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Iggy65
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Hello all. I am now the proud owner of a 1989 Prisma Symbol (the quartz grey one that Walkers Garage had for sale) and am getting to know and love it more daily! . Will no doubt have a lot of questions to ask in due course but would welcome any general tips from more experienced Lancisti on things I should be looking out for in running this lovely car as my daily driver. Many thanks.
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frankxhv773t
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« Reply #1 on: 03 August, 2017, 07:07:54 PM » |
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Congratulations. Prismas are great cars. The only warning I have for you is keep rust at bay. I would remove the fixed piece of upholstery on either side of the folding rear seat (only a couple of screws) and make sure the seam there is OK.
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Iggy65
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« Reply #2 on: 03 August, 2017, 08:54:35 PM » |
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Thank you. Will check this asap.
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« Reply #3 on: 04 August, 2017, 12:03:52 PM » |
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Hi good purchase there..I had a look at that car and it looked very sound...on the one I had the rust bug got into the screen pillars and the roof aerial mount. mechanically no problems except the front strut top bearing thingy was u/s and the springs were tired so it was a bit nose heavy looking. When I traded it in the car salesman was most complimentary about the amount of grunt it had.
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Andy D
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« Reply #4 on: 04 August, 2017, 08:18:48 PM » |
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Welcome to Prisma ownership, I'm so glad someone finally bought it. It was making me sad to see it on ebay for such a long time. I've got the exact same model and absolutely love this car. Here's a pic and before you ask, no I'm not sure why it doesn't have its Symbol pinstripe.  1990 Lancia Prisma Symbol by Andy, on Flickr |
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« Reply #5 on: 04 August, 2017, 09:39:02 PM » |
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Well done im so glad someone had the sense to buy it ,i thought about it but im a delta man really.
anyway enjoy it !
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« Reply #6 on: 05 August, 2017, 07:33:37 AM » |
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Lovely car. Concorse winner! Dont think it ever had the stripe as that is the orginal paint..... |
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Its not the winning but taking part! or is it taking apart?
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Iggy65
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« Reply #7 on: 06 August, 2017, 04:03:32 PM » |
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A lovely car indeed! Mine has the pinstripe intact but needs a little bit of tlc to get it up to your standard, Andy. Will post some pics soon.
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Andy D
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« Reply #8 on: 06 August, 2017, 06:22:34 PM » |
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Lovely car. Concorse winner! Dont think it ever had the stripe as that is the orginal paint.....
Indeed Tim, I'm a winner! - you can take some of the credit too if you want  . And yes, I think you're right, I'm 99% sure it's original. And I'm not bothered in the slightest about not having a stripe - arguably it looks better without it. A lovely car indeed! Mine has the pinstripe intact but needs a little bit of tlc to get it up to your standard, Andy. Will post some pics soon.
Thanks Iggy. Your car certainly looked good in the Walkers pics and I just assumed it was in similar condition to mine. Look forward to seeing your pictures in due course. Cheers. |
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« Reply #9 on: 07 August, 2017, 07:26:13 PM » |
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It sounds like the Symbol stripes were a "delete option" on your car Andy. Personally I don't really feel they add to the sophistication of the model.
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Iggy65
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« Reply #10 on: 08 August, 2017, 04:40:31 PM » |
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If the weather is ok tomorrow, I will give mine a clean and post some photos of the same colour car, newly polished and with stripes. I think they do add something to the retro look but agree that Andy's looks just as good without them.
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Andy D
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« Reply #11 on: 08 August, 2017, 04:55:55 PM » |
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One car that l always thought was less suited to a side pin-stripe was the HF Turbo - we didn't bother trying to reinstate it after it got restored! Before:  New car #6 by Andy, on Flickr After:  Lancia Delta HF Turbo ie by Andy, on Flickr |
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« Reply #12 on: 09 August, 2017, 10:54:47 AM » |
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One car that l always thought was less suited to a side pin-stripe was the HF Turbo - we didn't bother trying to reinstate it after it got restored! Before: New car #6 by Andy, on Flickr After: Lancia Delta HF Turbo ie by Andy, on Flickr I know my Hf turbo had had 3 previous owners but it didn't have pinstripes, was it part of the spec as I can't remember ever seeing one with stripes? Brian 8227  |
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Iggy65
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« Reply #13 on: 09 August, 2017, 06:13:52 PM » |
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Some photos as promised - Prisma Symbol in quartz grey complete with stripe!
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Andy D
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« Reply #14 on: 10 August, 2017, 07:02:02 PM » |
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I know my Hf turbo had had 3 previous owners but it didn't have pinstripes, was it part of the spec as I can't remember ever seeing one with stripes? Brian 8227 I've definitely seen pictures of other cars with a stripe in the same position but after a bit of searching I can't currently find one. Maybe it wasn't a common thing. |
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