Lot details Registration No: GMO 86K Chassis No: 818.815.2882 Mot Expiry: Nov 2012
The Fulvia is one of the best loved of all Lancia's cars and the last to be designed before Fiat's accountants began to run the firm which had always put quality and imaginative engineering before profits. The saloon was a simple three-box family car focused on refinement but its coupe offspring was an altogether more stylish affair that not only sold well but also enjoyed considerable rallying success during the late 1960s and early 1970s. For those who wanted something more exotic there was the Fulvia Sport, Zagato's version of the V4-engined, front-wheel drive Fulvia with lightweight aluminium panels formed into a squat and purposeful junior GT car and possibly the fastest 1.3 litre vehicle in the world with a top speed of 112mph. Less eccentric looking than some of the famous carrozzeria's other creations, the Fulvia Sport became the best selling Zagato-bodied car ever. Although its high price meant the model was still a rare sight, particularly in UK right-hand drive form like the car offered today.
Finished in Red with a Black leatherette interior this Fulvia comes with a fresh MOT and has had recent engine and brake system work. It was restored approximately fifteen years ago but unfortunately no corroborating paperwork has survived (other than an original handbook). This is one of the later steel-bodied Series 2 five-speed Fulvia Zagatos but being 1972 is registered as an historic vehicle and there is no road fund licence to pay. The vendor describes the bodywork as being in "very good" condition and notes that the interior is "particularly well preserved". An electric motor under the catch for the rear luggage door raises it a few inches for ventilation and this feature still works perfectly.
PLEASE NOTE: The vendor has informed us that he has lost the MOT certificate or this vehicle.
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