Lancia's in AD 281 & 282

["Hearnden,Jim,J,BGOI6 HEARNDJ M" <HEARNDJ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Joel writes:-
>I did say the "modern" front wheel drive Lancias. By that, I meant the
clear design
>lineage from the current cars back to their root, which is the Beta. I
generally
>refer to the pre Fiat cars as the "classic" Lancias. I prefer to convey
respect to
>them and their designers, rather than to use the phrase "real" Lancias,
thereby
>demeaning the accomplishments of those that followed. It's hard to deny the
>brilliance of the Stratos or the Delta Integrale.........
>And if some of the "modern" fwd
>Lancias fail to shine so brilliantly, what of some of their troubled Alfa
>contemporaries such as the Alfasud and the Alfetta?
>Lancia surely would have folded had it not been for Fiat's
>intervention. Would the automotive world be a better place had the Beta and
those
>that followed not been created? Of course not!

Surely the last real Lancia is the Gamma, which never sold very well in the
UK due to it being very unreliable,
Self destruct cam belt tensioners which wrecked engines etc.

The Beta whilst being a Lancia design had a Fiat twin cam engine and such a
bad reputation for rust that
it virtually killed Lancia in the UK. The final line regarding the
automotive world, Lancia could be in the UK still if it hadn't had the Beta,
as the Delta etc. were OK.

On the otherhand the Alfasud & Alfetta weren't that unsucessful in the UK.
Yes they struggled but part of the issue 
was the perception of the press regarding them. They are also expensive in
the UK, but compared to the Crap say
BLMC were turning out at the time they were wonderful.

Regards

Jim
Kent
Alfa 75 T Spark now sold 
Subaru Legacy 2.5 4-cam Estate..
If only Alfa built an estate or Lancia imported theirs.
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