Lancia Motor Club

Nice sunny day up here so went out for a drive to take some better pics. She generated quite a lot of interest!

Glorious!

Thanks!

She won concours back in 1991 when she was owned by John Crookes (who owns a Motorcycle business in Bristol). She had no chance of winning concours when I got her back in May 2009, but a slow steady restoration process has since been taking place and I'm just down to a bit of detail work now.

Great sense of reward to bring her back from point when she might have been scrapped. ;D

Wow....made my day....lots more pics please AG..........:)


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OK Monsieur Parisien, plus des photos.

Lovely...and probaly really nice to drive as well. I recently met a local over here in Italy who had a perfect very early Flavia saloon which drove absolutely beautifully. It was his pride and joy.

Even more gorgeous......merci....vous etes tres gentile.....:)

Any pre pics to see what you were up against or list of what needed doing?


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Le restauration etait un grand boulot!

....encore.................encore.................:)

Keep 'em coming......


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Lovely job, and a nice colour!

Thanks for the kind comments...

Here's a before and after of the interior. A cabinet maker mate made up the new dashboard and I got it French polished for £60. I'm very happy with the finish which is maybe not true to the original look, but is more attractive in my opinion.

I recovered the underdash stowaway pockets with leather look vinyl. Took quite a while, but it was worth my efforts. Likewise, I rebuilt the lower dash padding using a wooden back "plate" through which I injected expanding foam. The glovebox has also been stripped back to bare metal and re-painted in a satin black finish. Lots of Dynamat soundproofing and my Mum (good ol' Mum) got the sewing machine out and managed to stitch up a leatherette shroud for the gearlever housing. Carpets were from a great company in Italy that still does Flavia templates. You can find them on ebay.it under Flavia Tappetti.

Looks lovely Mike, if you want to upload a pic into the online database that'd be great !

Online database... wotzat!?  ???

Out of interest how did the car go from Concours winner to the scrap yard gate in fifteen years? Was it a case of hidden rust horrors or was the car just laid up out in the weather?

Seems strange for such a nice/rare car to go that way after winning prizes!

She won Class 4 in the concours in 1991 with 84 points  and won 4th place in the Overall rejudge best car with 92 points.

I got her 18 years later and I guess a lot can happen in 18 years. The 3 years prior to me getting her she lived on the streets of London.

She won Class 4 in the concours in 1991 with 84 points  and won 4th place in the Overall rejudge best car with 92 points.

I got her 18 years later and I guess a lot can happen in 18 years. The 3 years prior to me getting her she lived on the streets of London. She'd also been used as a daily runner from around 2000 to 2005.

I wouldn't say that she was at the scrap yard gate, but if you were looking at this from a point of economics you wouldn't have taken her on.  She had an MoT and was structurally sound with teh exception of a section of the O/S sill (now replaced). The mechanics / suspension / brakes / cooling etc were still in good order as she had over £10K spent on her in 1999, but she was cosmetically looking very neglected when I got her.

Each wing has been taken back to bare metal then rebuilt with new metal. She's also had a full respray with all the trim off.

I knew this Coupe back in the mid 1990's when she was still with the same owner although up for sale, it was a beautiful car and in A1 condition, I have photos but they are a bit too dark to see properly.
Brian
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Hi Brian, yep you kindly sent me those pics and she does look really good in them. The under bonnet shots are particularly impressive and that's where I now need to turn my detailing attention. She was with John Crookes the Bristol Motor Bike guy back then.

The under bonnet view is different now as the original master cylinder is now replaced with a "modern" Sherpa van unit. The Dynamo has also been replaced by a modern alternator. SO a pedantic concours judge would probably knock off points for that, but it does make her better suited as a useable Classic!

Some more pics to show how nice and straight the flanks are!

Congratulations on a beautiful restoration. Some interesting methods regarding dash filler etc.
Enjoy, they are made for driving! I must use my Flavia 2000 coupe more than I do. But then I have to keep my B12 happy too!
Regards.
Brian.

Not to mention the Augusta!

And your Flavia Zagato as well Brian? Do you still have it?
Chris