1970 Lancia Fulvia Rallye 1.3S

[TT]

In record time, here I am, home, with the Fulvia in the garage!
To think I paid the deposit around 24 hours ago. Thanks to my dad and some of his time, I was able to obtain the plates before evening and pick it up this morning.
As it was a marvellous morning, with pretty deserted roads, I took it for a spin along Como Lake and its stunning views.

The car feels very VERY special to drive, and I never owned such an old piece of kit. It's just mind blowing. So much different than modern cars, and obviously (for me) so much better. Everything is so pure, so classic yet so fresh.
The big steering wheel isn't razor sharp, the tiny tires don't give you ultimate grip, and 1000+ kp and 90 hp would be trashed by any modern hatch, but you don't give a flying crap about all of that to be honest.
It barely has 60'000 km, and many parts are new (engine head, carbs, exhaust system, brakes, wheels...). Only the interior shows the 37 years of life...

The jaw dropping soundtrack of the 1298cc engine come straight from another planet. So rich and still hungry for revs.
It's a 1970 car but it already has 4 discs providing stopping power. Being new, they don't perform perfectly yet, but they are great already.

The very long gear lever is strange, but you quickly get the hang of it, and all in all, it feels just perfect.

Just a pic for now. I need to eat something and then I'll be out on the road again obviously!

http://img226.imagevenue.com/loc202/th_45277_26_01_2008-009_122_202lo.jpg (http://img226.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=45277_26_01_2008-009_122_202lo.jpg)

Custom shot
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l306/ttsib/000custom.jpg

[ARMAN]

We want MO PICS!:twisted:

Congrats Matteo, take good care of her ;)

[TT]

More km to put under my belt today and tomorrow, so I guess I'll have some more pics to share soon :)

[Igorionia]

WTF?! Man ! :D
We were talked about Ducati not Lancia! :D

More pix! And do it FAST!

Cangratulations

[Igorionia]

Such a BAD ASS Car!

Reminds me my VAZ 2101. from the 70's, too!
I can fully understend when you're talkin about Old Skul Interior and Performence!
:D Big Steering Wheel and Tiny Tires :D LOL!
How do you like the feeling on 100km/h ?
Isn't it like "WE GONNA DIEEE!!!" :D :D :D :D ?

[TT]

I didn't go beyond 80 km/h so far as the roads are narrow and twisty there, but the nice thing is you don't need to go fast to have fun :)

And well, the second bike is still a work in progress obviously ;)

[Igorionia]

TT ! :D
What about CUSTOM Shot ? :D

or there are no rules for BOSS ? :P just jokin

you don't need to go fast to have fun
+1 Ahahahahha....

[pilotvtm]

nice,nice,very nice!!!!!:thumbup:
another car which i liked very much was Datsun cherry gl.
i dont know if they are from the same era but......:thumbup:

[TT]

LOL, I was hoping that, with all the changes happened lately, I could survive some hours without a custom shot :D
Anyway, I've got the original user manual, so it won't be a problem to have it posted tonight ;)

[gangajas]

Congratulations, the Fulvia is übercool, the first legendary Lancia rallye car.

[yg60m]

:clap: Congrat Matteo !! And what a surprise ! I didn't think you would buy a classic. You now have a nice garage ;-)

[RC45]

LOL, I was hoping that, with all the changes happened lately, I could survive some hours without a custom shot :D
Anyway, I've got the original user manual, so it won't be a problem to have it posted tonight ;)

Hehe - "survive without a custom shot" ;)

Nice classic, Lancias have never been my favourites, in fact I mfind manyof them very ugly - but this model has a certain attractiveness about it.

Enjoy.

And the first time s "modded" Fulvia blows your doors off, you will take back what you say about "Youdont have to fast to have fun" :P hehe

[MotorWorld]

oooh funky

I'm surprised you took a pic outside your mansion though... :P

[TT]

Thanks guys :D and LOL RC and Dan :P

Shit, no custom shot yet as I was basically unable to stop driving! It is addictive, and I always dreamt to own a classic car!!

[Shinigami]

Well, you sure are on a spending spree, how many new rides have you bought since you got your first job? Seems to me like 4 (including the bike... or bikes... eh?).

Enjoy the new ride :)

[gangajas]

:mrgreen:

http://www.motorworld.net/forum/showthread.php?p=814356#post814356

[TT]

Thanks!

Well, you sure are on a spending spree, how many new rides have you bought since you got your first job? Seems to me like 4 (including the bike... or bikes... eh?).

Enjoy the new ride :)


Yes, 944, 964, Monster and now Fulvia. Single bike so far, yes.
Sounds impressive, but it's mostly down to my luck, not having to pay for a rent and such.

[nthfinity]

Very elegent, even if it shows its age on the inside... I'm sure you see this as a car you would love to drive on any given day :)

wheres that owners manual shot? ;) ;)

[TT]

Here is your damn custom shot :P
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l306/ttsib/000custom.jpg

And today's surprise :)
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[nthfinity]

looks like a nice breakfast meet :) very cool!

great font on the owners manual... very stylish even there!

[TT]

Too bad it's in german and I can't understand shit, especially as most controls are VERY complicate to operate... kinda remember me that TVR bit in TG where they promised they would give the car away to the guy able to turn it on or something.

After two days I still have no clue how to get cold or hot air from the vents for instance, and the fact the owner manual lists a 5 steps procedure for it, doesn't help. i'll download the italian version...

[TT]

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[Igorionia]

:D
very unique car
- shifter is like on the TRUCK!
-is it SHORTENED version ? :D

it's actually in preatty good shape!
my cangrats one more time

[thewarmer]

Nice car with all that Wonderful Lancia Racing & rallying history
You are very lucky Enjoy that wonderful car you have:-)
Lancia is my favorite make of car one day i too hope to own
one of there wonderful cars:thumbup:

[liveaxle]

Congratulations!

The Fulvia is a great little car.
For a long time, Lancia was run by inspired engineers, and not by the bean counters. This resulted in technically innovative and well engineered cars (apparently, Lancia used to put a layer of copper on the bolts to avoid them stick due to corrosion). Unfortunately, Lancia's financial state was rarely very good, and in the seventies, they were bought by Fiat. Many people believe that the Fulvia was the last real Lancia.

The Fulvia is front wheel drive. How does it turn in? Is it understeered?

When I grow up (I'm just 35), I'd like to have an Aurelia GT.

[TT]

Yeh, I was told about those bolts, and also about different ways to craft them, depending on the charges they had to withstand.

The Fulvia is indeed FF and also, when you say "Front", talking about the engine, it is really in the front, just sqashed against the radiator basically.

I didn't push really hard yet, but despite the FF layout and skinny tires, it definitely doesn't have major understeer, and you can feel even at moderate speed, a lively backend (very light).