yellow Lancia Monte Carlo on autotrader

fantastic

you know you want to....

Buy a used LANCIA MONTE CARLO Car - Auto Trader UK

if the linky don't work - just autotrader it

That's very nice

i know

but you know it's just bad news bad news bad news

i want it

I fancied one of those, back in the eighties.: My bruvver' worked at a Lancia Fiat agent round about then, and they had a sort of tongue in cheek name for them, at that time. They referred to them as the Monty Python, but I still wanted one, but ended up with a Beta HPE instead.:

still a very cool car the HPE, zed

i like this one, not many cars suit yellow but this one carries it off

They were, and still are a looker, if you can find a good one. The brother and his fellow salesmen were never given the Monty as demo. motors, he had the 1600 Beta, as a company car, so I reckon there was a bit of envy there. But he did say that it looked the part, but the handling was a bit of a joke, hence the Monty Python tagging. Jealousy really?

nice one - always good to get that inside perspective

I remember looking at these as a kid and coveting them (from the photo in my Observer book of automobiles)

Absolutely love the monte's, a friend of mine has one. It quite a special one actually with a period body kit and period alloys and a beasty Guy Croft twin cam. In fact you will find it in one of Guy's many books. I'll have to dig out some pictures, they're quite a special car really.

post some pics up if you can - they're magic

Guy Crofts tuning for, Lancias/ Alfas rings a bell?.: Best part, or one of the best parts about the two litre HPE I had, was the ease of cambelt replacement.: No contra rotating balancer shafts, and the tensioner had a big spring on it, so the tension was pre-set. Never had any mechanical problems with her worthy of mention. Then cometh' 16V Turboed Thema. Thank you for flying 1st class Lancia Airways.

Guy is most famed for his work on fiat/lancia twin cam engines. He practically made them!

I will get some pics in the next few days so watch this post! My friend is soon to be fitting a Guy Croft Volumex engine in his Monte. It will be blisteringly fast.

Originally Posted by zulu ferret

Guy Crofts tuning for, Lancias/ Alfas rings a bell?.: Best part, or one of the best parts about the two litre HPE I had, was the ease of cambelt replacement.: No contra rotating balancer shafts, and the tensioner had a big spring on it, so the tension was pre-set. Never had any mechanical problems with her worthy of mention. Then cometh' 16V Turboed Thema. Thank you for flying 1st class Lancia Airways.

Thema Turbo - I remember that - over 200bhp (100bhp /litre) brilliant stuff. Not that heavy, large boot - nice suede interior

Originally Posted by 4lfa_male

I will get some pics in the next few days so watch this post! My friend is soon to be fitting a Guy Croft Volumex engine in his Monte. It will be blisteringly fast.

nice one - thanks!

Beauty with the Themas motor was they went like stink with reliability.: BWE of the Elephant, reckoned he was able to get 300 bhp out of similar engines, if I remember correctly. Mine was rapid enough for my requirements, cruised it at, well, reasonably fast when I felt like it.:

They did the volumex, super charged when I was looking at Montys back then. That was the finale, I believe? As rapid as the turboed 16 valver, or not quite? Instant power, no lag, but the two stage turbo once she was rolling had to be experienced, when the spine nudged the abdominals!

Lancia developed Alcantara I seem to remember? Two wee tags on the sides of the front seats, stating Alcantara by Lancia. Had to buzz the old electric razor over it sometimes.:

great stuff, zed

"proper" cars I wish I had driven

Lancia Thema Turbo
Rover Sd1 Vitesse
Original Saab 99 Turbo
Carlton Lotus

Thread revival! I now have pics. Check them out. What do you think?

whoa!!!! get in!!!

Yep! a time tested, good looker,and probably a darn sight more reliable than this stupid computer of mine!! Seemed to be absolutely 'Bananas' so I stopped using the pesky electronic contraption, until now that is.: Gave it a back to factory re-set, and then spent ages getting it to accept all the software again!: Lots of malicious stuff picked up from those 'Dodgy Sites' I guess. Hey! back to my old tricks, well off topic, this is about the great, late, Monty. Apologises,:

i love teh montecarlo..guy in dundee had a wide body monte..(some kit i presume...) in fumm martini racing colours and stripes.....it looked awesome...