Herewith a few items which have either been sent in by Consortium members, or projects with which members have been involved.
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Lancia in the Piazza 2007.
In 2003, the Consortium was persuaded to hold its annual AGM in London, in the Piazza surrounding the old Covent Garden Market. This historic venue -
- with its adjacent church, designed by Inigo Jones, is perhaps one of the best possible venues in London for a display of cars. This is what we provided on 15th September 2003, mostly owing to the tireless efforts of Consortium member David Bieda.
The Lancia Motor Club Ltd., again with David co-ordinating the efforts of a small committee, made Covent Garden the venue for the 2007 centenary, on 16th September. A few photos (click on image to see the full page view) are appended herewith:-
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Some more photos may be found by following these links:-
http://www.flickr.com/photos/14041904@N07/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/13161448@N06/sets/72157602178589155/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonysphotos/sets/72157602125584908/
I Mech E Annual Coventry Shakespeare Rally.
This annual event has been graced by Phil Pilkington's 2000HF over the last couple of years:-
This annual event has been graced by Phil Pilkington's 2000HF over the last couple of years:-
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Lancia 2000 in Greece.
I
can remember a visit to Athens about 30 years ago. Just about the
time I first became interested. There were quite a few Lancias
about, which seemed surprising at the time, being as they were
hardly a common sight in the UK. All were being driven fast and
with millimetric accuracy. Some have survived, as you can see,
and should have benefitted from the more metal-friendly climate.
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Restoring a 2000 coupé.
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Restoring a 2000 coupé.
This link is provided by Roger Michie in Australia,
and he intends to keep it up-to-date wherever possible. The
photos show typical rust problems, which seem to have happened even in
the drier Antipodean weather.
Also shown is Roger's rather splendid Citröen Light 15. He says it was initially even more rusty than his 2000 coupé!
Also shown is Roger's rather splendid Citröen Light 15. He says it was initially even more rusty than his 2000 coupé!
http://rogermark.gallery.netspace.net.au/
Roger has just (June 2010) sent me three photos:-
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RREC Founders Day Picnic at Wotton House.
This took place on a rather windy Sunday in August
2008. Wotton House belongs to the Gladstone family, and this was
a private party to which members of the RREC, City Barge and a small
group of Lancias were invited. City barge were contributing
Venetian gondolas and more traditional English boats, with a view to
taking out groups onto the lake. Unforunately the wind was
blowing onshore all day, which made getting away virtually impossible.
Still - the boats and the cars contributed the right ambience.
The Lancias were there because Tony Wilson had been able to use his considerable influence in persuading the organisers that he could find a suitable range of cars that wouldn't look out-of-place amongst all those Rollers and Bentleys. And we didn't...as these photos show.
The Lancias were there because Tony Wilson had been able to use his considerable influence in persuading the organisers that he could find a suitable range of cars that wouldn't look out-of-place amongst all those Rollers and Bentleys. And we didn't...as these photos show.
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Pininfarina Doors.
Seen
at the Autumn 2008 "Auto Italia" meeting at the British Motor Heritage
Museum at Gaydon was this splendid Ferrari 330GT. This was
registered in 1969 as far as I remember, so contemporary with the
Flavia and Flavia 2000 coupés. It sometimes appears that a
common door pressing was used for both Flavia and the Ferrari (also on
the 250 coupé), but looking at the 330 from this angle then the depth
of the door appears greater. There's more space for
mounting the door mirror, and the rear edge of the window frame is at
an angle, not virtually upright. A wonderful car this one; clean
and unfussy compared with later Maranello offerings, and a particularly
nice restoration in the case of the car in the photo.
Seen
at the Autumn 2008 "Auto Italia" meeting at the British Motor Heritage
Museum at Gaydon was this splendid Ferrari 330GT. This was
registered in 1969 as far as I remember, so contemporary with the
Flavia and Flavia 2000 coupés. It sometimes appears that a
common door pressing was used for both Flavia and the Ferrari (also on
the 250 coupé), but looking at the 330 from this angle then the depth
of the door appears greater. There's more space for
mounting the door mirror, and the rear edge of the window frame is at
an angle, not virtually upright. A wonderful car this one; clean
and unfussy compared with later Maranello offerings, and a particularly
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An interesting Flavia sedan.
This is a Flavia 2000LX sedan, owned by a Consortium member. The type code is 819.811, and there is now a little website to look at:-
http://web.mac.com/dlt.oxford/Lancia
This is a Flavia 2000LX sedan, owned by a Consortium member. The type code is 819.811, and there is now a little website to look at:-
http://web.mac.com/dlt.oxford/Lancia
This is a 2-litre engined car, fitted with Kugelfischer mechanical petrol injection, as very few were. This injection system was also
used on some Flavias; very rarely on the 2 litre cars, so this is a top of the line example. I have driven it once, and it was also
deceptively quick. There have been a few problems, which the owner has overcome, as the website details. The car is possibly
unique in the UK, and had previously been owned by one of the founder members of this Consortium.
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2010 - 50th Anniversary of the introduction of the Lancia Flavia
The 2010 Annual General Meeting of the Flavia and 2000 Consortium will be held on Sunday 9th May 2010, in Cotswold village. This being an auspicious occasion, we have put together a small tour of the lesser-known Cotswolds, so that members can make a weekend of the event. Below are 3 links to the route, described in words, and two A4 maps which butt together and show exactly where the tour takes you.
2010 - 50th Anniversary of the introduction of the Lancia Flavia
The 2010 Annual General Meeting of the Flavia and 2000 Consortium will be held on Sunday 9th May 2010, in Cotswold village. This being an auspicious occasion, we have put together a small tour of the lesser-known Cotswolds, so that members can make a weekend of the event. Below are 3 links to the route, described in words, and two A4 maps which butt together and show exactly where the tour takes you.
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