crumbling of dashboards’ foam-rubber
Posted: 13 Sep 2005, 14:41
Dear freinds,
I have a Lancia Flavia Coupè Pinifarina 1.8 with carburetor of first series (1964).
The peculiarity of this car, registered in Italy, is the right-hand drive; thing very unusual at that time for Italian cars.
The typical Flavias’ defect – especially for the ones manufactured in the first half of the Sixties – is the crumbling of dashboards’ foam-rubber.
In my case, this car is even without the dashboard upper ‘eyelid’and in the lower part the foam-rubber is completely deteriorated (note that the instrumentation has the tape-speed indicator!).
I tried to find this item in Italy but I did not succeed.
Therefore I turn to You for a help, first of all because the right-hand drive is characteristic in Great Britain and then because in your Country there is a great interest in spares and rebuilding of parts of aged cars.
I would like to know the availability and price of this item before buying it.
Hoping to hear from you soon and confident in your help, I remain.
Michelancia
I have a Lancia Flavia Coupè Pinifarina 1.8 with carburetor of first series (1964).
The peculiarity of this car, registered in Italy, is the right-hand drive; thing very unusual at that time for Italian cars.
The typical Flavias’ defect – especially for the ones manufactured in the first half of the Sixties – is the crumbling of dashboards’ foam-rubber.
In my case, this car is even without the dashboard upper ‘eyelid’and in the lower part the foam-rubber is completely deteriorated (note that the instrumentation has the tape-speed indicator!).
I tried to find this item in Italy but I did not succeed.
Therefore I turn to You for a help, first of all because the right-hand drive is characteristic in Great Britain and then because in your Country there is a great interest in spares and rebuilding of parts of aged cars.
I would like to know the availability and price of this item before buying it.
Hoping to hear from you soon and confident in your help, I remain.
Michelancia