesacosa]

imagine a world where you can just go and find and buy a Yugo Sana.  Awesome. Much jealousy 

[IronStar]

Fun tidbit probably no one cares about 

Registration certificate lists it as Florida 1.3 CW BIZ A/C. Tells loads about a car when A/C makes it to the official state paperwork doesn’t it? 😆

[egg]

oh wow, does the air con blow cold?

[IronStar]

  On 19/07/2024 at 08:25, egg said:

oh wow, does the air con blow cold?

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Cold-ish. There's some gas in the system, but not ice cold as it should so probably a slow leak. I'm taking it for a regas and uv paint later today.

Other first impression features* include:

LPG filler cap hidden behind fuel door, broken tachometer, dead fuel pump, exhaust that needs to be adjusted, squeaky aux belt, a bit limp steering wheel, non-working power windows and scratches galore on the outside.

[fatharris]

What an absolute winner wagon!

[320touring]

Much excellent work!

 

Great to see.

[fatharris]

What is the spares situation like there? Are these rare over there too?

[IronStar]

  On 19/07/2024 at 08:37, fatharris said:

What is the spares situation like there? Are these rare over there too?

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Fairly decent. Most large motorfactors are no longer stocking them and are getting more expensive, but not unobtanium. 

[hairnet]

  On 19/07/2024 at 05:40, IronStar said:

Transport method #1

I really hope that transport method #2 will have an aircon. Weather report says it will be 34C today. 

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ting ting

[brownnova]

  On 19/07/2024 at 08:05, IronStar said:

This is what peak car motoring looks like!

 

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Much impressed! Well bought!

[mk2_craig]

  On 19/07/2024 at 08:05, IronStar said:

This is what peak car motoring looks like!

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100% agreed. Indisputably weapons-grade shite right there. 

Very well bought!

[Sigmund Fraud]

Amazing work ! I presume it's powered by the old Lampredi SOHC, as first used in the 128 ?

Also love the fact that those (late) 127 column stalks remained in production well into the 2000s - perhaps it's time for a "longest used dashboard parts" thread ?

[IronStar]

  On 19/07/2024 at 11:01, Sigmund Fraud said:

Amazing work ! I presume it's powered by the old Lampredi SOHC, as first used in the 128 ?

Also love the fact that those (late) 127 column stalks remained in production well into the 2000s - perhaps it's time for an "longest used dashboard parts" thread ?

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Yes, Twin barrel carbed 1.3 Lampredi SOHC. It should be Webber 32/32 if it wasn't fettled with.

It was pointed out to me those are off Panda, I had no clue! 101 (Skala, 311/511, 128, and all the other names it had) beats it though. It used old-style 127/128 stalks all the way until the end of production in 2008. 

[IronStar]

  On 19/07/2024 at 10:56, mk2_craig said:

100% agreed. Indisputably weapons-grade shite right there. 

Very well bought!

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I will be very very very sad if it blows up. I overpaid because of the A/C, but at this end of the market and price.....

 

EDIT: If someone is wondering why on earth are you on AS and not getting us more photos/driving the thing - I'm stuck in a very busy day at work, but I keep refreshing here and grinning at the fact that there are like-minded people that like/understand the purchase. Looking at a car parked in front of where I'm sitting as well. 

[wuvvum]

  On 19/07/2024 at 08:30, IronStar said:

non-working power windows

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Is that not a window winder on the passenger door?

[IronStar]

  On 19/07/2024 at 11:58, wuvvum said:

Is that not a window winder on the passenger door?

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Zastava’s power windows are unlike anything I’ve ever seen. You keep the manual mechanism, but get an electric motor with a thing that slides over the winding knob.

You can see how it goes together from these two photos.

As I can’t hear driver’s side motor working, and windows can’t be rolled down is an MOT fail here, I presume someone didn’t want to bother with figuring out what’s wrong, disconnected the power winders and stuck on a hand crank.