When I first saw a Lancia Fulvia colour chart the idea of a grey Fulvia didn’t excite me too much. I still wouldn’t want a grey one, myself, but seeing this car today has caused a massive mindshift over the basic idea of a grey Lancia Fulvia.
It’a also the best looking Fulvia-with-bumpers I’ve ever seen. I think it might be the wheels and the low stance. Whatever it is, this Fulvia looks the business.
This car is for sale in Holland for 16,000 EUR …. and just quietly, what is it with the Mad Dutchies and outstanding cars?! They seem to have heaps of them!
My Lancia Fulvia is red. But before the previous owner painted it red, it was Mendoza Blue. I’m still trying to decide what colour to paint mine and it’s very helpful to see some good photos of a Fulvia in my original colour.
The car shown below is currently for sale in the United Kingdom. It’s Mendoza Blue. This is a series 2 car as opposed to my series 1, so there are a few minor differences. Both have a tan interior, though.
So effectively what you see here is what my car would have looked like from the factory, save for the slightly different front end.
Nice.
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Now, all I need is someone with photoshop skills to take the bumpers off and add some Cromodora wheels to this shot…..
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As a final note…..
This seller has four Fulvias for sale at the moment and it’s an interesting study in the market value of the various series cars.
The a-typical price there is the Series 3 car, which you’d normally expect to get for less than a Series 2. This Series 3 car has exceptionally low mileage, which might account for the higher price.
As mentioned before, mine is a Series 1 car and the higher values seem to apply quite consistently, which is encouraging.
Welcome to the Friday Fulvia – a new (old) Lancia Fulvia photo every week!
This week it’s a series 2 car, not badged as an HF but dressed up in rally colours nonetheless.
My favourite bits on this car – the little mirrors (replicas available) and the blacked-out wheels. The blue Series 2 that lives here in Hobart has the same wheels in plain silver, which I’ve posted below for comparison.
And did you know that the Lancia Fulvia was the last car to win what would be the predecessor to the modern World Rally Championship? Lancia went on to win ten WRC trophies after that, too, with the Stratos, the 037 and the Delta!
I recently purchased some Lancia Fulvia documents on a CD and included was a whole swathe of Fulvia photography – the sort of stuff I used to scour the internet for in the Saab days. Press photos, advertisements, artistic interpretations. All sorts of stuff.
So welcome to Fulvia Friday.
I’ll kick things off with this interesting Fulvia from the Turin Motor Show in 1966. No, I don’t want to paint mine in this colour scheme, but I’m really glad that somebody did. There’s something very 60’s and quite cool about it.
