Lancia Motor Club

Hi all Appia Consortium members past, present and soon to be. Just to let you know I am running the membership and spares side of the consortium from now so Don has time to deal with the more tricky technical stuff. So if you need parts or membership details get in touch by email appiasparesconsortium@outlook.com or telephone 07533655636 I prefer an email as it keeps me up to date with any requirements you people may have I will probably forget a phone call unless I am at home with a pen and pad. Nice to report the membership renewals is coming along very well with over 20 replies already.
##### If you feel you should of received a renewal form and a newsletter please get in touch as I know already of one example where Royal Mail have let me down and a member did not receive his newsletter.####
 One pleasing aspect of all this information whizzing around are the lovely stamps I have been getting landing on my mat.
Clarkey
Stop press I have just set in motion the manufacture of a new batch of head gaskets in copper and composite so watch this space

Hi Jim, I am sorry but no stamp from me ..... I have paid directly into the Consortium account!!!

                                         Andy

Who is making the head gaskets and what are they like?

Hi
A company called Sangalli Guarnizioni I have not seen the gaskets yet but they seem to know what they are doing 
http://www.sangalliguarnizioni.com/
Clarkey

Thanks. I have used some of those and they were OK. Regards, John

They are my 'supplier of choice' for Aurelia head gaskets.
Chris

That is all very reassuring re the head gaskets!! Thanks for setting it up .... with a bit of luck I won't need to use one!!!!

                                     Andy

Update
A little bird tells me the head gaskets are being manufactured and will be ready to ship to the UK possibly by Monday
Clarkey

Good news the head gaskets have arrived
Clarkey

Hi all
I am deep into marking A level Classics papers at the moment so any turn around of parts will be a bit slow.
Clarkey

Hi all
During a lull in the fighting (marking) I took the opportunity to visit a local classic car auction at Thornton le Dale. The reason was they had a S3 saloon up for auction with no reserve. So early Saturday I arrived to find the car seen below. On closer inspection the radiator and dynamo had gone walkabout and the boot was locked and no keys...I'm guessing but the missing parts will be in the boot. Anyway by pulling on the fan belt I managed to get the engine to turn but only for about a quarter of a turn accompanied by some clunky noises from the engine...piston seized in the bore? the head had been off at sometime as the domed nuts were replaced with castellated ones...Hmmm. The interior was a bit tired with a big burn or rip in the front seat back and various switches missing along with all the armrests absent. The exterior had been resprayed a sickly green but rust was bubbling through a several places. Anyway the auction came and the bidding rapidly went past the consortiums budget and ended at £1000 but with transport and the buyers fee of £75 plus vat the real price came out at around £1250. As we only really wanted the car for spares this was a price too high. If any members of the LMC have bought this car please get in touch I'm dying to know what is in the boot! also we have as you all know a vast range of spares.
ps one thing struck me was that as the auction was held in the church hall opposite the cars were not driven through as at non classic auctions I have been to admittedly some would be hardpushed to move under their own power alot of money was changing hands on some of these cars Hmmm...Caveat emptor

http://mathewsons.co.uk/vehicle-auction-catalogue/1790-new-entry2

Not sure how or when they issue results, but sale price not on advert page

P

My mate Terry came along for a wee trip north of the border to have a look at a car the consortium had been offered for spares...turned out to be very interesting as the owner informed us the car was registered in 1955 but is a S2 saloon? see the pics for more clues
Clarkey

and there's more

and more...

Seems the car has had a lot of mods over the years such as the Nardi carb setup. the twin circuit brakes etc. What was also included was a S3 engine and gearbox,front axle,back axle and lots of other stuff. Terry and I will be having another trip up next week with a van to bring the spares back and some tools so we can free off the brakes so we can recover the car down to Hartlepool.
Clarkey

It's definitely a Series 2, Jim; if I'm reading the commission plate correctly I think it says C10-11263, which makes it the sixth right-hand drive Series 2 built (rhd starts at C10-11258) and should date from 1956. Is it saveable?

Same here, is it saveable, I suspect even the laid up/barnfinds of Appias and indeed original UK registered Appias is in single figures, would make a nice project for the LMC/member or some other arrangement perhaps?


P


PS Great work as ever Clarkey!

Thinking about it, it is generally quoted that the Series 2 was introduced in 1956, but ... perhaps that should read for the 1956 model year, in which case this could well be a very late 1955 car - dare one hope that it was the 1955 Motor Show car?!!!!

Hi all
I consulted the oracle AKA Don Cross and he thinks it might have an Abarth head to go with the Nardi carb kit. The owner told me he has some documentation to go with it and he was certain it was registered in 1955. Perhaps more will be revealed when we go up later next week.
As to is it saveable...as we all know any car can be saved but it depends on how deep one`s pockets are. Judging by the corrosion in the boot floor, boot lid, rear wings etc.. it is in the project category. It might be easier to judge when we get it out in the daylight!
Clarkey

Any idea how many S2 RHD berlinas are still on the road?

Club Lancia Appia list twenty in Italy - from the photos they all appear to be roadworthy:

http://www.clublanciaappia.it/wp/censimento_elenco.php?t=1

Then add a very small number here in the UK, plus maybe a few in Australia and South Africa, so probably thirty world-wide ... not many at all!

They are like the old proverbial bus. We have a new member Herman in Belgium who has just joined he has a S2 and we have been donated a very early S2 from Scotland. see pic of Herman's car

Hi all you consortium members Good News!
just received a big pack of the fibre washers that go under the spiral clutch springs

Your timing is impeccable - I'm just about to re-assemble my clutch!

We aim to please..
had a quick tinker with the engine and I can report the crank can be moved fairly easily by hand phew! So possibly in the morning I will strip it down clean it all up pop a new gasket in and put it back together
Clarkey

Oops in the wrong thread

Hi all
In preparation for the arrival of the S2 car I have took the plunge and purchased a staircase so we can utilise the space above the office area down at the unit. My mate Terry has been roped in and he loves messing about with bits of wood
Clarkey

Hi all
Staircase is up and have been mainly tidying up today some before and after shots, the new staircase has really helped. Do we think a S2 will fit in there?
Clarkey

I think it will, you'll just need to take a run at it!!!  :) :)

                                    Andy

Now I look at the photos again I think I will have to make a bit more room

On another issue troubling us Appia owners is main bearings their availability and cost. As one of the procurers for the Condsortium I had a trip to JEL BEARINGS (http://www.jelbearings.co.uk/index.php) just outside York. The nice man there told me he could bore out a worn main bearing cast in new white metal and then rebore to the correct size. The Consortium has at least 10 sets of knackered main bearings so it would probably work out quicker and cheaper than our friends in Italy. I had a chat with the oracle Don Cross and the only snag he could see would be the machining of the end face and the scroll for oil as this controls the end float. Any thoughts or comments on this would be most appreciated.
Clarkey

Putting the ladder up makes a lot of sense. Does the floor need to be strengthened ?

What about hanging things from the rafters , oh and maybe dig a cellar as well .......

I can help when I come over in early October

Thanks Simon with a bit of luck the S2 will have arrived by then. made a bit more room
Clarkey

It's no good, the dog can't sleep there ...

Can thoroughly recommended JEL, they have been most helpful and carried out top quality work on the Dilambda engine bottom end.

Robin

I might have to give him another visit and see if he can do anything with the endfloat part of the bearing

Well just got back last night from north of the border after a successful attempt to prise the S2 from it's 30 year slumber (tax disc from 1986 on the screen) Had a bit of a panic when we jacked up a wheel and found it was locked solid as I had forgot the hub puller but some wacks with an aluminium mallet and a bit of leverage with a long bar and it was freed off a bit. The other 3 wheels were not so stuck so we got the garage doors open and attempted to give ourselves a heart attack by pushing the wee beastie out into the daylight after 30 years.I must give praise to my mate Terry as he has a bit more bulk than me and he made the difference. I will let the pictures tell the story of the afternoon.
Clarkey

The chap in the photo is Alex Howat who has kindly donated the car to the consortium

I think it looks interesting as a project for someone as Alex mentioned that he thinks the bottom end of the engine might have been tuned/upgraded as well as the head......

Boot floor is in need of some attention....nice to see it outside again!

All wrapped up for the journey south

obviously missing were the bonnet, boot lid and front bumper but they will be picked up with lots of other stuff after the car is in Hartlepool..good news was we have a set of keys...
off to organise the moving of the car hopefully next week
Knackered of Hartlepool signing off
ps had a loan of a Polo for the day as the Beetle was in for a service. 999cc 110bhp 3 cylinder turbocharged went quite well and pretty good on juice 56mpg overall

update
car will be in the unit Tuesday 12th September
Clarkey

Great stuff, more power to your collective elbows!


P

Well done Jim and Terry and thanks to Alex for donating it to the consortium

Safely back in Hartlepool...I did not go up to collect the car but hired a car recovery expert see pics
Clarkey

there's more...I can only give SGS a plug for the dollies we used to move the car after we got it off the back of the wagon they are a godsend.
Clarkey

All in all a success as it belted it down the next day and the driver had not put the tarp back on and the bonnet and boot were not attached to the car Phew!

Sorry about the blurry photos but my heart was pounding like a jackhammer!!! good job I had no2 son with me...

Lovely little Nardi air filter.

Hi all
I was having a rummage around the S2 and found the heater on the back seat so that explains the two hoses in the engine bay! In addition to that I came across a pair of rear wings in aluminum (I will get some photos) that I assumed were from a slightly more exotic version but now look to me to have been fabricated for a S2.
Still left to collect from Scotland are :-
Appia engine S3
Flavia engine
Appia gearbox
Appia front & rear axles
Appia boot lid x 2
Flavia boot lid
Appia bonnet S2
Appia bumper front S2
Flavia front seats x 4
Appia front seats x 2
Flavia back seat
Appia back seat
6 door panels
small engine parts just 8 boxes worth
and a few bits of trim
I will be checking the weather forecast next week and planning the trip round that thing is I'm a bit worried about access see pic
Clarkey

Great Work!  :) Many thanks, Andrea

Hi all
I am contemplating a newsletter hopefully before Christmas and was considering producing a PDF version as well as a printed one. The beauty of the PDF version it enables printing of individual pages, can be read on various devices and saves the consortium cash! So any budding authors don't be shy get an article off to me and it will be included deadline will be around the middle of November.
Clarkey

Looks like next Wednesday for the trip North of the Border pictures to follow

the dearth of articles will mean I will be forced to call on my back up contributor...you know who you are...
So far I have an article on getting a Vignale to move under it's own power, a nifty mod on the clutch release sleeve oil seal ( that leather thing that won't fit) and the one you have all been waiting for if I can get him to write up the experience namely the cern and those noises from under the car. We have also had members with clutch problems and my complete lack of progress on the S1 restoration. Hopefully if the S2 can be moved on up or out I can get the engine back in......only how many days to Christmas. On top of that we may be moving house AARRGGHH!!
Clarkey

The blue S2 is still snoozing in the unit as it failed to meet it's reserve on Ebay...still a Lancia enthusiast is coming to have a look next weekend so hopefully it will find a new home

###### STOP PRESS ######
Seeing as how I will be laid up probably over Christmas ( my op is the 12th December) if any Consortium members really need some parts it might be best to get an email off to me in the next couple of weeks.
Clarkey

last chance for any newsletter article...

Appia Consortium renewal forms in the post or by email this week promise...
Clarkey
War is hell
no it isn't
Moving house is hell!

Hi all
Posted all the Consortium membership renewal forms...please let me know if you think you should get one but it has not arrived..
Clarkey

Keep up the good work! plenty of renewals in this week
Clarkey

Still had some forms come in this last week so will do the newsletter next week as I am marking the week after
Have had a delivery of dust boots for the wheel cylinders if anyone needs some
Clarkey

Hi all
Good news ...we are in the new house...still lots to do but a couple of weeks and everything will be sorted...did manage despite all the chaos to finish the newsletter so they will be posted/emailed by the end of the week.
Clarkey

managed to have a peak at a new home for the consortium spare parts...smaller and more expensive than Hartlepool...the search goes on
Clarkey

Hi all
I will be at the AGM alas not in the S1 or the Y10 but in Matron's new battle wagon a Skoda Karoq so we will have plenty of room...so if anybody is in need of parts let me know before tomorrow as I have to go up to Hartlepool so I could pick up any spares required.
Clarkey

Did not make the AGM as Mum was poorly

Hi all
Been a bit busy of late as my dear old Mum passed away on New Years Day...A couple of things I have been looking to downsize the storage premises for the Consortium spares and will take a 300 sq ft unit on a 6 month lease till I can locate something a bit nearer home. So if anyone is free from now till the end of February to help move the spares it would be most helpful. It is also membership renewal and newsletter time so expect a renewal form over the next week or so and if anyone has any stuff for the newsletter drop me a line on appiasparesconsortium@outlook.com
Clarkey

peek at the new spare parts home
Don't forget "YOUR CONSORTIUM NEEDS YOU!"
I have one volunteer lined up, my mate Terry is up for it, the dog is up for it so don't be shy a trip to Hartlepool in February...bring it on!
Clarkey

bit more done

and more

Looks so nice and clean well done. I wish i lived closer I come and help.

Just like Will, I'd love to give you a hand or two.........just too far away in North East Hampshire I'm afraid.

Ian

No problems guys it is very therapeutic sorting all the stuff out...bit more done

And more...might get a bit more done at the weekend
Clarkey

Well done Clarkey,your doing a great job......An Appia supermarket.....wonderful.

Amazon had better watch out!

Great effort and commitment to the consortium, well done.

P

Little by little

Oh dear look what someone has dumped in the old unit!!!
Still plenty of room
Bit more at the weekend possibly it is like the Monsoon here so no tinkering with old cars outside today
Clarkey

Some more moving of stuff on Friday as my youngest son came over to help his old Dad

Hi all
Moved 14 gearboxes today....
Clarkey

All moved so I'm having a rest....

there is more

Hi all
Decided we needed some more robust shelving to get some of the heavy boxes off the floor to give us some room. To that end the consortium has invested in 200kg shelving from the Big Dug. I have to confess i was pleasantly surprised at the finished product and the value for money as I thought they had sent too many parts till I realised the deal was for three 5 shelf units that can be fastened together.
Clarkey

one finished rack

with some stuff on it

And here is another rack ready to take some more of the spares...when I get the 3rd rack assembled I will clip them all together

Superglue?

Big Dug supply some metal clips that lock into the cutouts in the uprights all very clever and not a nut and bolt in sight...

At last we can see the wood for the trees
Clarkey

Hi all
Mega busy marking for the next 2 weeks so unless it is really urgent...
On another note went to see some storage units in Scarborough for the consortium spares...one was too big and too expensive and the other was just a great big hangar of a place and too expensive...the owner has some smaller ones I will endeavour to visit soon.
Clarkey

inside

Hi all
The Clarke household will be taking up residence in Cornwall for a week so any cries for help, blackmail threats or demands for hens teeth spares will have to wait till I get back.
Clarkey

Back in Yorkshire...
Clarkey

Hi all
Being in possession of 5 worn crankshafts I approached a local firm to see if they were salvageable and a year later!!! I was given the news that 2 of the cranks had been reground to the 1st undersize and are now resting safely in Hartlepool.
Clarkey

Plan 9 from outer space is we move all the spares and at the same time sort and do a stock take onto some new shelving and storage racks...Hmmm will have to be when I have moved back up to Teesside in the New Year.
Merry Xmas
Clarkey

Good news Big Dug has left a big load for us!!!

Hi all
Will start on renewals and newsletters after the move possibly on the 31st of January if the legal eagles get their act together.
Clarkey

Stole an opportunity to get stuck into Big Dugs parcels well chuffed with the 40 bin storage shelving This is where all those Consortium pennies go!
Clarkey

See the finished article...there is another one to make up along with some heavy duty shelving sets all great fun.

I bought some inexpensive shelving racks from from Big Dug which looked at first sight very flimsy and were quite tricky to assemble. However once assembled with the shelves in place they turned out to be very rigid and just what I needed. Recommended as long as you don't mind the blue and orange colours!!

Mike

The consortium will be out of action till next week now as we are moving on Friday.
Clarkey

Hi all
The membership renewal forms will be in the post tomorrow and I am looking for articles for the Consortiums's Newsletter so don't be shy!
Clarkey

Now my mate Terry is back we have got on with plans to build a 'mezzanine' in the unit to increase our storage space...we also assembled the last set of BigDug shelving.
Clarkey

Hi all
Keep those renewals coming! Had the timber delivered but events have overtook me as my father in law John has had a fall down the stairs and has been in hospital since Sunday night so bit tied up at the moment.
Clarkey

Keep up the good work!

All on hold at the moment as the virus thing is putting me off doing the 40 minute drive...I keep expecting the rozzers to feel my collar!
Clarkey

Hi all
Managed to run the blockade and have a day in the stores as lots of people are after lots of spares at the moment...Also managed a bit of joinery as I am trying to utilize the vast amount of space in the unit so some of that big pile of timber has been changed into see below
Clarkey
ps if I have forgotten to send you something get on the blower 07533655636

Had a good day at the joinering my mate Terry will go bonkers as he believes in measuring everything and uses something called a spirit level???
If I get chance I will have another day to try and finish it off tomorrow.
Clarkey

Oops!

On measuring and spirit levels "done beats perfect".  Certainly looks good from this distance.

Hi Clarkey

Maybe a bit of a grey area, but given you are fulfilling orders as part of the day, that surely classes as work, and given you are on your own, keeping well within the social distancing rule as well?

A number of folk who work in my part of the computer industry supplying second hand parts are working normally, albeit they are usually on their own or have their admin staff working from home.

Peter

Hi all
The elves have been busy again see pics...re the work/travel thing it seems the police have relaxed a bit and I am keeping to the rules regarding working practices so I am not so concerned as I was. On the spares front I had an email from Cavallito this morning so life seems to be getting back to normal in Italy.
Clarkey

Finishing touches will include a guard rail as an 8ft fall onto a concrete floor is not something to look forward to. I'm quite pleased that I've managed to not cut/strain/set the hernia off/blacken a nail/or poke an eye out today despite a few scary moments manhandling the 8 x 4 sheets around. The sheets are a bit bouncy and Terry my mate did suggest going up to 11mm but they would have been dangerously heavy to lift up on my own so I'm glad the 9mm thick boards won the day. A couple of bracing struts will see the job right
Chuffed of Redcar

The plan is all the heavy oily stuff gearboxes, backaxles etc will be homed on the bonny blue BigDug shelving and the smaller spares will be on the upper floor. Hmmm... we shall see.
Off for a stiff drink!

Guard rail sort of finished ran out of timber screws and inspiration...next job is to dismantle the shelving left by a previous occupant and link up the new level to the space above the office rooms at the back of the unit.
Clarkey

looking good.
Wish I could say the same about my garage!

nearly there...opened up into and tidied up the above the office bit and have railed/boarded off a route down to the concrete floor so should be safer. Also removed all my junk that had accumulated and can now see how much space is available on the ground floor for all the heavy oily stuff. In a final burst of energy I moved a set of the old parts bins and humped the plastic shelving up onto the new level. This leaves ample space to walk past and I will only have the shelves 5 high so even safer. I estimate 8 or 9 sets of shelves on the new level still leaving about 200 sq ft for body panels etc.
Clarkey

More pics

and more...

and even more...Sooooo with a bit of luck I will get all the stores moved over the next week or so. It is a shame the Consortium members who had offered their services with helping with the move can't take part but we all have to keep safe.

Just spent some time reading through this thread: you are doing an amazing job!

What's happening to the S2 with the Nardi bits?

It has a new owner down south...

ok, cheers.

Had a full day at the stores and managed to get a good few boxes of spares and shelving moved.
Clarkey

In between fixing Y10s I had a good weekend moving stuff to the bigger unit... the pictures of the old unit show how the gaps are getting bigger and I was pleased to move a couple of the bigger shelving units as this has given a lot more 'elbow room'.
It is new shed week at sunny Redcar so might not get much done but I am pleased with progress so far  :) :) :)
Clarkey

Had a window of opportunity and managed a little bit more removals. the pictures now show the free space we have so it will just be a direct carry in and put on the shelves. I will try and build up a frame on the 1st floor level to hold the body panels especially the doors as they are heavy.
Clarkey

and more  we will see how the shed building goes over the next couple of days

Shed is all done and beat the bad weather over the weekend...can see the end of the tunnel (I think) and I have moved all  or nearly all the easy, light but bulky stuff. This means all the bonnets, boot lids, seats, grills and bits of trim are out of the way and just the ugly, dirty and recalcitrant stuff is left . So a big hand for all those gearboxes (yes we have 15 at least), the back axles (only one and a half really), front suspensions (absolute pigs to move!), a couple of very forlorn engines, at least 6 radiators, crankcases another slack half dozen, rocker covers (ten million) as well as all the boxes containing the heavy (relatively) engine and transmission parts.
Watch this space
Clarkey

And this is what is festering in the other unit

Today I broke the resistance of the stuff in the old unit and had a good clear out...still got the doors and gearboxes but at least I can get to them now and we still have plenty of space on the shelves in the new unit.
Clarkey

Down to the nitty gritty of those gearboxes and axles plus I found about 10 engine blocks hiding under a table...moved about 8 gearboxes and will have another go over the weekend. The main issue will be the doors as I want them all upstairs not too bad when they are S1 aluminium ones but the later S3 steel ones are heavy especially with the glass still in. Have been musing over rigging up a block and tackle to get them up in pairs or threes to save my hernia!
Clarkey

Nearly there another day will see the old unit empty and ready to hand back to the landlord.
Clarkey

How’s the hernia bearing up? That’s a lot of heavy lifting!

Looks great - an excellent opportunity to re-catalogue it all !

Brilliant job-well done

Aiming to finish clearing the old unit to today then as Simon says it will be mega audit time as we have so much stuff I don't even know is there till someone asks for it. The hernia is in recovery mode after having 2 ops in the last five years or so. It has behaved itself and there has been no reaction as those last 2 plastic tubs were heavy!
Clarkey

Top result old unit empty and all swept out ready to give back to landlord on Tuesday. Better news is all the stuff has been transferred to the bigger unit and we have room to spare!!!
Clarkey

I was asked about a battery for the Appia and I show here the one I bought from Eurocarspares. The other picture shows it nestling in the battery compartment of my S1 car.
Clarkey

Christmas goodies for your Appia
contact Jim for details

There's more!

And more!

And more!

there's more

there is really

and more

and more...the petrol tank has been reconditioned and comes with a warranty
Santa Jim and the Elves will be hard at work at the Grotto at the top of the world (Hartlepool) so if you don't see something you need or want get in touch.

A few more goodies

And these for S1 cars

Thanks so much for all you do, and Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas to all the Appia and other Lancia owners stay safe and looking forward to a better 2021!!!
Clarkey

Hi all
It's that time of the year again as I have started on the newsletter for 2020 so any articles, snippets, tales, or musings are most welcome so send them to appiasparesconsortium@outlook.com as a word document if poss
Clarkey

Hi all
The newsletters and renewal forms are going out today...so if you don't get one please contact me and we can get sorted.
Clarkey

Thanks again for all of your work.  The LMC in general is the best car club I have ever belonged to, and the Appia Consortium is great.

Forza Italia:  I have recently joined the Morini Riders' Club, and that seems also to be an excellent club.  Must be something to do with Italian engineering and style.

It is a labour of love after all...

Yup!  I have liked almost all of the many classic cars that I have owned, but I have only really loved two of them, and one of those is my Appia.

Hi all
Went to see a cache of spares yesterday and we are in negotiations with the seller so watch this space!
CLARKEY

Hi all
have managed to get the spares up to the Appia Consortium stores in Hartlepool after me and my mate Terry popped down yesterday. Lots of stuff in boxes and tubs so will be a couple of days before I see what exactly we have.
Clarkey

Few mystery objects for you all to muse over...pretty certain they are not Appia. I think the cam sprocket is Fulvia, but the washer bottle bracket and the oil bath air filter???
Clarkey

I could find a home for the air filter, if the fitting looks the same as the one in this photo

I'll take some more photos

looks a bit different

Mystery radiator and other bits

The bumper over-riders look like Pininfarina Coupe ones; the fasteners are similar to Tenax button fasteners, so perhaps Vignale convertible?

Hi all
It's that time of the year again as I have started on the newsletter for 2021 so any articles, snippets, tales, or musings are most welcome so send them to appiasparesconsortium@outlook.com as a word document if poss
Clarkey

Mystery wheels from Worcestershire.
Clarkey

better picture

Fulvia goes with the panels….

more stuff

and more

and more

and more

more

more

some more carellos

All for sale so get in touch non consortium members plus 25%

Hi all
I will be at the AGM so if you fancy anything we have let me know and I can bring it down. I will be putting together a list of recently acquired spares and sending a copy to the members ASAP.
Clarkey

Hi all
I have been informed by the LMC that they have arranged for balloons and a cake to celebrate the Appia's 70th Birthday! So this is a plea for 'maximum effort' to get as many people there as possible. Sarah and I will be there about 10am to put the pergola up and set up the spares I will be bringing down, so any one who is staying the Saturday night and is at loose ends on Sunday morning come and find us in the big field.
In anticipation
Jim

Hi all
Some news from the Consortium is mainly we are swamped with spares and I have had to buy some more shelving and start a rearrangement of the unit. I passed on the BigDug shelving and have gone for some shelving made in Birmingham! Pictures to follow. Hopefully we can replace the plastic shelving as it is a bit wobbly.
Clarkey

As promised...these shelving units are a bit more rigid than big dugs and are nicer to look at, again the only tools are a hammer and a block of wood.

There was a worktop next to the sink held in with sealer so that was hoyed out another set of shelves should just fit next to the one shown in the picture. The plan is to spend some time sorting all the spares in the bankers boxes into correct numerical order and if I have the patience into correct part number per Tab so in the first box would be Tab 1 parts 1-10...also a database of the stock would be useful. I used to have one from when Don Cross ran the Consortium but it has a password on it so was a bit limited, I will try and find it. A lot of the spares are in big plastic crates so it would be nice to get rid of those and put the spares in smaller boxes.
Clarkey

Hi all
Big sort out continues all these gearboxes are of to be recycled along with the radiators. Don't worry we still have at least 4 S2/3 boxes with a couple of S1 boxes as well as some reconditioned radiators. The new shelving is looking to be a lot stronger than the BIG DUG ones as the steel is thicker and the shelf boards are thicker as well.
Clarkey

Soon be renewals again and I will produce a newsletter so anyone wishing to have an article please get in touch.
Clarkey

Hi all I have actually started the newsletter (honest) so I am still looking for articles, I have one for the fitting of a battery isolator switch and there will be my ramblings but if anyone wants to say something about the late Don Cross that would be nice.
Clarkey

Hi all

It is in my mind to give the engine we bought from Don's estate a spin over so the next reasonable day I will move it outside, connect an oil pressure gauge and a battery and see what happens.
Clarkey

Hi all
I have 2 articles from members for the newsletter so if any of you feel creative get on that laptop and bash a side of A4 out include some pictures and send it to me.
Other news
Several members have reported on difficulties in getting SPAX to own up to have ever made rear shock absorbers for our cars so I got in touch with them and they have explained that Brian Fenton had got a set made by using their custom option. Further to this I have negotiated a 20% discount for a pair of rear shockers so if anyone is interested let me know and the Consortium can place a firm order.
Clarkey

SPAX shock absorber update
I have negotiated the price of the shock absorbers to £112 each plus postage. The plan is for the Appia Consortium to buy 5 pairs to get the 20% discount.
Clarkey

Hi all
I have one definite for a pair of new shock absorbers... would be nice to be able to find homes for a couple of sets and have the others on the shelf for future buyers.
I am still looking for articles for the newsletter I have two definites so if you are feeling creative get writing.
Clarkey

Hi all
Deadline for any newsletter articles is 28th of February. No work done on cars today, some spares sorted and posted but the big news is that after fixing my mate Terry's thermostat on his E Class Merc (symptoms were cool running 60 degrees on the gauge , heater poor , diesel particle clean routine on all the time , heavy mpg)he offered to change out all the fluorescent tube lights in the unit. Over time they have either faded or conked out and as tubes are now banned I had been pondering on what to do. In stepped Terry and he had priced, purchased and fitted 4 new 5ft LED lamps in a day, truly a prince among men. The tricky lights to replace are about 30ft in the air and we will have to hire a scaffold platform to safely do the changeover.
Clarkey

Scaffold platform hired and delivered and erected. The trunking carrying the fluorescent lights is 5 metres from that hard concrete floor (it just looked like 30ft) so it was a relief to be stood on the scaffolding platform a mere 4 metres from the floor. Terry was well chuffed and about 6 hours later we had the two sets of LED lights fitted and working. Terry thinks we need a couple more 5ft LED lights so he has a plan to fit two pairs in parallel. Watch this space. A welcome bonus was when observing the electricity meter it was barely moving unlike when the fluorescent lights were all on. Pictures to follow.
Clarkey
ps a day left for those newsletter articles

Hi all
The printing presses have been rolling and the newsletter will be posted later this week or early next week along with the subscription renewal.
Jim

Hi all
Some newsletters have been posted with more to follow and then renewal notices.
Clarkey

Looks like the plug for SPAX in our newsletter has allowed me to get an order together for the replacement dampers...watch this space.
Clarkey

Will be ordering the SPAX dampers on Monday so if anyone else is interested get in touch as we are only ordering a batch of 5 pairs. I had an opportunity today to see up close the original dampers and they are heavy duty bits of kit so we will see what SPAX come up with.
Clarkey

Hi all
The new dampers are ordered and should be 10 working days. If you need some we have 3 pairs left.
Clarkey

New dampers have arrived...might open a set for some advertising pictures.
Clarkey

New Dampers!

Had a trip to Norfolk yesterday to pick up some new S2/3 windscreens Omicron had been minding for us. Lovely part of the country and some super cars to look at but no Appias.
Clarkey

Hello, has anyone here bought an Appia exhaust or any other parts from Lancia Vintage or Old Lancia Parts (both in Italy).  If so, were you happy with the quality and delivery times?

Grazie tanto!

Do you need a front pipe? (from manifold flange) I am recommisioning a S2 Appia and bought one but the old one has been welded so expertly I do not think I could get it off without an industrial chainsaw so best leave it in place. What I paid for it -20%.

Thanks, I need mid and rear sections for a Series Three and Jim has sorted this for me.

Hi all
The good news is the exam marking is finished so I can get back to the serious stuff...watching football on TV! Just to let you all know I will be at the AGM on the Sunday with the Consortium tent so don't be shy and come and meet up with some like minded enthusiasts. I will bring a collection of consumables air filters, dizzy caps, points etc but if you need something else get in touch and I can bring it down. I am already bring down some exhaust parts for GC. I will be posting some pictures later of a selection of new spares we have received from Italy.
Clarkey

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there is more..

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Hi. New UK club member but long time lancia owner. Could you please give me details on how to join the consortium. I have been sourcing parts from Italy for a few years, but the shipping times vary too much, and my Italian is atrocious.
Regards
John Tynan.

Hi John
Just email me your details at appiasparesconsortium@outlook.com and I will set the ball rolling.
Jim Clarke

Hi all
I will be at the AGM with a collection of parts if you are desperate get in touch and I will try to bring the part to the AGM on Sunday. Finally with the marking over and a bit of dry weather I took the tarpaulin off the S2 we have and thought "I bet this little scamp will start" so a few litres of petrol in the tank a spare battery connected and nothing it just turned over. So plan B a squirt of bradex in the carb and it started and then stopped when the bradex ran out. So plan C spin it over more and it started and ran well enough to push the choke in till it was on a fast tickover with the oil pressure gauge on 25. The having long thought the clutch pedal was just connected to fresh air it was so light I thought will it move under it's own power. Sure enough a few inches in first and then back again in reverse a result, as it has no brakes I refrained from giving it a few laps of the Unit circuit but might consider a few figure of eights in the carpark. This is promising as I will be putting the car up for sale soon and a runner is always good.
Clarkey

No takers for the S2 so will probably break the car.
Clarkey

I think there is no appetite for mammoth resto projects like that. The car could be fabulous once done but the value afterwards would be a fraction of the cost of doing it. I think breaking is the only option and hopfully drip feed the consortium funds over time.

Hi all
With my recycling hat on I have been looking at various spare parts we have in abundance and ways they can be broken down into their constituent metals. For example the front drums of the later cars have an aluminium body, cast iron linings and a steel hub and bearings. The plan was to strip the hub out and remove the cast iron lining leaving a fairly big chunk of aluminium to recycle (we have at least a dozen drums like this) however the construction is of such a sturdy design it took me a day to break one down to the valuable parts. The hub came off easily after removing the threaded ring and wire spring from the inside along with the mounting bolts. The removal of the cast iron lining involved using a jigsaw with a decent blade and cutting across the lining in two places allowing the two hals to be drifted out from the outside. The removal of the cast iron liner revealed it had cutouts all the way round to receive steel pegs tapped in from the outside to stop the liner rotating inside the drum. As any steel in with the aluminium effects it's value I set about getting the pegs out but after getting about 6 out I whacked my thumb and gave up! However we did manage to press out some gudgeon pins and some main bearings from their carriers so not a bad day.
Clarkey

What was not obvious when I started was that the aluminium drum had a lip holding the cast iron liner in place along with the pegs, my theory was that if I bashed half of the lip off when the liner was cut in half one half could be tappe out and the other knocked out as it had room to move. One snag was when the liner was cut through it pinched the jigsaw blade and nearly pulled my arm off as the blade was stuck but the jigsaw still went up and down! I will have to decide if it is a good use of my time splitting the front drums up...watch this space.
Clarkey

Hi all
My mate Terry and I managed to refine the process to just one cut through the drum and liner and with a bit of levering the liner comes out in one piece...result! time spent down to about 15 minutes. Problem is we burnt out the jigsaw.
Clarkey

Well we are getting near to scrapping the unloved S2 so get in touch if you need any parts it has a good set of  four 15" wheels, a working engine and gearbox, front seats, doors, bonnet, boot, grill, wiring loom, horn, bonnet and boot catches, petrol tank etc.
Clarkey

Hi,
I need:
1/ Horn
2/ x 1 Headlamp chrome surround
3/ Interier roof lamp assembly
4/ Heater valve and cable
5/ Speedo cable
6/ Side panels (by drivers and passengers knees)
6/ Possibly wiring loom.
I have finished phase 1 of the recommisioning so the car is safe and driveable. Phase 2 will be the nice to do items so I am sure I will need a lot more in due course. Will all the bits be kept in storage?
Cheers
Simon

Hi Simon
All the parts are in storage now I just have to take the front axle off. I will check what we have on your list and get in touch. see pictures
Clarkey

Hi all
The S2 is stripped now with the following parts available
engine
gearbox
front seat
steering column
steering wheel
front doors in aluminium
boot
bonnet in aluminium
grill
wiring loom
plus many others so get in touch.
Clarkey

Said goodbye to the S2 today...it seems the bottom has fell out of the scrap market as 3 metal recyclers were going to charge me to come and pick up the shell! anyway my local scrapman came and took the lot FOC so saved a lot of hassle. He wasn't too impressed that he could pick up one corner of the shell single handed.
Clarkey

Hi all
Amongst a lot of things picked up from the late Don Cross's estate was a small rather heavy bag containing ' a thing to trim your brake shoes with' so here it is in all it's electro/mechanical glory. The question is has any one ever used it and was it of any use?
Clarkey
ps I feel sure there must be some instructions somewhere but I have not come across them yet.

some pictures

Attached to the plate were four large nuts that I assume act as spacers and would fit behind the circular plate that would be fastened on with wheel nuts. There were several grinding bits of different diameters so presumably you can take off enough to get the thickness of lining you require.