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August 2006

I trust you are all prepared for = the Centenary celebrations on Sunday. Even if you can’t spare the time for the morning and lunch try= and find an hour to come and support us. We have managed to tempt some rarely s= een Lancias to the event plus dragging some restoration projects out of the gar= age. There will also be Alfa’s, Fiats and Italian Motorcycles plus hopeful= ly something more exotic. So it will not be the same old cars and people you always see.

Don’t forget the Italian Ca= r Day at Killarney on Saturday either. We will have a pit to promote the Club and display our Lancias plus participating in a parade lap during the lunch bre= ak. It will be a great way to become involved in the race meeting as well.

We have two new features in the newsletter this month. Some news from an SA classic car auction thanks to Johann plus some news from the Immelman garage.

Jim

LAST EVEN= T

Garage Meeting – Ignition Timing

This was another busy mee= ting, with surprisingly only one car with the timing out of specification. Phil h= ad been complaining that his Fulvia was not performing as well as he had expec= ted but came back from a test drive with a big grin on his face after we advanc= ed the timing by 4⁰. We were also able to diagnose the noisy tappet= as being caused by a sticking valve. It was found that the tick-over problems = on Dion’s Spider were partly caused by his rev-counter under reading by = 500 rev’s. Unfortunately we couldn’t find the cause of the starting problems on Peter’s Thema.

Proceedings were brought to a sudden h= alt when Jenny brought out tea and her home baked cakes making it difficult to = get attention back onto the cars.

New vehicles present were Pierre’= ;s very tidy 16V Integrale and the only non-Lancia, Johann’s smart SLC Mercedes. Regrettably they wouldn’t let us play under the bonnets with our toys.

The next garage meeting will be at Peter’s on 7^th October unless we get an invite to someone else’s garage for a change. Idea’s for theme for the meeting wo= uld be welcome.

FORTHCOMING EVENTS

Centenary Celebrations – Sunday 3rd Septemb= er

You should all know by now what is happening but if not here are full details. = We are having an Italian Car Show at the Italian Club followed by a Lunch in t= he Club. We will be joined by the Alfa Romeo, Fiat and Italian Motorcycle Club= to give a display of vehicles on the soccer pitch with cars starting to arrive from 9am. A typical Italian L= unch, which is optional, will be served at 1pm. Lunch will cost R65 and if you haven’t already booked a place contact me to see if we can squeeze you in. To ease payment Je= nny will collect the R65 before hand and issuing vouchers. Drinks will be for y= our own account from the bar.

Garage Meet= ing – Saturday 7th October

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Wi= ll be held in the Immelman garage, theme to be advised.

Presidents Braai R= 11; Sunday 5^th November

Yes it’s another year come round again already.

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THE AUCTION SCENE

The Johannesburg auction house Stephan Welz held an auction of classic cars on = 19^th August. The following 3 Lanci= as were in the catalogue showing the expected prices, which will surprise many= of you:

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1927 Lambda Park Ward "Le Mans" price R1 200 000 to R1 500 000!

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A 1971 Fulvia 1600 HF ... price R160 000 to R185 000

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A 1964 white Flavia Coupe 1500 won = first place in 1994 National Concours.... price R75 000 to R80 000<= o:p>

The only one to be sold was the Flavia that exceeded expectations and went for = R90 000 which proves that you need an original car in exceptional condition to = sell at good prices.

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NEW CENTENARY EDITION OF LA LANCIA

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La Lancia, the most authoritat= ive book on the Italian marque ever since it was first published in 1980, will = be published in a 3rd revised edition in 2006. Following the earlier 19= 91 update, La Lancia will now cover the full 100 years of Lancia history. = ;

Particular attention is devote= d to the various design concepts, including Dialogos, Nea and Fulviett= a, which influenced Lancia’s current production models, or will do so in= the future. Technical data and production statistics are also part of the exten= ded content of La Lancia. Additional illustrations and information, and the inclusion of a full chapter on Lancia’s commercial vehicle history, increase the total size of this new edition to 496 pages. =

So without doubt, La Lancia ca= n be expected to remain the world standard work on one of the most respected and influential manufacturers in motoring history.

For more information, sample p= ages and order this book (direct payment possible with Visa or Mastercard), plea= se visit the website http://w= ww.la-lancia.com/

I ha= ve checked out the website and the price is 80 Euro plus p&p. Unfortunately this covers shipping to Europe only. I also checked to see if Amazon.com ha= d it in stock yet but they only had a used copy of the 1991 edition that was goi= ng for over 200 dollars! So it i= s well worth waiting for the new addition to become available.
Jim

The Immleman Garage
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A sp= ecial work party was called by the President to get the Lambda in a more complete state for the Centenary celebrations. This resulted in 3 father and son tea= ms namely Baldwin, Immelman, & Schut, working hard one Saturday morning fitting the wings or is mudguards the correct terminology for this age of vehicle? A halt was called at lunchtime for a marvelous pasta lunch prepare= d by Christine and washed down with Peters specially selected Chardonnay. This slowed things down a bit for the afternoon but with Barry and Chris arrivin= g to swell the numbers we managed to fit the outriggers for the running boards p= lus the petrol header tank. All going well if the Autovac can be fixed the Lamb= da will be running ready to for the celebrations.

Jim

The Baldwin Garage

From the Fulvia side.

The Series l is running very well after the carb overhaul with even Laurence commenting on its performance! This has allowed me to get on with the Series ll. Bleeding the brakes and refitting the petrol tank completed the rear ax= le overhaul. I thought that I had made a mistake by sealing the tank in with silicone when I went to fit the filler pipe in and found that the pipe didn’t line up with the new wing. Fortunately it was quite easy to pop the dent out of the tank around the outlet without removing it and everythi= ng lined up perfectly. I then fitted new fuel lines, added some fuel, and connected a battery. A pleasant surprise was that the engine started remark= ably easily. It is now possible to drive it in and out of the garage giving the elusion that the restoration is much more complete than it really is. The next job was to slightly jack = out the bottom of the boot rear panel so there is a consistent gap to the rear bumper. I’ve nearly com= pleted stripping the paint from the rear of the car ready for filling and primer. = An Angle Grinder with a wire brush has been found to be the most efficient met= hod followed by a brushed on coat of diluted Phosphoric Acid to stop the bare m= etal rusting in the Cape winter air.

Jim

From the Beta side

With the opportunity to get some = track time at Killarney this saturday, I have been working like mad trying to get= the beta ready. Its not going so well though, so far the cylinder head is still= not in the car and on Sunday I cracked the exhaust manifold while I put in new = studs.

The monte has also been demanding= some of my attention. After a spirited drive away from the traffic lights I managed to once again break my rear cr= oss member. This time all the rear engine mounting bolts tore out of the cross member. With the help of a buddy of mine we removed and welded it up one afternoon and fitted the new gear linkage bushings I got from the Monte hospital.

The gear change is now back to no= rmal and does not clunk when you change gears. While working under the car I noticed= the accelerator cable was terribly frayed, so I also had to replace that.

This was the cheapest horsepower = I could have bought as on fitting the new cable I noticed that the carbs where not opening fully.

The track debut for my beta coupe= does not look good for this coming Saturday, I have the welding rods to weld up = the cast iron manifold. Hopefully Ill find enough time to get it running at lea= st in time for Sunday.

Laurenc= e

Lancia Club SA=

MARK= ET PLACE

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For Sale: As a unit or separate n= eg. Beta Volumex engine block - balanced crank f/wheel , rods , pistons

, new belt. VX gearbox - 19/62 final drive , modified f/wheel to take slightly smaller clutch & p/plate

Used VX pistons in good condition with new r= ings - Block needs re-sleeve back to std (I can have it done -=

extra) Recon. water pump, used oil pump, Baf= fled sump (a la Guy Croft) Cylinderhead - Complete with

blower, manifold, carb, airbox (new tensione= r), new guides (not fitted) - needs seats to be cut (can have=

guides fitted and seats cut to 3 angles @ ex= tra cost ) , s/steel water pipes (top and bottom), new t/stat,

cambelt. Complete gasket set. R4,250.00. Con= tact Deon.VonBenecke@sanla= m.co.za or 082 469 3744.

Wanted: Fulvia Coupe’ 1.2 e= ngine 818.131 any condition or parts especially pistons 75.95 mm dia. for

76.00 dia. mm bore. Contact Jaco Klopper on = klopper@freetrans.gov.za or 083 282 308.

For Sale: Ford Capri 1600. Offers please. Contact Daan on zietse@absamail.co.za or 083 751 8030.

CAPE LANCIA CLUB

Club Website: www.lancia.za.org

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