Lancia Beta coupe ie - tell me all you know(pics)

Ok, he just said he wants £1900 as is. Not realy up for that tbh.

Fantastic wee things, 2 litre ie engine much nicer than previous carb one.
Get some photos', it doesn't seem too dear if its tidy.

It sounds good to me - where is it?

It won't be if it is an i.e.

So true

I had a T reg ('78 ?) coupe about 20 years ago, even that needed sills rebuilding for the last MOT I put it through

Check boot floor for crash damage (the frontend sticks to tarmac like ... - so lots go tailfirst off the road)
fueltanks were a problem even when I had mine, guess they are now unobtainable. saloon & HPE tanks are different, only know as mine rusted out along the seam
mine was a daily, the rear calipers needed to be stripped every year for the MOT (the handbrake is a weird setup - a normal cable operates the hydraulic pistons inside the caliper )
bottom ends only lasted me about a year, no idea why but other folk never had a problem.
keep the oil at the high mark, engine is canted over to fit under the bonnet, 1 emergency stop and I lost oil pressure for a split second and needed another bottom end rebuild

Nice touches are
a neat enginebay light that comes on when you open the bonnet
oil level gauge on the dash so you can check fluid levels from the driver seat
4 headlights, outer pair are dipped, when you go to high beam you get all 4 on for instant daylight

Weird, odd, frustrating, and great fun

pics please ;D

There is no rust I can see, it starts but the brakes don't work.
It seems priced OK judging by others on net.
My mate has it at his work as he was going to do the brakes.
I'm gona try a lower offer tomorow, he was going to mot it and sell it but it would be well out of my range by then

I have some poor pics.

Looks really good, tho I'd want to have a seriously thorough inspection before I paid 'rust free' money for one.
Check out www.betaboyz.co.uk/
They know pretty much all there is to know and reproduce some hard to get parts too...

check around the rear wheel tubs in the boot & all around bulkhead up under the dash column mount area too mate had a couple in the 80's great drivers cars looked great but one the column came away from dash other complete rear tub came away, both around 5 years old!!

I wouldn't count upon it being that simple. Beta engine was canted back 20deg. for better weight distribution with rear exit exhaust. Delta was more tightly packaged (revised Fiat Ritmo, Strada platform) with upright engines and front exit exhaust difficult to accomodate to Beta subframe.
Brakes had an unusual dual circuit arrangement. All 4 wheels one circuit, with both front wheels on supplimentary circuit; dual brake hoses to front calipers.
Somewhat diabolical gearshift linkage whose bushes & joints can be prone to wear.
Typical Italian driving position encouraged by long clutch pedal travel.
Sloping boot also leaves rear corners prone to parking damage.
Lancia went to a lot of effort trying to eradicate rust concerns so nearly every panel was revised (with minimal cosmetic revision) compared to early versions over 10year production. ie was introduced with final revisions.

I see rust marks in the boot !