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I purchased this with the intention of keeping however I am just not going to get the use and it sitting in my garage at home is not what it deserves ..
This is a truly beautiful example.
It was sold two years ago by H&H Auctions to the last owner
At that point, it was a beautiful example, having had already £38, 000 spent on it with specialists over a period of time to make it the best there was..
However the owner decided to spend another £8000 on the car with another specialist and kept it for a couple of years.
A change in circumstances, we believe, prompted a sale.
And that’s where we have ended up as we purchased it in the spring of this year.
Without doubt one of the best you will find.
Previous works listed Below .
1 of just 334 RHD Series 1 Spiders thought to have been made, ultra-rare Verde Metalizzato subject to an extensive marque specialist restoration from 2007 - 2011 at a cost of some £38, 000
The work was carried out by Day & Whites Automotive of Brands Hatch with John Day also being responsible for overhauling and updating the original engine to circa 150bhp
Subtly uprated with a sports exhaust, twin Weber DCNF 40 carburettors, Koni shock absorbers and more potent brakes
Maintained since its rejuvenation by Omicron of Norwich and Revivals of Thriplow
History file includes numerous bills and photographs chronicling the restoration
Attracted by its striking colour (only a very few UK-supplied cars are thought to have been originally finished in Verde Metalizzato), the long-term owner purchased ‘WHB 665T’ off eBay as a rough runner during 2005 for circa £1, 100. Unbeknownst to him, the Lancia had been declared a Category C insurance write-off seven years earlier when Montecarlo values were a fraction of what they are today. Determined to have the two-seater brought back to its former glory, he enlisted the services of marque specialist Day & Whites of Brands Hatch (the same firm that are currently restoring Harry Metcalfe’s Fulvia) in 2007 for what turned out to be a four-year and £38, 000 project! We have spoken to John Day who has confirmed that the original bodyshell was carefully stripped and acid dipped before being restored with new floor pans, sills, rear inner and outer wings, rear suspension turrets and door frame repair kits not to mention a replacement noseband support panel and rear screen channel etc. Indeed, Mr Day said that in hindsight it would have been much easier (and cheaper) to re-shell ‘WHB 665T’ using the Azzuro Blue Series 1 Coupe which the vendor had acquired as a source of spares! The factory-fitted engine was extensively overhauled by John Day and uprated with twin Weber 40DCNF carburettors to develop circa 150bhp (30bhp more than standard). The brakes and suspension were similarly upgraded but otherwise the Montecarlo was returned to standard specification. Kept garaged and subjected to fair weather use only, ‘WHB 665T’ has covered some 8, 000 post-refurbishment miles. Regularly MOT tested and maintained by marque specialist Omicron of Norwich and more recently Revivals of Thriplow over the past decade, the two-seater is simply beautiful..
Please note the numberplate as shown in the pictures is not on the car. It was a private registration number. The last owner had the registration number on the vehicle is WHB665T
