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« Reply #75 on: 02 January, 2019, 08:24:52 PM » |
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Just arrived in time for Christmas my new Augusta. I never previously owned a Lancia and thought it time to put this right. So here it is freshly delivered from Italy. Now to contact the DVLA for a number.
Mike
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« Reply #76 on: 04 January, 2019, 08:22:18 PM » |
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Yes - I'm very pleased with the car. I described how and why I bought it on the "Introductions" section of the private members area of the forum on Dec 1st. Four months of following up adverts on the Subito and other Italian web sites and getting information from vendors gave me a selection of cars which I thought worth looking at and my son kindly went out in November to inspect and try three of them. He only managed to see two and this one seemed the better car for me as it had been owned by an enthusiast since 1981 and seemed a decent car, not just tarted up for sale. I bought it without actually seeing it myself so its arrival just before Christmas was just a bit exciting! Our assessment of it turned out to be pretty good from what I have seen so far, although I'll have to wait for it to be registered (and the salt goes from the roads) before I can really try it. There is a Youtube video of the car from 2014 which shows it nicely, but turn the volume down at the start! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4QqDtb-SHQ Quite by chance I found a picture if the car with favourable comments by Doug Blain, in "The Automobile" December issue which, by complete fluke, also includes a 1970's picture of my other car, a 1925 French Salmson owned by me since 1984, in a piece about Andy Nahum who owned it at the time. Both are together in my garage - just a pity the Augusta does not speak French. Mike |
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« Reply #77 on: 05 January, 2019, 10:18:59 PM » |
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Went for a nice drive to start the new year-----but not very far!!!!!
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« Reply #78 on: 08 January, 2019, 09:12:34 PM » |
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Another fine day today - Appia on top of the world!  |
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1931 Austin Seven deluxe saloon
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« Reply #79 on: 21 January, 2019, 05:36:08 PM » |
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Found this from our Cotswold Economy Drive archive: Probably 2010
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1961 Lancia Flavia 1.5 Berlina. FIAT Abarth. 1954 Daimler Conquest. 2003 MG ZT-T 135. 1998 SAAB 9-5 3 litre turbo.
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« Reply #81 on: 23 January, 2019, 11:36:22 AM » |
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My all time favourite picture of Modestine.
Le Mans 24hr 2007 and we were invited to participate in the Friday evening 'Cavalcade du Pilots' through the streets of Le Mans. We assembled for lunch just outside the town and returning to the car found an artist, Jean-Marie Guivarc'h, sketching it with all the details to be reproduced as a print. Somehow Margaret charmed him to sell her the drawing and she gave it to me on our wedding anniversary that year. The deal was that I copied it and sent it to Jean-Marie which I duly did.
I've checked his website from time to time but not found that he has produced the print.
The final picture is on the parade with a spectator wanting to have Margaret's hat!
Robin.
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« Reply #82 on: 23 January, 2019, 01:10:35 PM » |
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Lovely story Robin, wonderful memories!
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« Reply #83 on: 23 January, 2019, 04:03:09 PM » |
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One for Frank
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Its not the winning but taking part! or is it taking apart?
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« Reply #84 on: 23 January, 2019, 04:44:21 PM » |
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Cheers Tim, how did you know it was my birthday on Friday???
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PS Please don't leave it at one...........10 more wouldn't go amiss!
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« Reply #86 on: 24 January, 2019, 07:29:41 PM » |
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From Stylish to Butch in one easy lesson, sorry, "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder" I prefer the original. Brian 8227  How about this. |
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« Reply #87 on: 25 January, 2019, 02:50:33 PM » |
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Our 2nd Delta pictured 3 days after delivery. It came with a rather strange looking orange coachline running above the handles and under the door glass. Not sure if this was 'factory' or maybe the supplying dealer got artistic whilst waiting for new business ? I've only just noticed a bullit hole above the front wheel arch just under the stripe   |
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« Reply #88 on: 25 January, 2019, 03:41:07 PM » |
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Our Appia somewhere in Norway: 2003 Classic Marathon.
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« Reply #89 on: 31 January, 2019, 08:36:16 PM » |
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Seen today at Banbury Monte Carlo Historique.
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