mookaloid
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| posted on 20/10/10 at 11:41 AM |
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Wish I had some space
Wanted one of these for ages 1983 LANCIA GAMMA COUPE FI SILVER CLASSIC 2.5 PROJECT on eBay (end time 23-Oct-10 20:29:15
BST) no room to store it though 
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 20/10/10 at 12:03 PM |
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From the amount of rust on it, id say it only looks a year or so old 
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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steve m
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| posted on 20/10/10 at 12:27 PM |
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hahaha
I was going to say with the surfac rust showing, Titanic will be in better condition under the paint !!
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nick205
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| posted on 20/10/10 at 12:31 PM |
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No problem with rusty cars, but it's a bit fugly for me I'm afraid.
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owelly
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| posted on 20/10/10 at 02:28 PM |
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I'm going to google 'rehaul' and see what work the brakes need......
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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T66
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| posted on 20/10/10 at 03:41 PM |
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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and if you took the badges off it, nobody would ever know what it was.
It will be scary delving under the wheelarches and carpets ...
Fiat Dino is one of my favourite motors, love the old Italian rustboxes, Suds, GTV6s etc.
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mookaloid
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| posted on 20/10/10 at 04:51 PM |
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It is interesting that it isn't a particularly photogenic car - but in the flesh it is very pretty and quite striking.
The thin pillars and classic lines make it look very Italian exotic in my humble opinion.
Few people on here will ever have seen one I suspect - I'm 48 and I have only ever seen 2 that I know of.
I would restore it and have it re upholstered with leather and have a nice thin ally and wood rimmed steering wheel fitted
mmmmmmmmmm 
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 20/10/10 at 07:13 PM |
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Go for it, it's so rare I haven't even heard of it
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Guinness
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| posted on 20/10/10 at 07:24 PM |
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A mate of mine has a Montecarlo in his barn. Although to be fair, you'd have to be pretty clued up to recognise it.
He started by taking the brightwork off to give it a polish. It's now a bare shell, with big holes 
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Benzine
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| posted on 20/10/10 at 07:49 PM |
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Not seen one before but I really like it!
The mental gymnastics a landlord will employ to justify immoral actions is clinically fascinating. Just because something is legal doesn't make
it moral.
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 20/10/10 at 07:52 PM |
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Most of them were probably written off when the timing belt failed which they did on a regular basis. Very quick when they did run though
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T Rex
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| posted on 20/10/10 at 08:34 PM |
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It is a very pretty very rare car, but beware the rust is the least of your problems, this is car equivalent of the female bunny boiler, the engine
is a flat four with sleeved bores and paper seals thinner than a fag paper between the sleeve bottoms and where it meets the crankcase, and the seals
always perish which allows oil and water to mix even when they were new. No matter what you do or how clean you are at rebuilding this engine it will
eventually leak again, then the timing belts keep shearing the bent valves. Then when it finally runs the idle is rough and doesn’t suit the looks of
this car, I once rebuilt one of these engines in a proper lancia garage five times. If your going to get this car go with the mindset of an engine
transplant Audi might suit the bill. Then the electrics and interior will need to be sorted no spares .
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mookaloid
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| posted on 20/10/10 at 08:55 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by T Rex
It is a very pretty very rare car, but beware the rust is the least of your problems, this is car equivalent of the female bunny boiler, the engine
is a flat four with sleeved bores and paper seals thinner than a fag paper between the sleeve bottoms and where it meets the crankcase, and the seals
always perish which allows oil and water to mix even when they were new. No matter what you do or how clean you are at rebuilding this engine it will
eventually leak again, then the timing belts keep shearing the bent valves. Then when it finally runs the idle is rough and doesn’t suit the looks of
this car, I once rebuilt one of these engines in a proper lancia garage five times. If your going to get this car go with the mindset of an engine
transplant Audi might suit the bill. Then the electrics and interior will need to be sorted no spares .
I would relish the challenge
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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zilspeed
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| posted on 20/10/10 at 09:05 PM |
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In the early 80s, the Glasgow Evening Times was where you sold your car if you lived within the circulation area.
There was a Gamma Coupe in there week after week after week.
Little by little the price came down but still no takers.
Eventually, the owner offered it for sale at the price of a straight swap for two balloons and a goldfish.
The paper picked up on it and ran a little article and the woner admitted he couldn't get rid of it for love nor money.
I've always wanted one
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T Rex
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| posted on 20/10/10 at 09:06 PM |
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Don’t get me wrong I love old Italian cars, and whenever I see any old car on somebody’s drive, my mind goes in to possibilities mode , but if ever
there was a car destined to spend their last days gently rotting on somebody’s drive as a dream to never be realised, or be tarted up and put in a
motor museum this is it, you are a brave man Mr Mookaloid.
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mookaloid
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| posted on 20/10/10 at 09:29 PM |
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Well I can't buy it just now because I just have nowhere to store it. If I did have somewhere I would definitely buy it.
I like your idea of a transplant for a more reliable serviceable drivetrain though. After all nobody will know if it doesn't quite sound how it
should 
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 20/10/10 at 10:11 PM |
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A genuine RUST 2 ROME classic...... I may try to drive it back to where it came from and leave it there.....
its about the right price as well
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