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06-21-2003, 05:12 AM | #1 | |
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A potential next restoration project
Story: I was driving through the outskirts- giving the Alfa a good trashing- when I approached a farm area wth some interesting looking old cars sitting in the fields- I stopped off and had a look- there were FIATs, Lancias, MGs and VW's in different states of repair- but one car in particular caught my eye- it was a rugged looking 1944 Lancia Aprilia in a state of disrepair- but very restorable- anyway I went up to the owners house talked to him about his cars- he said that he probably wasn't ever going to finish restring them- so I asked him how much he'd want on the Aprilia- he said that he'd let it go for anywhere between 500 and 1000 Euros as is. Now this is by all means a bargain- because there was only about 20,000 of these babies ever made- so when I get the time I'm gonig to go over and do a full inspection to see what degree of restoration it'd need.
The Aprilia has a rather uncommon Narrow angle V (Yes V) 4, mounted onto an RWD platform- with an amazingly good suspension set up for it's age(Independent with a single leaf spring in the back) and sliding pillar front suspension- the engine capacity of the one I am loooking at is 1486cc with 48 bhp- it has distinctive rear suicide doors and a sloping Beetle-like rear makes for great aerodnamics- well anyway- I'll keep you posted The only problem is restoration could prove too expensive
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