After Clarkson's comments about Lancia's the other day, I thought I'd share a Lancia story.
My old HF turbo, which hasn't turned a wheel in nearly a decade, had to be moved recently. I changed the oil, put a fresh battery in it, fuel in the tank, air in the tyres and turned the key.
ThenI drove it out of the workshop. I couldn't believe it. I expected the brakes to be stuck at the very least.
This car has a real family history. My great uncle bought it new, trading in an NSU RO80 for it, and I remember my grandad taking me for a ride when I was about 10 or 11 and going on about a turbo. I didn't have a clue what he was on about but he seemed pretty excited. When I was 19 my great uncle died and my mum, who drove a Lancia Beta Spyder in her youth, bought the car from the estate. She used it for a few years and then gave it to me. I promptly stuffed it into a ditch on a wet night, which I was lucky to walk away from. I repaired it within a week, and carried on using it for a while, until I laid it upbefore I went travelling for a couple of years. When I came back I realisedthe subframe was rotted and it needed major surgery to MOT it, so I decided to use something more solid for a daily driver-a '79 BMW 320. Another great car.
My old HF turbo, which hasn't turned a wheel in nearly a decade, had to be moved recently. I changed the oil, put a fresh battery in it, fuel in the tank, air in the tyres and turned the key.
ThenI drove it out of the workshop. I couldn't believe it. I expected the brakes to be stuck at the very least.
This car has a real family history. My great uncle bought it new, trading in an NSU RO80 for it, and I remember my grandad taking me for a ride when I was about 10 or 11 and going on about a turbo. I didn't have a clue what he was on about but he seemed pretty excited. When I was 19 my great uncle died and my mum, who drove a Lancia Beta Spyder in her youth, bought the car from the estate. She used it for a few years and then gave it to me. I promptly stuffed it into a ditch on a wet night, which I was lucky to walk away from. I repaired it within a week, and carried on using it for a while, until I laid it upbefore I went travelling for a couple of years. When I came back I realisedthe subframe was rotted and it needed major surgery to MOT it, so I decided to use something more solid for a daily driver-a '79 BMW 320. Another great car.
Martin.
. Sold it for a song, remember the infamous Poll tax, well I ended up owing a lot and people were going to prison for not paying up.
Comment