1980 Lancia Beta Spider 2000

Registration No: WAR 477W
Chassis No: ZLAA828BS100005512
MOT: Exempt

• Originally delivered to Johannesburg, South Africa
• Imported into the UK in 1989
• Full body and interior restoration in 2006
• Subject of recent expenditure

The Lancia Beta Spider was designed by Pininfarina and exclusively hand built by Zagato, with a 2+2 seating arrangement. The Spider used the Coupé's shorter wheelbase and featured a Targa top roof panel, a roll-over bar and folding rear roof. The construction process was complex, with coupé bodies-in-white being delivered to Zagato for the roofless conversion, then back to Lancia for rustproofing, then back to Zagato for paint, interior and trim, and then back to Lancia for a third time for engine installation and final assembly. Production started in 1975, with Lancia reputedly losing money on every Spider made! The revolutionary, Aurelio Lampredi (ex-Ferrari engineer) designed twin-cam is the most successful engine in the history of the World Rally Championship (models of note in which it was fitted 1966-2000 include the Fiat 124 & 131 Abarth's, and Lancia HF/ Integrale/ Montecarlo Turbo). Producing 122 bhp when new, fitted to car weighing only 1060kg & equipped with independent suspension, disc brakes all round & 5-speed gearbox, performance was lively indeed. An Italian Targa topped sports car with a brilliant heritage and history behind it, what’s not to like!

This Lancia Beta Spider 2000 was built in April 1980 by Zagato and originally delivered new to Johannesburg, South Africa. It stayed there until being imported into the UK in 1989 with all relevant paperwork to substantiate this included in the sizeable history file. In 2006 it received a full body and interior restoration together with a new hood and more recently it was subjected to additional expenditure to further improve the already impressive condition. Currently showing 28,500 unwarranted miles, the interior and exterior still present very well and, according to vendor, the Lancia is mechanically very sound with a strong engine and great handling. This lovely Beta Spider is offered with a recent V5C, two sets of keys and a large history file containing several original South African registration documents, import documents, various folders with invoices from recent times to 1992, a collection of old MOT’s, pictures of the restoration, a box of magazines and a Haynes Manual.

For more information, please contact:
Julian Pinkster
julian.pinkster@handh.co.uk
07889 223 904