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Technical => 105/115 Series (105 Coupe/Spider/Berlina) => Topic started by: f1fascination on June 03, 2014, 08:53:45 PM

Title: Somewhere between scruffy and patinated...
Post by: f1fascination on June 03, 2014, 08:53:45 PM
Here she is folks, a 4 owner 73 GTV 2000, with a shoddy repaint but a ton of character.
Little bit of rot here and there, but nothing compared to the Lancia Beta I used to have...
Chasing more history of the old girl, so if anyone recognizes her drop me a line.
Title: Re: Somewhere between scruffy and patinated...
Post by: GTV-074 on June 03, 2014, 11:11:11 PM
Nice coupe you have there....

IMO white looks good on any of the 105 coupes, just get rid of the protection strips and it'll be sweet!

Doesn't look too bad in the pics, how bad is the bodywork and where?

Cheers.
Title: Re: Somewhere between scruffy and patinated...
Post by: f1fascination on June 04, 2014, 09:20:13 AM
Thanks, but the rub strips have been there for a looooong time, and pulled the paint when I tried to remove them. They'll have to stay until she is repainted.
There isn't any visible rot, just a little bit in the boot and the front valance.
Title: Re: Somewhere between scruffy and patinated...
Post by: Craig_m67 on June 04, 2014, 10:04:01 AM
By the time rust is visible ....

Title: Re: Somewhere between scruffy and patinated...
Post by: f1fascination on June 04, 2014, 08:30:04 PM
Sorry, did I say visible?
I meant "visible".
There's a big difference between a few patch repairs, and fabricating an entire passenger floor, and inner and outer sills, as I did with my Beta!

"If it's not rusty, it's just not Italian"
Title: Re: Somewhere between scruffy and patinated...
Post by: Craig_m67 on June 04, 2014, 08:41:41 PM
Fairy nuff... I'm considering how much to leave in to ensure my resto is concourse (factory rust and no second gear) :P