Lancia Motor Club

My 1949 Aprilia berlina is missing its wooden boot floor (over the spare wheel).  Has anybody got a photo of what this particular part should look like?

I made one out of thickish MDF a few years ago - if you still have the starting handle it needs a notch out of the back edge

You will also need one of these........

Thank you both!

Good advice on both floor and prop. I had a similar stick but it was always in the way and so I have a 12" (approx) length of L-shaped aluminium strip that just fits in the top gutter so the arm on the lid rests on it and spreads the load such that the nascent hole in the gutter does not enlarge. So if plan to get fuel gauge working comes off, the need to go into the boot will hopefully reduce further.

The rails in Ade's picture seem higher that in Simon's photo. Is this another difference between Series 1 and Series2 ??
 
Tim F

Spot the deliberate mistake.....  ;)
Of course it dawned on me later that the Aprilia has two sets of rails.
Honest, it did!

Errr...
I've only got one.

Geoff Johnson

My S2 only has 1 set of rails

Geoff, the curved cover on the inner wheel arch - is that to cover the André shocks ? Not noticed that before

In a word, yes.

Yes.
 Here is a picture from underneath that I took when fitting that just about shows it in the top righthand corner

Geoff johnson

Thanks

There is a company in the UK that stocks virtually every part needed for the André shocks if you ever need any bits - but those on your car look great !

Details are in the Technical Information thread pages 2 and 3 I think.

My 1939 early Series II also has just one shelf, low down, just on top of the spare. I made a shelf out of 15mm marine ply, as I assumed it would get wet at some point. There was a hinged rod under the boot lid to prop open the lid, but a reinforcing fillet on the gutter, which is rather flimsy, would not go amiss. Good tip on the notch for the starting handle, but removing it would involve removing the shelf in the boot. I've been told it is actually a handle to set the valve timing. My question is - was there ever a rubber gasket on the boot opening? It seems to me that there must have been, or water would run into the boot through the slots for the boot hinge. If there was a rubber seal, did it go all the way around, and what section was it? Peter

Yes, there is a rubber for the boot opening.   Also, I have started my car with the starting handle.

John,
Regarding the starting handle, may I impose on you to take a picture or two of the starting handle fixings without the tyre and board in place? I would like to fit my starting handle correctly, but my car has no tell-tale marks to indicate where it should go or how it should be fixed to the bulkhead. Was it held in place with tool clips? if it's more convenient, you could email me at peterblenk@aol.com. Many thanks, Peter

Hi Peter,
I'll take the photos in the next day or two and email them to you.
Regards,
John.

Please post them on here as well.

Hi Peter,
I have attached two photos of the interior of my boot.  My starting handle turns out to be home made, and not original.  I think that the boot in my car is original. I hope these help.
Regards,
John.

Many thanks, John. I see the vertical clip on the right side of the boot but not the one(s?) on the left side, though it's pretty clear where they (it?) must be. I think that my starting handle is also not original, as it does not have the grooves around the handle end. Now that I see where the handle should be, I am thinking of mounting mine higher, so that I don't have to remove the boot shelf to access the handle. Outrageous to attempt an improvement on the brilliant original design, but...
I note that your car, like mine, has one shelf bracket, mounted just on top of the spare. Mine seems to be an early Series II (438-20591/10024). I wonder whether the fitted suitcase for the single low-mounted shelf was originally one large case, or perhaps one shallow case, with the space above left free for a coat, shoes, or other stuff (as would make most sense, I think). I've only ever seen two shallow cases, each fitting on its own shelf.
Peter