Author Topic: Flaminia GT Superleggra Touring, not so much a restoration but a resurrection!!!  (Read 5670 times)

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Parisien

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Is it just me or are there other people feeling this is really over the top?   Can't wait for the bubble to burst and seeing cars becoming a hobby again for car enthousiasts instead of for investor bankers....

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Is it just me or are there other people feeling this is really over the top?   Can't wait for the bubble to burst and seeing cars becoming a hobby again for car enthousiasts instead of for investor bankers....
but at least it keeps an important restoration UK industry alive for a bit longer...
Its not the winning but taking part! or is it taking apart?
Lancias:
1955 Aurelia B12
1967 Fulvia 1.3HFR
1972 Fulvia 1600HF
1972 Fulvia Sport 1600
1983 HPE VX
1988 Delta 1.6GTie
1998 Zeta 21.  12v

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The new owner should ask the restorers to do some roof chopping...

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Dragged literally from the bottom of a 30 year scrap heap, and they still want £15K!

Just a pity it was discarded in the first place.
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The new owner should ask the restorers to do some roof chopping...
Only if the owner is on the short side as its low enough already....
Its not the winning but taking part! or is it taking apart?
Lancias:
1955 Aurelia B12
1967 Fulvia 1.3HFR
1972 Fulvia 1600HF
1972 Fulvia Sport 1600
1983 HPE VX
1988 Delta 1.6GTie
1998 Zeta 21.  12v

dannels

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Not sure that could be restored economically - it would have to be a money no object restoration or a skilled individual to take that on I think.

Up until recently it would have just been broken for parts...

Someone went to the trouble of importing it - then seemingly discarded it not long after, if the 40 years in 'storage'( euphamism for a hedge in this case) are to be believed

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Dave

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Jay

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This is about the condition of one I saw in Ireland, although that was 2.5 3C, it cost the lad £1k but then realised it was too far gone. So he offered it to Omicron for what he paid for it, they aren’t interested. By the time he sold the glass, trim bits and bright work, seat frames, lights, locks, engine bits including manifold and dizzy. Then then spare engine parts, 2 x gearboxes and complete front and back suspension to me.  He made over £7k.
Julian Wood, Kingston, London

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"Only if the owner is on the short side as its low enough already...."
 

You could chop the roof off completely and pretend it had always been a convertible. Then it'd be worth even more money.....! 

Frank T

dannels

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This is about the condition of one I saw in Ireland, although that was 2.5 3C, it cost the lad £1k but then realised it was too far gone. So he offered it to Omicron for what he paid for it, they aren’t interested. By the time he sold the glass, trim bits and bright work, seat frames, lights, locks, engine bits including manifold and dizzy. Then then spare engine parts, 2 x gearboxes and complete front and back suspension to me.  He made over £7k.

Haha - I have some parts of that car attached to mine at the moment. Does this look familiar?
1961 Flaminia GT, 1966 Matra Djet V

Jay

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Yes that’s the one , although by the time I got there it was cut into many parts plus 2ft of mud.
Julian Wood, Kingston, London