Lancia Montecarlo
Lancia Montecarlo Published: 15th Feb 2016 - 0 Comments - Be the first, contribute now!
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A BABY FERRARI
The car’s full title is Lancia Beta Montecarlo even though it shared only the engine and some minor interior details with that right-on but rusting saloon range that killed off Lancia in the UK for decades. Actually, the Montecarlo was originally supposed to have been called the Fiat X/20, big brother to the similar, smaller X/19. Not especially fast (shades of X1/9) but the handling was always excellent – well, in the dry at least – but brakes were always a worry because the S1 cars were prone to locking the front ones all too easily.
Lancia introduced the properly sorted S2 in 1980 and it’s the one to have if you can find one, although spares are a bit of a problem on all models – naturally…
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