Lancia Motor Club

Off to Italy first thing Monday morning to collect my new toy, just hope the weather is good.

Do enjoy Peter, fill us in when you get back, or a daily up-date would be even better,

P

Very nice looking Berlina Peter, have a good trip.

Brian
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Oh that looks beautiful!!!

I agree with Frank, we want, no need, a daily update and log on your progress!!

Have a great trip,

                     Andy

0.640 flight out of Birmingham, should arrive Rome in time fior lunch and then around 13.00hrs, we collect car and head north. First night near Turin then slip over the border into France for two more nights before Calais. Few spares for the journey but confident of a clean run.

That looks nice Peter. I really love the early Berlina' s, particularly the front of the car and the dashboard. There is a nearly perfect dove grey one near us in regular use which I see from time to time.
Enjoy the journey.
Chris

Very impressive Peter, will you be bringing  it to Goodwood or other events?

Peter

Nice car. A little different from a Fulvia Coupe!

What is the colour as it looks like Grigio Newmarket?

Tim

At the moment I just call it metallic silver, repainted in the original colour.

Collected car on Monday lunchtime in Rome, a night in Firenza then on via the Frejus tunnel to Lyon, where we are about to enjoy some luxury after a day of cold, wet and windy weather. Cant praise the Flavia 1.5 berlina enough, even the heater works. Tomorrow, Reims for some bubbly and then the home run Thursday.

Wonderfull!

Well done to all involved.......:)


P

Even comes with a Hi Fi badge

I like the car aerial position. Never seen one there before!

Peter,

What a lovely looking Berlina, where did you find it ?

Bob

Peter, there have been several posts about buying a car in Italy and driving it home ..... all sorts of problems with Italian plates and associated bureaucracy. How have you managed to get around these problems?

                                                        Andy

As long as it's not left up when you open the boot :o

Brian
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I'm puzzled! You appear to be driving it home on the original Roma registration plates; I thought from previous threads that these could only be retained if the new owner was domiciled in Italy; otherwise temporary export plates had to be bought at vast expense. Have we been misinformed?

edit: I see Andy has already asked the question  ::)

Looks just like the 1.8 Berlina my friend at European Classic Cars says he had delivered today.
He sent me the photo below. I'm going to have a look at it tomorrow... will report back.
Just think Peter, there was no need for that trip to Italy, you could have bought one on your doorstep!! ;D

Brian, that will depend on the hinge set up. On the Flaminia the hinges are placed so the leading edge of the boot lid drops down into a recess.

the aerial is missing!

The road trip is an important part of the purchase, it seems to me!!!

Over the years, I have always driven my latest purchase home. Just leaving Reims after a splendid stop over. Nearly 1700kms down and Calais in a couple of hours. Why would you do it any other way.

Well done Peter
I hope you wash the car including the underneath and waxoly it.
As we all know what the car will be like in years to come if you don't

I beg to differ, it may be broken but part of the aerial is still in place.

Brian
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I don't want to hijack this thread, so details of the one ECC have imported are here:
http://www.lancia.myzen.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=8694.0

You must have remarkable eye sight Brian, I wouldn't be able to tell whether the aerial was broken off or just retracted. Anyway, the position is exactly the same as my Flaminia as shown below.

Frank,
 I blew the picture right up and it looks more like it's broken not retracted and certainly not as much as on your Flaminia.

Brian
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Well, now back home with car tucked up in the garage. Superb trip, and worked out exactly to plan.

Some nice detail. Fits nicely with original invoice and books in dealer folder.

Brian, I should've gone to Specsavers...

Congratulations. It is interesting how things take on a different meaning as times passes. When they were new I did not care particularly for Flavias. Now, however, they appear to be both nice and attractive. What has changed? I, for certain, but also times. Cars mean something different when they grow older.

Car now has an MOT. And ready to register, so slightly disappointed that after ten days since asking, the LMC authenticity declaration form has still not arrived.

I absolutely agree Niels, I think we grow into the cars and the cars grow on us!!

                                                    Andy

I think Barbara is getting a lot of requests at the moment, I inspected a Fulvia for her last week, and, she is a volunteer......

Not a criticism, just raring to go.