Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo Group 5

[DarrenGR]

Hi guys,

I have just managed to get my hands on one of these esci kits, which I intend to add detail to. The only problem is that I have no reference shots of the car at all!!

I am thinking of transforming it into the short-tail version if I can find enough shots.

So if anyone out there has some pics they can send me, or point in the direction of where I can find them, I'd be most grateful!

Cheers

Darren

[RallyFanatic]

I own both the shorttail (Alitalia, Giro d' Italia '79) and the longtail (Martini, Lemans '80)Esci Beta.
References can be picture-googled (query lancia turbo, beta turbo, montecarlo, etc.), only interior and engine refs are hard to find.
The shorttail only appeared in the '79 Giro d' Italia as far as I know, and personally I feel the docking of the tail makes it look kind of out of proportion.
It's not only shortening the tail though. The air inlets beside the drivers compartment are different, a new front spoiler needs to be made, a second seat of course, the front vents above the tires need to be closed up a little, and for some stages spotlights were added.
I could always send you my pics.

[jmcarc1]

Hi Darren,

Email me at [email protected] and i will send the pics a have. But i only have interior & engine pics from the longtail car.

João

[DarrenGR]

Hi there RallyFanatic,

and thanks for coming back to me - I have some shots of the outside and have been doing as you suggest on the googling front! ;o) If you could send me the pics you have that would be great, thank you. The interior and engine shots are always the difficult ones to get hold of. Can you mail me on Darren at country64.freeserve.co.uk

Cheers!!

[DarrenGR]

jmcarc - thanks, and you have mail!

[gionc]

Originally Posted by DarrenGR

Hi there RallyFanatic,

and thanks for coming back to me - I have some shots of the outside and have been doing as you suggest on the googling front! ;o) If you could send me the pics you have that would be great, thank you. The interior and engine shots are always the difficult ones to get hold of. Can you mail me on Darren at country64.freeserve.co.uk

Cheers!!

I have, 1st hand references I'll post something here later

last april at Ferrari's Fiorano track

[DarrenGR]

Thanks a lot for that Gionic - will wait for further pics from you - fantastic!

Cheers

Darren

[gionc]

Few pics: it's teh monte owned by the famous (here) Kabibo, he used it on hill climbing comp over the '80 and may be '90, now he use it as pace car in ita rallyes and climb hill comp. You'll see some mods (steering weel, 2nd seat, dashboard (part of), exaust (shorten)) but the base is the original Montecarlo Gr5, at this point I guess he rebuilt it several times. It's a razor: I seen in action at Ferrari's track and it's awesome: 500+HP on a so little (well not thiny LOL) stuff is something. It have a switch "on off" insthead a throttle device LOL. Enjoy.

























Try to use well since this pics cost me 700+ Km ROFL

[sportracer02]

Hi Gio,

great pics !!!

Thanks

[DarrenGR]

Hi again Gionc,

Thanks for the great pics - I would been in heaven at that event - an 037 AND a Group 5!! Now all I need to do is get all of the pics together and decide what version to build!

I do remember the advertising at the time - love the Lancia in Battledress one, and my favourite was along the lines of Porsche & BMW - eat our dirt!! Too cool!!

Thanks again guys!!

Darren

[gionc]

Originally Posted by DarrenGR

Hi again Gionc,

Thanks for the great pics - I would been in heaven at that event - an 037 AND a Group 5!! Now all I need to do is get all of the pics together and decide what version to build!

I haven't the choice problem: I own 4
1 martini (esci)
1 lancia white red (amt)
1 white+red to do white+blue amt- (Giro d'Italia)
1 martini (esci-jellowed decals) to do orange+black

[DarrenGR]

S'alright for some Gionc!

I think I'll try building one and if I enjoy it, I'll keep an eye out for another to add to the ever increasing stash!!

Cheers

Darren

[RallyFanatic]

Originally Posted by gionc

I haven't the choice problem: I own 4
1 martini (esci)
1 lancia white red (amt)
1 white+red to do white+blue amt- (Giro d'Italia)
1 martini (esci-jellowed decals) to do orange+black

Wow, that's alle the liveries except one (Alitalia Giro d'Italia). You REALLY like Beta's !

[gionc]

Originally Posted by RallyFanatic

Wow, that's alle the liveries except one (Alitalia Giro d'Italia). You REALLY like Beta's !

There's another one: the Fruit of the Loom one, I fuound a whole FoTL set in the Crling Black Label BMW320 turbo, from Esci.






Just to let you know (since isn't yet avaiable, I finished it and have no idea to redo it, cost too much since they wand a minimum order) I done this PE set for me and few fellows:

[lemansnut]

I built the clear body Martini version several years ago. Found it at a swap meet for $5! Some fit issues but overall a really a nice kit. That photo-etch set looks excellent! If you ever decide to produce it I would definitely be interested as I still have the Alitalia version to build.

Mike