Author Topic: 1300 Coupes (Read 176978 times)

GerardJPC · « **Reply #140 on:** September 01, 2014, 10:12:11 PM »

Yes, and to make matters worse the pads were the wrong size and had just been jammed in as far as they would go, so they weren't properly in place. I wouldn't use that garage again if I were you!

Neil-yaj396 · « **Reply #141 on:** September 06, 2014, 09:29:54 AM »

Most years since 1993 I have gone away camping with a group of friends in July or August. Originally we all went in classic cars, mainly British ones (prior to my Lancia days; MG Midget, Frogeye Sprite, Mini). As the children came along the classics dwindled away, with my Beta being pretty much the last classic standing!

However things looked up a bit this year, with the appearance of Neil's V6 Corsair convertible. It was it's first proper run post restoration, from Sussex to Cambridgeshire, and he had some fuel vaporisation issues until he disconnected the mechanical pump, bypassing a copper feed pipe bolted to the cylinder head that seemed to serve no purpose other than boiling up the fuel.

Neil-yaj396 · « **Reply #142 on:** September 13, 2014, 03:46:36 PM »

Just clicked over 50,000 miles on the odometer on the way back from getting my hair cut.

Neil-yaj396 · « **Reply #143 on:** October 01, 2014, 04:28:41 PM »

A years ownership of FNC effectively finished last night when I collected Elena from her dance class in it. SORN from midnight. Good to check out on an excellent weekend trip (apart from the M1 traffic) to Betameeta and the LMC Committee meeting, clocking up just under 400 trouble free miles.

Must now write up my winter 'to do' list.

Neil-yaj396 · « **Reply #144 on:** November 09, 2014, 05:59:17 PM »

Another 1300 Coupe emerges from the shadows, albeit that I don't think the seller knows that it's a Beta. He only refers to it as a 'B', presumably from reading the boot badge? A poor ad even for ebay, but 9 bids already never the less.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lancia-B-1300-1981-Non-runner-Project-/390967180555?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item5b0775bd0b

rossocorsa · « **Reply #145 on:** November 09, 2014, 08:04:00 PM »

Off road since 1993, it is a mind bogglingly late registration for a 1300 difficult to tell condition from pictures it looks very original but I also suspect that it is very badly deteriorated structurally

rossocorsa · « **Reply #146 on:** November 09, 2014, 09:25:35 PM »

The 1300 coupe was discontinued in the UK in January 1980!! Easy to figure from this that the advertised car which was registered August 1981 must have been built in 1979.....

Neil-yaj396 · « **Reply #147 on:** November 15, 2014, 09:27:32 AM »

Sold for £410 on 12 bids. Got to be worth that just as a breaker?

rossocorsa · « **Reply #148 on:** November 15, 2014, 09:31:40 AM »

Looks a lot of hard work but too good to break hopefully someone dedicated enough to do it has bought it?

GerardJPC · « **Reply #149 on:** November 16, 2014, 08:32:23 AM »

YAJ the 1300 has gone for welding and painting. Update in a week or two.

GerardJPC · « **Reply #150 on:** December 02, 2014, 04:34:16 PM »

Alas, just too much rust to make this a viable project within my budget. Anyone want the car for, say, £500? Mechanically OK, but needs big weldage and paint.

Neil-yaj396 · « **Reply #151 on:** December 02, 2014, 07:00:36 PM »

Quote from: GerardJPC on December 02, 2014, 04:34:16 PM

Alas, just too much rust to make this a viable project within my budget. Anyone want the car for, say, £500? Mechanically OK, but needs big weldage and paint.

For what it's worth my budget was £3k with no work to the interior. The car would have been pretty much as good as FNC then, so worth say £2.5k. A labour of love which meant that when an equivalent car came up that had much less work to do for less that £3k it was a no brainer really.

Glad you enjoyed your ownership and gave it a try Gerard. I think we established that this was one of only two or three pre-facelift 1300 Coupes left. It would be a shame if it gets broken. Definitely a good project for someone with time and the requisite welding skills.

rossocorsa · « **Reply #152 on:** December 02, 2014, 07:33:53 PM »

Unless you DIY I think £3k is probably a severe underestimate, when you start to dig it always snowballs. One for a home restoration I think

Neil-yaj396 · « **Reply #153 on:** December 03, 2014, 07:06:21 AM »

Quote from: rossocorsa on December 02, 2014, 07:33:53 PM

Unless you DIY I think £3k is probably a severe underestimate, when you start to dig it always snowballs. One for a home restoration I think

The sills and front inner wings have been done though.

GerardJPC · « **Reply #154 on:** December 03, 2014, 11:26:33 AM »

Back end is very bad. I have newish doors for it. Also new steering rack.

GerardJPC · « **Reply #155 on:** December 07, 2014, 08:42:10 AM »

YAJ now sold as a project.

rossocorsa · « **Reply #156 on:** December 07, 2014, 06:54:20 PM »

Did it go to someone on here or are we to expect a new recruit for the asylum?

GerardJPC · « **Reply #157 on:** December 10, 2014, 07:10:41 AM »

A guy on Autoshite.com who has driven the car at a meeting and liked it very much has bought it. He will do his own welding and swap out the dodgy steering rack. He may or may not paint the car, as its comedy rat look is quite popular.

Neil-yaj396 · « **Reply #158 on:** February 08, 2015, 08:23:32 PM »

The fine weather this weekend encouraged me to drive twice round the block, rather than just letting the car warm up on the drive after it's fortnightly start.

The gear change has definitely improved after the oil change. Roll on Spring!

Neil-yaj396 · « **Reply #159 on:** March 08, 2015, 07:33:50 AM »

Another 1300 Coupe emerges on ebay in the North East. Unlikely to see the road again sadly?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/dal536t-lancia-beta-coupe-1-3-project-/201298035860?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item2ede4c4494

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