| If Town were a car we'd be a 1970s Lancia 22:04 - Nov 28 with 413 views | TNBlue |
Expensive, stylish and perform well on a good day but full of weak spots and liable to break down when you need them most. |  | | |  |
| If Town were a car we'd be a 1970s Lancia on 22:09 - Nov 28 with 384 views | cressi |
A wartburg 2 strokes and were done. | | | |
| If Town were a car we'd be a 1970s Lancia on 22:54 - Nov 28 with 334 views | mellowblue |
expensive, fairly, but depreciation mean't they were a good second hand buy.
stylish, of course.
perform well, unreliable no,they were pretty reliable actually, strong mechanics.
liable to rust though.
I had 3 or 4 in the 70s/80s, loved them. | | | |
| If Town were a car we'd be a 1970s Lancia on 22:57 - Nov 28 with 325 views | cressi |
| If Town were a car we'd be a 1970s Lancia on 22:54 - Nov 28 by mellowblue |
expensive, fairly, but depreciation mean't they were a good second hand buy.
stylish, of course.
perform well, unreliable no,they were pretty reliable actually, strong mechanics.
liable to rust though.
I had 3 or 4 in the 70s/80s, loved them. |
Lancia or wartburg | | | |
| If Town were a car we'd be a 1970s Lancia on 23:19 - Nov 28 with 313 views | mellowblue |
| If Town were a car we'd be a 1970s Lancia on 22:57 - Nov 28 by cressi |
Lancia or wartburg |
The Italian beauties that are Lancia. Having 3 or 4 Wartburgs would be an embarrassing confession to have to make. | | | |
| If Town were a car we'd be a 1970s Lancia on 23:28 - Nov 28 with 302 views | Churchman |
The Lancia Delta Integrale is one of the finest hot hatches ever made. Brilliant car, brilliant engineering. If I had the skill and ability to maintain one, I’d have one. |  | | |
| If Town were a car we'd be a 1970s Lancia on 23:35 - Nov 28 with 289 views | bluelagos |
| If Town were a car we'd be a 1970s Lancia on 23:28 - Nov 28 by Churchman |
The Lancia Delta Integrale is one of the finest hot hatches ever made. Brilliant car, brilliant engineering. If I had the skill and ability to maintain one, I’d have one. |
My thoughts exactly. You want a volvo that's never going to excite you, McCarthys yer man.
Get the Lancia firing on all cylinders and you simply won't get better. Good things come to those who wait. |  |
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| If Town were a car we'd be a 1970s Lancia on 23:39 - Nov 28 with 285 views | WeWereZombies |
| If Town were a car we'd be a 1970s Lancia on 23:19 - Nov 28 by mellowblue |
The Italian beauties that are Lancia. Having 3 or 4 Wartburgs would be an embarrassing confession to have to make. |
I think they're quite collectable now, aren't they ?
Lancias, not Wartburgs... |  |
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| If Town were a car we'd be a 1970s Lancia on 23:45 - Nov 28 with 274 views | Churchman |
| If Town were a car we'd be a 1970s Lancia on 23:39 - Nov 28 by WeWereZombies |
I think they're quite collectable now, aren't they ?
Lancias, not Wartburgs... |
They’re certainly very rare and yes, mega collectible. | | | |
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| If Town were a car we'd be a 1970s Lancia on 23:46 - Nov 28 with 276 views | mellowblue |
| If Town were a car we'd be a 1970s Lancia on 23:28 - Nov 28 by Churchman |
The Lancia Delta Integrale is one of the finest hot hatches ever made. Brilliant car, brilliant engineering. If I had the skill and ability to maintain one, I’d have one. |
I had the chance to buy one when they were still affordable but the bog standard interior and LHD put me off. Remarkable cars. | | | |
| If Town were a car we'd be a 1970s Lancia on 23:51 - Nov 28 with 271 views | Churchman |
| If Town were a car we'd be a 1970s Lancia on 23:46 - Nov 28 by mellowblue |
I had the chance to buy one when they were still affordable but the bog standard interior and LHD put me off. Remarkable cars. |
I was never in position to buy one (or to maintain it) but I get what you say about LHD. The mouse fur interior? Not bothered about that.
Awesome machine. Always liked cars that didn’t look a lot but had it where it counted. | | | |
| If Town were a car we'd be a 1970s Lancia on 23:57 - Nov 28 with 256 views | cressi |
| If Town were a car we'd be a 1970s Lancia on 23:39 - Nov 28 by WeWereZombies |
I think they're quite collectable now, aren't they ?
Lancias, not Wartburgs... |
East German wartburgs I believe | | | |
| If Town were a car we'd be a 1970s Lancia on 00:05 - Nov 29 with 250 views | mellowblue |
| If Town were a car we'd be a 1970s Lancia on 23:51 - Nov 28 by Churchman |
I was never in position to buy one (or to maintain it) but I get what you say about LHD. The mouse fur interior? Not bothered about that.
Awesome machine. Always liked cars that didn’t look a lot but had it where it counted. |
actually looking again, the interior is better than I remembered it being. Still LHD is an issue though there were a few dealer RHD conversions which compromised the steering making it lower geared, supposedly. Lancia are still alive and kicking in Italy and are supposed to be bringing out a retro version of the Integrale, but it will never have the raw beast factor of the original. | | | |
| If Town were a car we'd be a 1970s Lancia on 14:01 - Nov 29 with 88 views | Churchman |
| If Town were a car we'd be a 1970s Lancia on 00:05 - Nov 29 by mellowblue |
actually looking again, the interior is better than I remembered it being. Still LHD is an issue though there were a few dealer RHD conversions which compromised the steering making it lower geared, supposedly. Lancia are still alive and kicking in Italy and are supposed to be bringing out a retro version of the Integrale, but it will never have the raw beast factor of the original. |
Italian cars were always a bit tight on the seating and pedals so I can’t imagine RHD conversions were a great success.
I had opportunity to borrow German cars around 2000 and drove my dad’s BMWs and Audi’s before that. The pedals were slightly offset and I was told that was due to adapting them to RHD. Gave me horrendous backache. They’ve clearly done something because my relatively new A3 has a perfect driving position for me.
I think the Lancia name was pulled from U.K. due to rust. They, like Alfa’s, really did dissolve. In a sense I hope they don’t produce a retro version of the Integrale for the very reason you give. It was of it’s time and best left there. [Post edited 29 Nov 14:16]
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| If Town were a car we'd be a 1970s Lancia on 14:44 - Nov 29 with 52 views | flykickingbybgunn |
Did n't the engine keep falling out after a few years. The Lancia. Also had a well earnt reputation for rust in all the places you dont want it. |  | | |
| If Town were a car we'd be a 1970s Lancia on 15:02 - Nov 29 with 37 views | Churchman |
| If Town were a car we'd be a 1970s Lancia on 14:44 - Nov 29 by flykickingbybgunn |
Did n't the engine keep falling out after a few years. The Lancia. Also had a well earnt reputation for rust in all the places you dont want it. |
My mums best friend’s husband bought a big Wolseley in the early mid 70s brand new. One week in he braked at the lights and the engine didn’t. The boys at British Leyland had forgotten to put the mounting bolts in. They tried to wheedle out of repairing it by blaming him (it was the 70s and a refund on anything was a tough ask). Rubbish cars were not the preserve of our Italian friends.
But yes, everything fell out of Lancia's, Alfas and Fiats. You had to be an enthusiast or a bit mad to buy one. Looked good though. [Post edited 29 Nov 15:04]
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