14x16 - 1972 Lancia Fulvia

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when you're a Wheeler-dealer
things don't always go as planned

I'm on my way to go and see the


Oh Don you need to know when to jump
in somebody needs to save this car this is

a car that I agree with you absolutely


it's too much for me but if you keep
your eyes open new opportunities could

be waiting around the corner that is
brilliant would you sell it everything's

got a price it won't be easy the drive
shafts are a bit soggy but if we can

fix the right things a handsome reward
may be in our future I got to say that's

one of the prettiest sights I've ever
seen I'm on my way to go and see an old

car dealer buddy called Don and he
tells me he's got a very good British

car it's a 1971 Rover 3500 p6 so it's
got me up here to Northern California.

what's good about these cars is they
are pretty solid what is bad about them is

once they go they really do go there's
no catching them and they rust and rot

out so you really need to be careful
with them now Don is asking just $2,000

that's about 1,500 quid for this car and
I expect there is a reason why this car

is cheap because I have seen them
change hands for up to $8,000 but you

never know Don has an extensive
collection of rare and exotic cars

from around the world I can't wait
to see that Rover so this is the one is

it hold on it's a bit of
a mess isn't it Wow.

so you've dragged me all the way to
Sonoma to come and see this when you

sent me the pictures of this it was
really nice hang on you're kidding me

seriously I bought this because
there's no rust on this car the car

needs some stuff no doubt but it
needs something else need some stuff is

an understatement it needs an interior
the paint is falling off the car it's

got flat tires Don didn't you even think
about pumping the tires up well I did but

they went back down immediately
let me open it up don't open it up put it

back down somebody needs to save
this car this is a car that I agree with

you absolutely 100% needs saving
but it's too much for me I mean somebody

will have that car and it's a decent
price but for me I think I'm gonna have

to find something else in here let's
see Wow you do have some cracking

cars here check this out that's a 53 XK


isn't it that is an S so the S is a
real peppy car triple carbs it's a

pretty rare one you've got such
great cars here I mean I love that

little lancey a folder I just got
this it's the first launch I've ever

had that is brilliant would you
sell it I'm a dealer everything's got a

proper car dealer speak okay tell
me about it it's a five-speed 1298 CC

four-wheel disc brakes it's original
paint original interior and that bonnet

it's not the right color is it no it
would have been red originally do you

mind if I dig into this one let's
open it up oh wow look at that done

these solex carburetors are all
rebuilt look at the crinkle finish on

the valve covers it's starting to worry
me because it's getting better and I

know what you're like with your prices
on the interior is nice done it's got

the original steering wheel look how
nice the dashes too is this open up it

does no rust at all is there oh wow
look at that floor I've never seen one

like this I'll be honest with you
good quarters you were lucky to find.

this car okay well listen this is the
bit that's gonna worry me now how

much money you want for it I
need 12 grand for that Wow.

$12,000 yeah go drive it what you
think that's gonna convince me you're

gonna come back and want to give
me more for this is a good little car.

it's not that many pure little Italian
sports cars imported in from Italy

driving around in America and this
one is a particularly nice one a Brit to be

as chirpy as it is going
down the road with a big

smile on its face this
really is a very nice car.

it's got that amazing exhaust note
just comes out of the back that little we

need towel pipe it's raspy it's shouty
it's fighty it's everything you want

I have a pure Italian now this little
Lance here seems to be doing alright

but it does have a few little problems
the bonnet that needs painting we've got

a crack running across the dashboard
it'd be quite nice to fix that the fan

just won't go on hot it just keeps
bringing back the colds I've got cold

air blowing on me there's a lot of
vibration in the front end I reckon

those drive shafts they are definitely
gonna need some kind of servicing or

replacing and it's stutter in this
car it's a little bit hit or miss on the

throttle pedal and I put that down to
something being picked up in a fuel

tank and slush in forward I think
it's got a little bit of grime or dirt in

those so Lex carburetors because
it's just not singing as it wants to and it

means that I can't really put my
foot down and ring this car's neck like

I really want to so for me he's asked
$12,000 if I could be around eight

maybe $9,000 this car would
be a still but truthfully I'd give up to

$10,000 for it because this is a
cracking little car and I know it's

potential this one will appeal to
high-end collectors willing to pay top

dollar for an import that's nearly
impossible to find here in the US.

right let's get back to Don
and behave like two car

dealers on lock horns and
see if we put the deal together.

well Don what you think well I haven't
come back thinking it's worth giving you

more money for it but there's some
good things about it the brakes are

good steering is good gearbox is
actually quite nice as well it runs

really rough it's jumping and
spluttering all over the place on the

engine it's got a few little things it
has got a few little things and I'm

willing willing to save you Don
the trouble I've ever to fix all these

things yourself thank God all you
need to do is let me have the car for eight

grand I need to be a 10 on this it's
just too much money Don up nine

thousand dollars there you go how
about that that's a great shout I'll tell

you what you give me 95 and I'll throw
in a Rover p6 how about I'll give you


Rover that's a top man just

bought myself lancey a
folvia I'm happy with that.

there's a point in that rover just
didn't work out but honestly it was

just too far gone this car for $9,500
or about seven thousand pounds is an

absolute steal and I can't wait to
get it back to end and get him to

work on it what do you think about
that is that good or what now that is a

beautiful car yeah but you're
gonna enjoy this ready I paid just nine

thousand five hundred dollars for
this 1972 folvia that's good money that's

very great money yes there are
a couple of problems it runs fluffy I

don't have this to do with these
so let's carburetors or whether it's

something in the fuel system but
it all right cops and I'll check it out

the drive shafts are a bit soggy show
me there there were some vibration

so I suspected they might need a service
would you have advised me not to buy the

car because it's got wet drive shafts
no well it's not I'd say 100 by the car

yeah so it's a nice little job you
go through I'd rather drill with soggy

drive shafts than a rusty body of
course you would just sit yourself down

behind that steering wheel how
nice is that you've got that nice wooden

dashboard it's a little bit cracked
and we'll have to find a repair for that

it's charming in there it's lovely
nice headliner good seats there's

something wrong with the heater controls
have a fiddle with them I don't seem to

anything today so you need to fix
those for us I'll tell you what it's good

everything is so charming it's lovely
isn't it this car is gonna sell easy I

just can't believe how good it is
all you got to do though is just fix

it up right what you wanna do about
the bonnet well that is a nod to this

car's rally past that we paint it
red and move away from that or do

something else yeah I've got some
ideas leave her with me for a little

while it's a proper car
you've done all right bro.

Mike has hit the jackpot a 1972
rust-free Lancia Fulvia this is a rare

car I even like the black bonnet
it's a tribute to that 1972 rally winner I

can see what the previous owner was
trying to do and at the moment I'm not

sure whether I want to stay on
that rally route or put the car back to

classic because of course at this stage
it doesn't matter aesthetics count for

nothing if the car doesn't drive properly
and that's what I'm gonna do is I'm

gonna focus on the drive ability and
I'm gonna go straight to the oily job

those shoddy drive shafts I'll have
best access to the drive shafts from

underneath now the front end of
these cars had a reputation for being

robust that's what made them perfect
candidates to become rally cars as you

can see the burden the weight of
the engine sits directly above the front

suspension and of course over time
it wears out and let's be fair this car

is 45 years old and I can see after
all that burden and carrying that weight

for four decades exactly where
the problem is it's right here this is oil

and oils come from the gearbox you
can see that seal has been seeping oil

all over the drive shafts and made
it look soggy so I've got to take the

drive shafts out and replace that
seal in addition to replacing the CV

joints it's turned into a big job
getting the wheels off is the first

step in taking apart the suspension I
was thrilled when Mike bought in a 1972

Lancia Fulvia a rally champion
back in the day that's now the kind of

rare import that collectors salivate
over I'm focusing on leaky gearbox seals

and bad CV joints instead of coil
Springs the Fulvia uses a single

transverse leaf spring it runs over the
gearbox from one side of the car to the

other it's lightweight it lowers
the center of gravity it's easily

adjustable plus it rarely ever breaks
the card unique front end design

requires a special tool to disassemble
I made one myself with a bit of flat

bar now that the tensions taken up I
need a second tool that is unique to

Lancia and it's this hub nut sockets a
strange looking thing but I'm gonna need

it to remove the hub nut I'm also gonna
need a punch a hammer and my big

g*n I'm loosening the lock tabs a
clever but simple design that secures

the hub nut now this socket has
these three teeth that simply slot into the

hub nut make sure it's seated
properly and then you undo it there it is.

a couple more tabs and bolts and
the sway bar is free loosening the ball

joint and shock absorber allows me
to swing the control arm out of the way.

that was a real palaver but the drive
shafts out and I'm gonna put it to one

side and focus on the oil leak this
output flange is held on by two bolts

and of course it's gonna be fiddly
it is a small Italian sports car after

loosening the lock tabs I can get a
deep socket on the flange bolts and

slide the flange off now I've got
everything out I'm gonna give it a

clean I'm gonna reuse some of these
parts of scrubbing away years of oil

and crud is essential the drive shaft
is made up of six main pieces and I'm

only gonna keep two of them one is
this main shaft here and the second one

is this in a boot flange the rest
of it is gonna go in the bin first

I've got to take off this clip this
holds the shaft in place this rear CV

joint and that rubber boot should
this bit just slides off and that's the CV

joint that's the flange piece I want
to keep that bit and this is a rubber

boot to protect it all this can also
go in the bin disassembling the

I'm removing the rubber boot to access
the CV joint now that the shaft is off

I'm giving a quick coat of paint to
prevent future corrosion this looks

brand new with a bit of paint now I
want to do is reassemble it starting

with a new CV joint the CV is a
movable joint it's got these ball

bearings in it because this is a
consumable part Mike's got me these new

ones and before I fit it I need to pack
all these crevices with grease CV is

short for constant velocity these
joints transfer the torque from the

gearbox to the wheels whilst
accommodating movement of the suspension

and steering and I'm taking this
loaded spring washer here placing that

on first replacing CV joints as a shop
is expensive around $1,600 mostly

because of labor costs but I can save
a few dollars doing it myself next up

it's the flange that I cleaned earlier
I want to line this up a rubber boot

holds grease in along with keeping
dirt and moisture out it simply slides.

into place that's one half of the
axle done and now I need to do the

exact same process at the top half
on this end I'm installing the boot first

followed by the CV joint I'm gonna
hold that rubber in place using one of

these boot clamps here securing the
boots small end is a simple matter of

fastening zip ties that's the drive
shaft finished but before I can put it

back in the car I've got to deal
with that leaky gearbox oil seal which

is this part here the old one's pretty
worn so I'm gonna replace it with a

nice new one thank you Mike this new
seal costs $15 and it's great insurance

against a $1,200 gearbox failure
that's nicely seated I've got myself a.

new gasket and some bolts I'm
greasing the flange and bolting it

back into place the rebuilt drive
shaft goes in the same way it came

out an Allen key is best for getting
the bolt started and I'm using a ratchet

to apply the final bit of torque I'm
reconnecting the ball joint now I'm

reattaching the sway bar along with
banging the lock tabs back in place and

bolting the shock absorber back in
nice new nut this front end has been

pretty straightforward to work on it's
come apart and gone back together

quite easily apart from needing
specialist tools like this it is only

half a job I've got to do the whole
lot again on the other side it's so

badly corroded half of its broken off
the front wheel drive v4 lancea full via.

was one of the great rally cars of
its era but ours needs work to return

it to the kind of condition lancea
enthusiasts are looking for I'm now

going to crack on with the jobs
inside the car's cabin and normally

I'd stick to finishing all of the
mechanical work first because I want to.

get underneath that bonnet and
have a look at that engine stutter the.

problem is is Mike is pushing me
for this dashboard apparently isn't a bit

of a rush for it and for the sake of
having a good night's sleep I'm just

gonna take it out and give it to him
and at the same time I'm gonna have a

little look at this heater switch
now first off I'm gonna remove the

steering wheel it's gonna be
much easier for me if I put this to one

side it's two screws takes rid of the
horn button one big simple nut in the

center and the wheel just comes
off the next step is getting the five

dashpad bolts out the last thing
holding the dash panel in are these two

little bezels and I'll just unscrew my
hand that's one two I'm pretty sure this

isn't gonna come off in one piece
because it's quite badly cracked there

you go naturally this has tricked
me it's not wood at all it in fact it's

plastic that's a real shame it kind of
loses some of that charm you want

from an Italian classic sports car I
think if Mike's gonna replace this it

has to be done in wood now I can focus
on the heater switch the lever up here

is working this part's okay so the
problem is going to be down here

within the heater box which means
I've got to remove the center console

and get it out I'm getting rid of
the few bolts that secure the center

stack and vents then moving the
console aside the heater system in

only relies on a few controls to work
the top one controls the temperature

either cold or hot and this one is the
one we have a problem with now the

heater matrix which is this big
box here is plumbed into the engines

cooling system the engine heats
up and it relies on that hot coolant to

make The Matrix hot and blow hot
air into the c*ck so before I can even

consider removing it I first need to
drain that system straight away I can see

a problem this top hose should
be running into the heater matrix but

it's not it's actually been joined
directly into the lower hose in fact

they've bypassed the heater matrix all
together there's absolutely no way the

matrix can get hot the coolant is
contained within the engine and the

radiator now the good news is this
means I don't have to drain the system

The Matrix is dry bad news is this
probably means there was another

problem to get to the heater matrix
I'm first removing the fan shroud and the.

then I'm doing the controlling kitchen
hoses to the engine right yo need that

dash as quickly as you can huh we
got the heater matrix out very good

yeah he's amazing a bit of a
problem and actually the dashes as

well because it's not wood oh
dear yeah that's rubbish isn't it in an

Italian sports car like this you
want it to be wood the early ones

were wood so I'm gonna replace
it with a nice wooden proper one

absolutely agree there's one more
thing nice Italian sports car look split

steering well I'll get that repaired at
the same time leave that to me and

while we're on the interior there's
one last bit here this isn't good

enough either so if you could
take care of those three bits out that

really helped leave it to me top man
thank you now that the heater box is

out it's easier to understand the
problem and it's right here with this

heater control valve it is completely
corroded in fact it's supposed to have

a little extend a bit here where the
pipe can join in to take the coolant

from the engine and it's gone now if I
disconnect the mechanism the bottom

part moves really freely the top part
jams solid this is a common issue so

Mike has gotten hold of a new part
and you can see this little nose piece

there that's missing so first of all
I'm gonna fit this and hopefully that'll

cure part problem even though
this valve is going into the bin I'm

carefully removing the two bolts
that hold it on so as not to damage the.

heater box or The Matrix it's so
badly corroded half of its broken off

in fact this is a real problem there's
supposed to be a hole there and it's

completely blocked I've got the worst
of it out with a screwdriver but next

I'm gonna blow some air through it
see if I can clear all the debris well that

did the trick I'm gonna fit new
heater control valve and then conduct a

pressure test this will tell me
whether or not The Matrix is kaput if

it leaks all this work will be for
nothing I'm attaching a new hose and

pressure Gauge and fitting a compressed
air nozzle if I block the valve with

my finger build up the pressure to


plus the valve is holding that 15 psi
perfect The Matrix inside is working a.

replacement heater box is about
$400 but I fixed this one for the price of

a new valve about 75 bucks and
fitting the heater box back into the center

console rooting the hoses and
reattaching the controls and there it

is it's all moving nice and freely
plus the little switch up here holds in

its correct position next I'm
reinstating the fan shroud and

reconnecting the hoses to the water
rail and radiator that then completes

the coolant system the engine heats
up the coolant gets warm within the

engine it now flows in throughout
the heater matrix and it's that that

makes The Matrix warm quite clever
this is the dashboard I told you about

plastic I don't like it no
it's horrible it will be better.

we're trying to hook a high-end
buyer by returning a ratty-bred 1972

lancea phobia to its former glory
and to replace the CV joints and fix

the heater now I need to figure out
what to do about this car's cracked

stash right I'm headed to go and see a
proper Italian craftsman and his name

is Maro Falani now this guy is an
expert at antique restoration and he

reckons he can knock me up a
beautiful wooden dashboard for our

lancea Maro hey Mike I've been busy
I'm sure you've been busy too this is

the dashboard I told you about plastic
I don't like it nice horrible there will

be better you don't want to repair
this no I don't want to repair I'm gonna

throw it away up because this is a
little Italian sports car when you sit

behind the dashboard you want it to
look like a quality Italian yes so what

should we use I can show you the
plywood this is the plywood this is

gonna be the back this is gonna be
the front which is a mahogany you know

beautiful I can stain a more reddish you
can do wonderful finish perfect what we

need to do is to put on and we need
to make a template Maro is tracing the

shape of our dash onto the new wood
then drilling holes to start cutting out

the pattern with a scroll saw which
uses a thin reciprocating blade to

create intricate curves woodworkers
have used a scroll saw for decades

because it's the best tool for making
interior cutouts without an entry slot.

got it next up Maro is beveling or
softening the edges of the panel for

safety wear resistance and aesthetics
then smoothing the surface with a

rotary tool and sanding with medium
grit sandpaper the final curves on the

panel are hand carved this level of
craftsmanship simply isn't available in

mass-produced dash panels it's good
so far the clear polyurethane finish Maro

is applying brings out the beauty
in the wood and also contains UV

absorbance that protect the wood
from the sun's damaging rays look at

that a quality handmade Italian
piece of sculpture to go into our Italian

sports car this is a real authentic
piece and it is gonna add all the

difference come sale time now Mr. Filani
here is one of a kind but I urge you

to seek out those industries and
trades in your area if you ever need

to get a part done for your car
like this right now let's get this

back to the workshop ciao ciao
Mike Mike tells me that this car coughs

and splutters and he suspects that
there's a fuel issue and actually the

fuel system on the Lance is really
basic it's made up of only a handful of

components there's a pair of
carburettors up front that injects fuel

into the engine there's a mechanical
fuel pump on the side that draws the

fuel in there's a little filter here
that captures any of the bad stuff and

of course there's a fuel line that
runs underneath down the length of the

car to the fuel tank that's where
I'm gonna start to get the fuel tank out

I'm first draining all of the petrol
out of it then disconnecting the fuel

supply and return lines to the motor
along with a filler tube lowering the

car on the lift gives me access to
the boot where I'm peeling away old

insulation disconnects in the fuel
Gauge sender wiring and removing the 10

bolts around the tank's edge a Jack
helps me raise the tank enough to pull

it out actually inside doesn't look
bad at all it's pretty clean it's just

the outside that's really tatty I'm
just gonna give this a tidy up I'm

scraping old adhesive and insulation
off the tank then priming and painting to

prevent corrosion what's left in the
car is the fuel line from the pump on

the side of the block down to the
fuel tank so what I'm gonna do is

remove this air box so I can get
access to the pump I suspect debris is

partially blocking the fuel line
and I need to clean it out so I'm first

pulling the line off the engine and
what I want to do now is I'm gonna

blow air down it to make sure
that that whole line all the way to the

tank is completely clear now I'm
happy that that line is clear I'm gonna

refill it to the pump I'm bolting the
fuel tank back in and connecting the

fuel Gauge sender wiring getting
the car up in the air lets them put the

filler and fuel lines back on along with
the drain plug I'm installing a new fuel

supply line and filter this clear
filter allows me to see if there's any

buildup of dirt and grime inside it's
just a six dollar part so when it gets

mucky throw it out and get a fresh
one a splash of petrol should make this

lancey are ready to run
that already sounds better.

that's how a lancey of e4 should sound
and that's because the fuel system is

now completely flushed out from
the fuel tank to the carburetors and on

top of that it's now back to original
specification some fine-tuning

that's the job done I even went out
and found the proper fog lamps where

are the brackets the more time I spend
with this car the more I think we should

keep this rally theme and the good
news is Mike agrees so while he's on the

road sorting out some parts
I'm gonna get rid of these

awful bumpers because the
rally car doesn't have them.

all right let's bump you I just got
back from a proper parts run come and

have a look at all this stuff that
I've got for us I think you're gonna be

rather happy you've been spending some
money yeah I've been playing havoc with

our credit card but before I tell you
everything I've got tell me how we're

getting on with a car right well you
know when you drove her it kind of

stalled and stuttered when you
put your foot to the floor yeah I've

cleaned out the fuel tank clean
out the fuel lines now it runs on the

button it sounds like you've nailed
it so look at what I've been doing

because we're giving this car a
nod to its rally heritage I even went out

and found the proper fog lamps these
go on the car down here they got the

yellow tint in them and everything they
look incredible where are the brackets.

no I never got the brackets but you
can make the brackets they're gonna be.

easy but I've got everything else
I've got loads of little trim parts that

are gonna go on the car got
replacement steering wheel a dash pad

and you remember that fake horrible
wooden dashboard that the car had.

yeah rubbish well I spent an afternoon
with a guy and me and him crafted.

this yeah that is lovely made a proper
timber as well that's a bit of quality

inside the car all you got to do is
button it all up finish it I mean you

can get this car sent down the road
yeah before you go wheels I know where

you're going with this and you are
correct yeah let me take the wheels

with me now already I prefer the
car with a bumper off it looks really old

school and it's exactly the way the
rally cars used to be and when I add

these it's really gonna finish this front
end off a problem is Mike didn't go and

get me a set of brackets in fact he's
asked me to make my own but I noticed

when I took the bumper off the
bumper irons are gonna be the perfect

starting point to mount the fog lights
so I'm gonna take these off and save

myself a bit of time detaching these
bumper mounts is the first step in

fabricating custom brackets for the
fog lamps I need to add metal to these

bumper irons I'm cutting lengths of
quarter inch steel tracing the shape

onto cardboard transferring the shape
onto the pieces and cutting them out a.

flap disk helps knock off any rough
edges I'm welding the gussets onto the

bumper irons and grinding the surfaces
smooth I'm also going to recycle and

use the indicators that were in the old
bumper now I've seen these four years

before where the indicators are taken
and they're put out here on a bracket

but I think that looks really clumsy
so I reckon if I open up this indicator

hold just a tiny bit there's enough
meat on this aluminium casing for me

to grind it out so it fits the contour
of the body and then I can sink it

in flush it's gonna be much
better really crisp really clean I'm

enlarging the existing holes with an
air reciprocating saw then milling the

aluminium housing on the indicator
so it fits nice and flush I'm using a

pneumatic grinder and a dab of
touch-up paint to fit metal trim rings

into the hand-stamped holes on the
four years balance there's a reason

why the bonnets on the rally
cars were painted black and it's got

nothing to do with looks if you
imagine yourself as a rally driver on a

rally stage and the Sun is beating
down on the bonnet of a shiny red car

the glare from the Sun is going
to hit you in the eyes so what

Lancia did is they painted their
bonnets satin black this flat color

because it's the best color to
absorb the sunlight but I did a bit of

research and Lancia didn't stop
there they actually also painted the

scuttle and the top of the wing
I'm just gonna mask up along that

swage line turn the corner here
like so and then stop along the swage

line of the panel now if I prep
and paint this part black as well that

would be a proper job we're getting
to the home stretch of our 1972 Lancia

Fulvia in a final nod to the car's
racing heritage I'm prepping the bonnet

and wings and respray in
the matte black it's a small job

that involves just a few
panels I'm tackling it myself.

now that the car is out of the paint
booth I'm focusing on the final interior

details this wooden dash makes all
the difference nice new rubber dash top

and then the finishing touch a wooden
steering wheel you see now it feels

like an Italian sports car I think
it's fair to say that Italian cars have

a bit of an unfair reputation they're
expensive and they're hard to work on

but the truth is from day one this car
has been nothing but a privilege I've

enjoyed every single moment I
can't wait to see her on the road all I'm

waiting for now is for Mike to hurry
up with the wheels always feels like

I'm chasing him the 1972 Lancia
Fulvia series 2 is a rally proven front

wheel drive v4 powered Italian wonder
that's an exceedingly rare find in the

U.S. the scarcity translates into
premium prices for clean and correct

folvias today we paid $9,500 for the
car CV joints and seals were a grand

heater matrix was 75 bucks we spent
a hundred and five dollars rectifying

the fuel problem a real wooden dash
pad steering wheel and other trim bits 975

fog lamps were 650 rally inspired
paint tacked on an additional 800

refinishing the wheels cost a thousand
bucks with 21 man-hours invested that

brings the total to fourteen thousand
one hundred and five dollars just north of

nine thousand eight hundred British
pound but I think we can do really

well on this car look at this I got
to that's one of the prettiest sights

I've ever seen and incredibly pretty
up here as well well it's an Italian.

sports car it's built to climb windy
mountain road so I figured what better

place to test it yeah he does look
like a little Italian rally stage and quite

apt for a nice folvia taking the
bumpers off really cleaned up the front

right well I used your spotlights
we're in any bracket so I made some

all these little vents I put little
escutcheons in notice what did with the

indicators yeah they were Amber
before they're much nicer clear and I love

what we've done with a black paint
here because having it across the top

of the wings is much more true to
the original cars yeah and top choice

gold wheels it is a nod to this
car's rally heritage how about one of

mechanicals they dumb oh this car is
ready to go good I'm glad you said that

because I'm driving today all
right keep it on the black stuff easy.

this car is born to be on roads
like this I love the way it just turns in

and it feels kind of instant what
have you done to it well first of all

stay on the road that would be helpful
but yeah the driving experience this

car is gonna be transformed there's
no oil leak up front as you know drop the

drive shafts off to change the inner
and out to CD joint sort out the oil leak

as well recondition and put it back
in so that turn from the engine to the

wheels is now gonna be really
instant on top of that just drop the clutch

well I can feel it I can feel it
instantly as soon as I breathe on the

accelerator this car just wants a
leap to the next corner when you

the fuel tank and the carburetors the
whole system is pretty clogged up so I've

taken it apart give it a nice big
clean out the only new bits I use when

you filter and some new hose so
didn't cost a lot but have you ever seen

your mate so happy look at
me this is just absolutely epic.

this road is fantastic this car is
born to be on this road this car is

lovely this one looks epic on the
outside thanks to you but it also looks

great on the inside thanks in part to
the Filani brothers that amazing family

that did this wooden dashboard on
the car remember it's the bit that you

stare at all the time and look at it
having a plastic fashion an Italian

sports cars criminal this
has made all the difference.

that isn't the only new thing on here
do you remember this little try now.

every work like that when this car was new.

this car's ready it's ready for its new
owner is ready to face its future and

it's gonna be a very very happy
future the Mark of this is really small

it's so strong people don't
only like a lancea phobia

they love a lancea phobia
they love these cars.

the car like this at the moment is a
hot ticket and I've had many people

trying to beat a path to my door
but this guy behind me Adan he is first

here now Adan is a broker this is a
guy reckons he can take my car and sell

it for a profit that's our hot ticket
this is let's see if I can broker a

deal with this broker Adan hey how
are you right so you've been all over this

car do you like what we've done with
it I love it I love it tell me what you

like about it the look the drive and
my test drive I've noticed that it was

very smooth that stone we are
gorgeous the wood dash that it has also the

feeling the sound everything
about it I like it just listening to you

describe my own car back to me
made me want to buy it okay I want

$35,000 for it are you open for offers
make it a decent offer you know I got to

make some profit oh of course yes
well you can set a lower offer at 30 I'm

gonna be a little bit tough with you
I'm gonna say $34,000 well you got 30

to 5 make it 33 and the car is a deal
appreciate that thank you very much 33.

what a car and what a deal we were
right to pay tribute to this car's rally

heritage and really knocked it out
the park and it just goes to prove if you

find a right car do the right amount
of jobs and pay tribute to that cars

past well you're bound to make a
decent profit if you want to see more

iconic cars like this being
turned around in our workshop

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