The Portuguese Lancia Aurelia B12 1955 Series II

[Parisien]

You sure you lost it Frank, looking at your avitar id say its stuck to the sole of your shoe



regards loz

......permanently lost Loz............that pic is 5 years old.........................





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[hodroyd]

So the model has been replaced by the actual statue by now then Frank..!!

 

[Birdcage]

Lost a stone this last few months Loz..........................I AM a toyboy.....


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As a young teeneager of the 1970's its my personal opinion that Parisien is obviously trying to hard to bring back the Slade boot , leave it were it should remain please....your certainkly no Knoddy Holder


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[Parisien]

....eeemmmmmm.........BC.....you are sooooo BC.....................

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PS Conaero....please ban this avian bird flu carrier!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Parisien]

So the model has been replaced by the actual statue by now then Frank..!!

....yes Rob...a life model....................................................they eventually had to clothe me.....


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[hodroyd]

Hahahaha, prefect, oh sorry about the spelling, perfect..!!!

 

[Parisien]

....you spelt it right the first time Rob.....

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Hahahaha, prefect, oh sorry about the spelling, perfect..!!!

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[Parisien]

Getting a little bit more stuck in guys......cut away a section of sill to have remade, engine ready to take out next week, spending quite a few hour taking off underseal.

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[ENZ525]

Good to see you ordered in a case of Jack D....

 

[Parisien]

.....Enz....have you been going through my personal shopping details.....


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[ENZ525]

You left the evidence lying around on the top shelf P....

 

[Parisien]

Not my garage Enz........lol

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[hodroyd]

Frank,
I'm quite staggered at the amount of good metal still available on the car, OK it's rusty and some thinner panels are shot, but I reckon a good sand blasting might just surprise you. Am I seeing this correctly, does this car have electronic suspension..?? I am impressed with you taking this project on, hats off..!!
Cheers
R

 

[Parisien]

Rob...my Yorkshire friend........

Believe it or not, it had whats called sliding pillar suspension.....consisting of two tubes sliding inside one another filled with a type of hydraulic fluid....just on front though........de Dion at back........its almost pre war and was a more "primitive" version of the Citroen hydraulic suspension which ran off a pump, the Lancias just had a reservoir.

I intend to ensure the guy uses a lower PSI to sandblast it due to age of metal....but as doors, bonnet, rear wings and boot lid are aluminium, will just soda blast those.


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[Parisien]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sliding_pillar_suspension


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[Parisien]

Some nice models and background info on this site....

http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z9672/Lancia-Aurelia.aspx


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[Parisien]

This is nice too.......

http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/17258/lot/329/


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[hodroyd]

Frank,
Would it take garnet blasting, I've heard those are good and recoverable so you save a bit on the cost?? That suspension is quite advanced then for the year, amazing..!!

That B20 looks very much like an Alvis..??
Cheers
R

 

[Parisien]

The B20....was THE coupe of the 50s Rob....finished 2nd in the Mille Miglia....behind a 4.2 litre Ferrari.

The Alvis was conference league compared to this premier division car!

Not worried about the sand blasting cost aspect.........not heard of garnet blasting.....


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[Parisien]

Or if you fancy something a bit younger Rob.........one of these......

http://www.autoscout24.it/Details.aspx?id=222473703&cd=634863742850000000


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