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Offline HFStuart

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Practical Classics
« on: August 07, 2010, 10:00:13 PM »
Nice positve (if short) bit in the market watch section of PC this month (Page 119 when you're in Smiths !)

Essentially saying that people have got over the rust thing and have noticed what bargains they are so prices are on the up and are predicted to go up a bit more.

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Re: Practical Classics
« Reply #1 on: August 08, 2010, 12:23:26 PM »
This happened with the Fulvia a couple of years ago and I've had my fingers crossed ever since, although the current economic situation could put this all on hold.
On the other hand one of the great attractions of the Beta over the years has been it's value for money. Once a classic hits £5K things are never the same, but cars are also far less likely to be scrapped. The LMC site has several threads with Fulvias being restored absolutely from the ground up, this would still be an absolute labour of love with a Beta, whereas these Fulvias (admittedly mainly Sports. Fanalones etc.) could easily fetch £14K.

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Re: Practical Classics
« Reply #2 on: September 06, 2010, 04:51:20 PM »
Just seen an advert for a low mileage '82 Beta coupe for £12,500!
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Re: Practical Classics
« Reply #3 on: September 06, 2010, 11:40:48 PM »
Just seen an advert for a low mileage '82 Beta coupe for £12,500!

It must be Turkish lira

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Re: Practical Classics
« Reply #4 on: September 07, 2010, 10:56:17 AM »
Try this

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C180184/

Sorry, don't know how to put in a link.
1979 Beta Coupe S2FL (1st registered May 1983!)
1967 Morris Minor Traveller
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Re: Practical Classics
« Reply #5 on: September 07, 2010, 11:30:45 AM »
recognise the car didn't someone on here own it? To be on a Y plate it must have sat in a field a very long time before sale you can get X plated injection cars!!

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Re: Practical Classics
« Reply #6 on: September 07, 2010, 07:59:00 PM »
Certainly looks the part, experimental value perhaps? If thats original paint and parts i'm very impressed.
1982 - Lancia Beta HPE 2000ie http://www.lanciabeta.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=472.0
1989 - Lancia Delta 16v integrale
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Re: Practical Classics
« Reply #7 on: September 07, 2010, 08:44:30 PM »
it's no more impressive than Steve Thompson's VX and that is original, if he sees this he'll start thinking he's won the lottery