It is always interesting to see the finished article when a journalist calls for info when writing a piece on Betas! I think what i actually said was that my S1 Berlina has an agreed value of £4k. Quite different from me saying that Berlinas sell for £4k!! However, A very nice S2 2000 Berlina recently sold on eBay for nearly £3k, so maybe we are finally getting there.
So, surely, if the press want to tell the general motoring public that a Beta saloon is worth £4k and a coupe £6k, that has to be a good thing for us?
For too long in Lancia circles, and especially in Beta world, we have been our own worst enemies in talking down the values of our cars. Why not start to have a belief in these great vehicles. Tell people that they are fetching good money now and that there is a demand. Yes, I do beat the Berlina drum - that's because they are my personal favourites in the range. But there is nothing to stop anyone else out there making contacts with the classic car press about the other models in the range. We have done a huge amount of work recently raising the awareness of the entire Beta range, so lets all support this!
Look at Fulvia values over the last few years, and Aurelia, and Aprilia. All cars that were in the doldrums and now riding high. Off the back of these the whole Lancia awareness and desirability increases and values lift accpordingly. Look at Gamma - unsaleable not that long ago, yet a nice Coupe has just sold for £6k, and last year a good Berlina sold for £4k.
So come along guys - have belief in your cars!
