Lancia Motor Club

http://www.necclassicmotorshow.com/

Information on obtaining club discounted tickets is here : http://www.lancia.myzen.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=8291.0

Anyone off the forum visiting the above show, I will be helping out on the club stand on the Saturday, hope to meet a few more fellow members.

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Then you will meet me, I ll be there saturday too :)

Excellent......see you there.


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Hi

Once again I'll put together a slideshow to run at the show. The slideshow will feature pictures loaded onto the club database from the past year. If you'd like to have a virtual presence at the show then please upload a picture on the database* ... and for those that already have , then you're already included ( thanks ! ).

*if you log on to the database then in your car details you'll see a camera icon - click that to do the upload

They'll probably be around 100 pictures and nobody know what'll be there ( including me ! ) till it's all assembled :)

Have just added a scary one Steve, if too scary.....no need to use!!!!


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nahh, not that scary :) restoration pictures are always good ....

If you're visiting the show and have seen the plan can't read an A4 print of it ( !! ) , then the LMC / BB / MC are here in Hall 5 in this cut-out bit ....

I'll be there helping on the Club stand on Sunday  ;) :D

I am another Saturday helper along with Peter Gerrish - and looking forward to it!

See you both there Chris!


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Sarah and I will be in attendance on Friday. Come and say hello!
Tim

Will be their for the 3 days on the Beta stand, look forward to seeing everyone again  :)

 A big thank you to the LMC members who looked after the Stand at the NEC for a three day show, Simon David and Steve - and Richard and his wife on the Regalia - which looked impressive. There must be many others - so thank you it was a big commitment  and much appreciated!

I agree, good looking stand particularly given the less than prime location and shape, and good mix of cars.

Well done everyone: the usual hard workers who quietly get on and organise things with little recognition.

Nice to meet a few new faces too.

Martin.

I'd been to the NEC show a couple of years ago but only as a member of the public. The stand on that occasion was more central and seemed more spacious, plus we'd a greater "breadth" of models on display from an era perspective.

This time we were allocated a stand in the "appendix" hall (No 5) of the show, ie almost at the furthest and hardest to get to part of the NEC, this had a few plus points but more negatives I think personally.

From a positive perspective, on the Saturday I attended, the public who made it our way noted that they could get closer to the cars, much less crowded generally and there were members on the stand to engage with and answer questions. This meant they could take photos, have a friendly chat and enjoy the cars on a personal/intimate basis. Therefore their individual experiences were much more rewarding and was what to me, a Classic Car Show is all about.

From a less positive perspective, we were 30 odd metres from the Wheeler Dealer stand, plus in a hall which was labelled Motorcycles and on entering you were met with a stand of tractors! So apart from enthusiasts, previous owners and those who'd belonged to the LMC previously, I interacted with very few people who sought out our stand specifically or on merely passing, the cars caught their interest. Having said that we all handed out a number of membership forms etc to recruit new members or welcome back previous members. As Steve explained to me the main reason why his fabulous Integrale attracted so much attention from the younger people was due to its appearance in some game or other, but it stood out certainly and was a wonderful example. The two Zagato models attracted less attention and sadly the B20 wasn't as fawned over as it should have been.

I thoroughly enjoyed my day, the 10 odd hours passed very quickly, it was a delight to meet quite a few members including Simon, Steve, Chris, Peter on the stand plus Don, Roger and son-in-law, Tony, Martin and Frank.

I know there is a post show debate and feedback, interested to hear what else is being said.

I will also post up a separate thread with a few queries raised by members of the public for the forums help.

Photos to follow.......I make NO apology....repeat, NO apology for fuzziness, colour shift or being poorly composed!!!!


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I've exceeded the file size....trying again.


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.....B20 anyone?


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Thank you for the photos.  I'd have loved to be there but "duty called".  One of which was dropping my eldest son off for a mock trial competition at Maidstone Crown Court.  Someone in a shop asked me why I was up and about so early, I explained I'd dropped him at court for a competition and got back "keep telling yourself that fella". We agreed best not to ask for too much detail.

I'm not sure I've ever seen a Fulvia and Flavia Zagato next to each other.  The Flavia doens't seem so much bigger.  I'm hungry for more photos...anyone got photos of a similar pair elsewhere?

I think someone noted it was built on a shortened berlina/coupe wheelbase, hence its length being similar to the Fulvia


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In October's Viva Lancia, issue 567, there is the excellent article on the Flavia and the boxer engine. In that article it is stated that the Pininfarina coupe was built on a wheelbase 17cms shorter than that of the Berlina .... 'the same specification was later used for the Fulvia'.

So the Pininfarina coupe and the Fulvia shared the same wheelbase, but I am not certain about the Zagato, or indeed the Vignale.

I will dig a little deeper .....

                            Andy

Miracles do still happen ...... I have dug deeper and on turning the first sod all was revealed ........ in other words I found my Flavia Instruction Book immediately, it was where it was supposed to be!!!! 

OK, Flavia Berlina wheelbase 2650mm. Pininfarina, Zagato and Vignale coupes all share the same wheelbase, 2480mm. Now, I have to admit that I cannot verify the Fulvia wheelbase, but the 17cms is the correct reduction in wheelbase.

So, please will someone provide the wheelbase dimensions for the Fulvia, both Berlina and coupe.

                                            Andy

The Fulvia Sport is a tad longer than the Fulvia Coupe (4.14 v 3.935m). Wheel base the same for both at 2.33m.

Here are some more NEC pictures of an Aurelia on another stand. I thought it was Midland Motor Club but someone else thought it was an insurance company.

Cheers for those Frank, not a member's car then according to database


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Should think Ade may know??

I got distracted (the cat is very persistent when it want's feeding) but here are the rest of my pictures of that Aurelia.

Frank T

It just struck me that the instruments look quite unusual.

Frank T

I think it's the one that was at the Bristol Italian car festival last year, I'll have a look at my photos.
It fits as the owner wasn't a LMC Member.

Brian
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The restoration is stunning and looks very thorough and how encouraging to see it at the NEC......I just wish it was repainted in a colour more typical of the early 50's. I really don't want to sound critical,because clearly a huge amount of work has gone into restoring it - but an 'ice cream' or 'sweetie' colour would have made it look simply gorgeous. Metallic silver is just a touch bland - ( for almost any car)

Hi Brian, you're correct in that it was at Bristol ( and is localish to the area ) so I've seen it a couple of times. The owner is not an LMC member.

Just recovered from the 4 days @ the NEC  :)
As always a good show, although we were in the noisiest halls, thank you Wheeler Dealer, Bike wall of death and the Police Car Siren Club   ::)
Good meeting lots of old faces and new, including finally Frank (Parisien) :)

Managed to get a few pics over the weekend, here's a small selection
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the full hi-res set can be seen here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/tonysphotos/albums/72157661271919486 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/tonysphotos/albums/72157661271919486)
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Fabulous Tony....decent photos at last!!!


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PS Whose the yob with the ponytail??!!!!

Haha that yob did a good Job!!  ;)

Not sure whose Stratos it was, but I hope they checked Tim Heath's pockets before he left .....

Great photos !

John and Carol Butterfield. Was so caught up talking Transformers that I didnt spot the snapper! John's car is a bit too hard core and has total Group 4 take. So pockets were empty!!!

Great display of cars. I'm always drawn to Monte Carlo's. In another life (or a bigger garage) I might have had one.

I had a good look at the silver Aurelia on Sunday , it really is a bit special !!!!.  Can anyone tell me what the two small chrome levers or pedals in the centre of both footwells operate ?.