Show me a nice old car

Darthfeeble said:
Belongs to the Schatt family who owns the restaurant it's parked in front of and the famous bakery and another restaurant, maybe two by now. They use it to deliver meat. They wouldn't let me drive it, I thought that poor customer relations. I was a card carrying Teamster after all.......
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We didn't go to this restaurant, but we went to the bakery every day we were in town. 🤣 I guess the family appreciates vintage cars, because there's a Willys Jeep Station Wagon in front of the bakery.
 
ddutchison2 said:
A nice little Lancia Fulvia 1.3s being admired by a Fiat and a Jag
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Very nice! Such great looking little cars, though I prefer the clean lines of this design without any fender flares. The sight of this car makes me think of the Fulvia that @Godfrey has shared with us here many times here on RFF (but never so many that I tire of viewing it).
 
ddutchison2 said:
A nice little Lancia Fulvia 1.3s being admired by a Fiat and a Jag
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Looks like a series 2 ('69 to '72-ish) with a modified fuel filler (quick-release flip up style rather than the original under a locking panel at the end of the fender). Can't wait to get back home, mine is back out of the shop from its clutch/flywheel work. 😀

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A Thunderbird at a dealer that specializes in classic cars. Always a good spot for photos.... But the police watch the place on weekends and they've chased me away a time or two.

Komaflex-S, Kodak Ektar 100.

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Godfrey said:
Lancia Fulvia Coupé 1967 by Godfrey DiGiorgi, on Flickr
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I picked up La Signora Fulvia from the shop yesterday, now with a new clutch, lightened flywheel, re-sealed transmission, and a few other minor details. A double-twenty miles of driving and gear changing later, the clutch has bedded in nicely, the lightened flywheel lets the engine spin up that nice little increment more responsively, and wow the whole car just feels great ... It is such a sweet little machine to drive, better than ever!

The next round of work will install the Fanalone headlamp setup and perhaps another detail or two, as well as do an oil change. Perhaps I'll have a sound system installed this year; it would be nice to listen to a book or some music when I make my trek to SoCal for the annual Lancia Club gathering in April.

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KoNickon said:
You call that a parking job?? 🙂 These had no bumpers to speak of I guess. Totally cool car, though.
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LOL! It wasn't parked ... I just pulled it over to take the photo because I'd seen the light looked interesting as I walked to where it had been parked.

The standard Fulvia Coupé had elegant and trim (if almost purely cosmetic) bumpers front and rear. On this one, prior to my buying it, they'd been removed and sold. This car was/is being fitted up as an unofficial rally model: the rally cars had no bumpers, just the blanking plates over the bumper mounting holes in the bodywork. All to save weight: 100-150 lbs total at the far ends means a lot on a car that weighs in at 1900 lbs wet, stock.

This is what a stock, showroom floor 1967 Lancia Fulvia Coupé looks like:
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That could almost be my car in its original incarnation, as mine was black with a red vinyl interior when sold new in 1967.

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Downtown Sanford, FL

Ignore the light leak and that weird piece of debris from the scan as it was at the beginning of the roll lol.

Leica iIIC + 5cm Summitar + Fuji 400
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besk said:
I suspect that is an MGC. The hood gives it away.
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Yes, MG C. I looked it up as I used to see them once in a bit but never knew what the differences between it and the B were, other than that it had a six cylinder engine. Turns out there were quite a few differences in front suspension, wheels and tires, etc. They only made a short run of the C, something like 9000 cars total, as poor press on its introduction pretty much condemned it as "not enough different from the B, too much additional money."

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