One for Moretti

I see from the pics it's parked right across 2 handicapped spots in the carpark! How rude but how you going to shift 30yo OHOS like that?

 

He'll have to get a PPI from ff first.

 

Lol, what would it cost to get it air worthy? and would you be game to fly in it??

 

What else do you think that hooded scope in the cockpit is for? It contains a crystal ball to gaze at your impending doom once airborne

 

I thought its nose number might have been an attraction? 8008

 

In that case, I agree, it would be good for Moretti!!

 

It is described as part of NZ aviation history, Who's side were they on???

 

great idea Pete but what lap times does it pull ?

there may be "corrosion" somewhere , probably between the nose and tail

who cares and yes I would !!

I think that is for having a wiss out of, you know those practical Ruskies
(the Americans went to great lengths to make the ballpoint pen write upside-down for the astronauts, the Russians used a pencil )

coming for a ride Horsey ?

you know those Kiwis, live anywhere but in NZ

 

ahhh Komrade Brettski, how goes the war in Siberia ?

 

Luckily I can't vote, oh yeah I can for the club. Gees I'm electioned out.

Vote 1 SD.

 

fixed

 

He was a good PM.

 

not for the rest of the world, he drove you all out of the country !!

Now you lot are our problem

 

http://www.classicdriver.de/uk/find/4100_dealers2_results.asp?next=4100_dealers2_results.asp&lCarID=1733630&lCurrency=7&dealerid=11606

Never seen this before, appears modified in period..

Anyone able to translate?

 

'cause it looks the same in front as in someone else's rearview mirror from 3 secs ahead?

 

250,000 euros ??!!

 

That's probably why it's been for sale for about a birthday.

 

Body of text auto-translates as -

That he is the only surviving work of Abarth cars of this type. There were originally only three. The car was registered on 08/06/1963 on the Abarth company and then re-registered on 02/03/1966 on the FIAT SPA in Turin, because Fiat Abarth, the company had taken over. Later he went to a collector in the Aosta Valley and finally arrived in 1998 after Heilbronn-Kirchhausen.

The car has been very successful at major races such as 12 hour Nurburgring (Paul Frere) class win and second overall and Tour d'France and Tour d'Europe (Golderer / Peter Falk) participated. The car was completely disassembled and classical music at Koch sandgestrahlt.Türen, hood and trunk lid have been replaced with aluminum. The engine with its 3 Weber twin carburetors rebuilt and it now develops 186 hp at 6498 rpm and a torque of 210 Nm at 4992 rpm. The 5-speed gearbox and limited slip differential has been completely overhauled and the specially made ​​Koni Suspension erneuert.Die orginalen plexiglass windows were frosted and also had to be renewed. For safety, the passenger compartment is reinforced with a roll cage and installed a racing fuel tank system. Of course the car MOT and FIA Papiere.Weitere has pictures and information can be found in our "press reports".

 

Convenient that there are none left for comparison. Sounds like all the "ex- Jim clark" Lotus Cortinas or "ex-Munari" Fulvia HFs. There are so many of these around that it's amazing that the Lancia Factory had time to win some rallies - they were obviously full time building hundreds of HF's for Munari.....

 

What's the line? "They built 36 250 GTO's and 58 survive."

 

Hmmm I've never heard a whisper of an Abarth 2300 - will have to investigate futher...

 

At the last Lotus 23 world wide meet in the Yew Ess of Ay, 123 of the original 62 cars attended

 

2300S had an Abarth sump, polished Borgo pistons and a motor worked over by none other than Aurelio Lampredi.

Crank was nitrided and a gearbox that Ferrari could NEVER get close to for smoothness