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SanRemo78
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« on: May 08, 2023, 09:21:18 PM »
Well it's not a myth as well all know, just a hens tooth. I spotted a (probably fraudulent) listing on Facebook this evening with the following photograph showing a pair of them....

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Hawk HF3000 - Square Arch Stratos Replica - owned since 1988.
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A Lancia Beta Coupe 1981 2 Litre
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« Reply #1 on: May 08, 2023, 09:27:01 PM »
And it just so happens that I have one that looks like the lower of the two! I now assume that the upper one has the cover slid back which reveals the Lancia logo? So now I've tried to slide the cover back on the one I have but it seems to be completely stuck. Has anyone ever managed to restore one of these and/or can anyone suggest a way to release the cover so it'll slide? I'm thinking a soaking with PlusGas or similar. But I definitely don't want to risk damaging it!

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Alfa Romeo 159 T1 2.4 Q4 Sportwagon - Believed one of 4 in UK.
Fiat Panda 100HP and now!
A Lancia Beta Coupe 1981 2 Litre
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« Reply #2 on: May 08, 2023, 09:36:32 PM »
Hi Guy

Whilst an interesting curio, I had always figured they were purely of their age and today a complete waste of money given the likely battery life and brightness would have been marginal even when new. You could of course retrofit led and a modern rechargeable to it I guess…….

Peter
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