I managed to get a good look at the old girl last night, then popped over to Richard's to see the car
As an "independent party" I can say it was actually a lot better than I expected for an old car that's been standing for a while. You'd want to change the cam belt, give it a full service including changing the brake fluid and maybe some new pads (mainly as a peace-of-mind exercise), but it's all straight, nice and shiny, the panel gaps are great and the doors shut well. Seemed to me to be riding a bit high but again, a simple enough thing to sort. A bit of work and you could have y'self a good usable car in no time. After that it's a personal taste exercise - keep the 2-litre motor or go V6, different paint scheme, different interior, etc. etc. etc.
Be surprised if it hangs around longer than a few weeks TBH...also be interesting to see what it fetches, as a good reference point for a car in a regular sale compared to auction prices.
Rich, you seem to be going through a bit of a "Lancia Period" at the mo, what with the Fulvia, Beta coupe and now this....what's next, a cheap Flaminia Zagato??
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