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Today I saw a classic and took a pic thread!
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That Gamma is a coupé and a bit rarer than the normal ......
Actually I can't remember the correct term for the regular model; it looks like a hatchback, but it has a boot with a clever double hinge that allows it to open up to such a level that you can get stuff into the boot without smacking your head on the lid every time.
They were a very nice car to drive and had the usual Lancia refinement (no, not the red powdery stuff) of a dash-mounted oil level gauge that worked on a little pump. Press the button and it sniffed up a little oil from the sump. How much it sniffed depended on the oil level.
Another interesting feature was an enormous number of relays. There were lots of electrical goodies including town and country settings for the air horns, but almost everything was relay-driven. It had the most elaborate wiring diagram I've ever seen of any car from the 70's.
Now there's a clever idea for an Italian car:D
You're forgetting the single biggest novelty - flat four 2500cc - and related oil pump drive failure........single belt used to run, everything , including PAS off the cambelts. Put it on full lock, and you risked breaking the timing belt ! Genius !! :rolleyes:
Yep, where I worked in the UK we rebuilt an awful lot of them...!...including a mod, with a new pulley and belt to drive the PAS independant of the cams. At least that way if the PAS acted up, it didn't take the whole engine with it!
Very comfy in a big, squishy, lazy, loadsatorque kinda way.....quite popular in Germany, and they used to come to the UK for repairs......
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Here's a few classics I saw around the place over the last week. The Merc was in Limerick, The Kadette and the Beemer were in Donegal town and the Mini was in Strabane. I also saw an Austin 1100 on ZV plates but wasn't able to get a pic.
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Here's a few from earlier today at the ALMC Rally and Performance Car Show:
Old Fiat 500 with the new one behind it
Don't know if it's real or a kit car:
Touched by Lotus...
Nice Golf in the car park:
Love these M1's (is it irish?)
I got taken for a quick spin in this at the end of the day:
There were a few Lancia Delta's at the show:
One of my favourite cars (ever), BMW M3 (few of them at the show also):
Replica Metro:
My only non car show spot of the day:
Has an "on tow" piece of paper on the back of it, seen it in Drumcondra.
More photo's in the album here: http://s235.photobucket.com/albums/ee296/Bren_Jozi/ALMC%20Rally%20and%20Performance%20Car%20Show%20April%2019/0 -
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I am over in Buenos Aires for a few months and they seems to be a ton of old fiats and renaults used as everyday cars.
I will walk around and take some snaps but here is one i got on my street..
In the days before the NCT (around Italia '90), I used to run a red Fiat 128 which had a lot of similar features. It even had a detachable bootlid, as the hinge mountings had rusted away...0 -
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And these 4 as well which don't seem to be in Jozi's pics so i post them up
I got the back of the merc but not the front/side
37hp it looked mint and only 3 owners I think.
For some reason I was a little disappointed with the vette not sure why.
The purple van (morris?) owner is helping the guy do the volksrod, heard him talk about it.
Was a good show, not just because of the spin in the Ferrari
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Well unfortunately this poor little fella needs a new engine,the chap who bought it was driving it to the ferry and the oil pump is believed to have gone on it,and yes you have guessed it,engine siezed.He only had the car a few hours.
My only non car show spot of the day:
Has an "on tow" piece of paper on the back of it, seen it in Drumcondra.0 -
I am over in Buenos Aires for a few months and they seems to be a ton of old fiats and renaults used as everyday cars.
I will walk around and take some snaps but here is one i got on my street..
Looks like it could be straight from the streets of San Telmo that one ! Are they still running those Peugeot 504 two-tone taxis in BA ?0 -
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This monster is up for 5k in aherns of castleisland.Its not exactly in great shape either,but has serious road presence!!Reg is a 77,but its listed as a 76 car.Id love to know its story.
http://www.carzone.ie/search/Lincoln/Continental/MK-IV-7./200917192579355/advert0 -
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