Flaminia Touring Coupe

[Randy Adams]

Don:

I have access to three Touring-bodied Flaminias. They all have rough-finish black firewalls. Body color will be incorrect.

[Randy Adams]

Have you considered converting the car to modern spin-off filters. It's an easy job for a good machinist and you have more reliable filtering of your oil. Since it's down at the bottom of the engine, nobody will know any better. And you can drive the car again.

Good luck.

[Randy Adams]

Martin:

The correct carburetor for a 1960 Touring is the single two barrel 40 PAAI Solex. If you want to go with the three Webers, you must change the camshaft. The 823.10 engine used a longer duration cam. Valves and pistons will be the same though. The 3C car also used a different water pump and a different radiator. As you would expect, the throttle linkage is different. The distributor has a different advance curve.

Lancia didn't do things by half-measures. The cooling system capacity was increased in order to keep up with the higher power demands. It's possible that whoever put the 3B carb on your car also already changed the cooling system as I believe that the second type of water pump is necessary to clear the larger air filter for the 3B and 3C setups.

The Weber carbs used by the Flaminia are 35DCNL models. Only one has a cold-starting choke (located in the rear, rather than in the center!). The model designation (DCNL) tells you that these carburetors were only used by Lancia--that's what the "L" signifies.

If you are going to remove your three barrel Solex, keep it for somebody else. Those carburetors are very hard to come by.

Good luck.

[Don]

Randy- thanks,you have confirmed what I have been able to determine- all firewalls were undercoated.-Don

[Don]

Jean de Barsy - thanks ,yours and Randys ,and the others I have looked at, all indicate that they were undercoated. Thanks Don

[Brian Long]

My Touring convertible, which is totally original, has black type of underbody finish on the firewall.
It is smooth, not textured.
Regards, Brian Long.

[Brian Long]

I remember seeing an article in the American Lancia magazine years ago on how ro make an adaptor for the filter housing base so that a modern spin-on filter could be used.
aBut to answer your original question, the cannister is the same as used on the Aurelias too; this could broaden your search.
I'm sure Omicron could source one for you. Failing that there is a chap called Dave Gee who has advertised in the UK Lancia magazine as having lots of parts.
Regards, Brian Long..

[Jim Chandler]

Hi-I have two flaminia Touring coupes;one has less than 25,000 miles and is quite original. It is a 1967 and I know its history from the early l970s. the fire walls on both are undercoated with a black material that looks like 3M Body Shutz. Jim

[Jim Chandler]

Andrew-do you know of a source for vinyl which matches the dash covering of flaminia touring coupe? Thanks, JimAndrew @ Omicron wrote:
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> We're rebuilding several and have rebuilt lots of others

[gunnar hogenhaug]

I am restoring a flaminia convertible 3 c. The engine was overhauled 5 years ago before I bought it. In the process of starting it it turns over so slowly, the starter cannot do it. I have taken the tops off, no corrosion. Now I must take the engine out again to inspect the bearings. Has anyone experienced anything like it?