Paging Timo

You know you want it:

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"The bodywork has become a little tatty" - argh. I'm not crazy enough to
buy one like that, I really don't.

Thanks for bringing it to my attention, I try to avoid the Lancia areas on
fleabay so I don't accidentally buy a Thema 8.32...

 

Oh, I don't know. So long as it's MOT-able, then it would be fine for a
summer runabout. It's very cheap.....

I'm not helping much, am I?

Heh. My perversion is towards an Alfa 166 as they continue to drop in
value like a stone.

 

There's a reason for that - they're worth bog-all in good condition after
all. I've seen some supposedly nice examples so I don't even want to know
what one in need of TLC looks like.

This is one of the cars where you probably have to check for corrosion on
the windscreen as well...

Actually, if I were after one (and I'm still toying with the idea) then
I'd probably get enough wonga together and get a Zagato. They aren't that
much more expensive than the regular coupe but there's something about
them that appeals to me.

Don't mock the afflicted, says I...

A certain Mr A Hewitt will be around shortly to explain why

 

Heh.

I suffered from the 'oh, it's a bit rotten on the surface, but it's OK
underneath' syndrome with the Spider. OK, it was MOTable, but the
bodywork was quite shocking. If I'd have looked up parts prices before
buying it, the idea of paying 600 quid for *one* front wing would have
quickly put me off the idea, and had me in a tidy X1/9 instead.

There was one of those down the road from where we lived a few years
back. Looked freshly restored, the crazy bastard owner used to keep it
under a cover in his garden. Bet it's a shed again now.

Oh, I know exactly why I shouldn't, but, well, it's a lot of car for
pocket money prices.

 

Heh. Any Fulvia that looks a bit rotten on the surface can be kept in
plastic bags fairly soon afterwards.

They all do that, sir. I'd probably try to find some space to keep it in
Switzerland - the area where my mum lives is rather dry so these cars tend
to keep well there.