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Title: Beta seat fabric for sale
Post by: peteracs on 10 September, 2020, 10:09:42 AM
Hi All

I received this via the forum email. If anyone is interested I can pass on Alan's email.

Peter

Original email -

I no longer have a Lancia, my Beta Volumex having been slowly eaten by the rust bug.

The reason I am writing is that I have a bolt of original Recaro houndstooth cloth that was bought in order to recover my seats some time. I've had the cloth 15 years+ and its been kept rolled in my airing cupboard so it's still perfect. I wanted to place an advert on the forum rather than putting it on eBay .

Would it be possible to place this ad not being a member? I'm sure it would be of interest to someone and I very much doubt this material is still made today.

The bolt of cloth is 3m x 1.45m.

Alan


Title: Re: Beta seat fabric for sale
Post by: peteracs on 10 September, 2020, 09:43:42 PM
Hi All

The cloth is from the Coupe VX, here is a photo of the cloth.

Peter


Title: Re: Beta seat fabric for sale
Post by: frankxhv773t on 11 September, 2020, 10:39:25 AM
It's now on e-bay at a starting bid of £60. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/203100335196?ssPageName=STRK:MESINDXX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1436.l2649

Out of interest, as my VX HPE had a gold coloured Zenga cloth, were the coupe and HPE different or were both types of cloth an option on either model?


Title: Re: Beta seat fabric for sale
Post by: neil-yaj396 on 11 September, 2020, 01:23:02 PM
The Coupe had Ricaros as standard in the UK, so different from the HPE.


Title: Re: Beta seat fabric for sale
Post by: frankxhv773t on 11 September, 2020, 06:27:14 PM
I'm pretty sure my HPE had Recaros too.


Title: Re: Beta seat fabric for sale
Post by: neil-yaj396 on 13 September, 2020, 08:10:29 AM
I'm pretty sure my HPE had Recaros too.
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They were an option on the HPE, but pretty rare....


Title: Re: Beta seat fabric for sale
Post by: Dikappa on 13 September, 2020, 10:32:41 AM
Indeed this is coupé cloth, the HPE had the same pattern but goldish indeed. (later also used in the first delta HF turbo's if I'm not mistaken)

Still have some recaro seats to be covered, but sold my Volumex coupé (still regret that....is was a terrific drivers car)


Title: Re: Beta seat fabric for sale
Post by: Peter W on 13 September, 2020, 10:29:36 PM
I have had my XV Coupe for 33 years & I can assure you that is not the correct colour for the Coupe which is a blue/grey tint.  The grey was the HPE version.


Title: Re: Beta seat fabric for sale
Post by: Dikappa on 14 September, 2020, 06:03:23 AM
Are you positive you have Recaro seats in your VX Peter?


Title: Re: Beta seat fabric for sale
Post by: neil-yaj396 on 14 September, 2020, 06:22:13 AM
Are you positive you have Recaro seats in your VX Peter?

As above, all UK supplied VX Coupes had Rikaros as does Peter's. It looks like HPE/ie cloth to me too.


Title: Re: Beta seat fabric for sale
Post by: peteracs on 14 September, 2020, 07:37:23 AM
Hi All

The cloth is from the Coupe VX, here is a photo of the cloth.

Peter

The seller said it was originally bought for his VX coupe, so happy to be corrected!

Peter


Title: Re: Beta seat fabric for sale
Post by: SanRemo78 on 14 September, 2020, 03:24:03 PM
HPE Interior
https://www.artebellum.com/en/classic-cars-for-sale/30149-1983-lancia-beta-hpe-volumex
Coupe Interior
https://www.hollybrooksportscars.com/cars/lancia-beta-volumex-supercharged-2/

I'm leaning towards Coupe, the colour looks darker than either of the HPE VX's I had back in the day.

Guy


Title: Re: Beta seat fabric for sale
Post by: Peter W on 17 September, 2020, 08:53:28 AM
I am absolutely certain that the material for the coupe is blue grey.  Years ago I bought the rear seats from a VX coupe that was being scrapped to use the material for repairs, I bought a front seat from Mark (Betaboys) to replace one that was badly worn in my car.  Also years ago Omicron acquired the last length of that material which was then bought by Peter Dicks who would not sell me any of it.