Anyone had any experience with zagatos?

[chrisc]

Thinking about getting a less practical car (than a beta volumex hpe), and was wondering about a nice fulvia zagato, probably in 1600 s guise. Anyone had any experience / comparisons with these? its either that, an early 70s marcos v6 (currently my fave idea but im being warned off them as too impractical / dangerous at every turn!) or sticking with the volumex.

[ecoangel]

The sills are easier to repair than the Coupe because they don 't have the outer layer. Talk to Omicron or www.verelancia.com - just buy the best you can afford!

[Zag]

Hi,

for weekend trips with wife & (small) kid, the Fulvia Zagato is very useable. The guy I bought mine from used to take holidays in it with wife & 2 children; the latter started moaning only when they were about 4-5 years.

Nevertheless I am in the process of buying an HPE myself, as I cannot transport furniture in the Zagato, and installing roof bars will be a bit odd..

Series 1 are enjoying a come-back in terms of value (10.000 euro on the continental Europe market for a decent one, not superb - and then they buyers need to hurry). Don't know about Series 2 but these are a bit less collectable (and all 1600 are Series 2).

Good luck.

[Robroy]

Yes I had a 1600 and it was a joy to drive - doesn't particularly like traffic or busy roads rather prefers the open A roads. Gearboxes can be a bit firm when cold but thats true of many of the Lancia boxes. Some parts/trim difficult to find - headlamps, badges etc Kept maintained and with good bodywork I'd recommend it. Not as well built as early series coupes though - Lancia expected to sell many more - lower volume specialist cars are seldom of similar quality.