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Just a few photos to show the difference in mounting depth / width and the new radiator in situ

Nice find Peter, also on Gammas and Stratos.... That's why they can be soooo expensive. Especially the ones you didn't get that have the Carello logo in a horseshoe shape on the lensed.
Guy

Not much to report on the car, the bodywork is apparently moving on after about 3 months of inactivity, fingers crossed.

Last year I bought a pair of the red door lights fitted to early cars, the lenses were in decent condition, but the internals were all rusted as I received them, not my best deal, but they did come with the rubber seals for the doors which are useful. I decided to ditch the bulb holders and bought a pair of generic holders and a number of the rubber covers I have previously used on the water temp sensors on the Spider and will need for this car’s engine. A bit of fettling and it all goes together quite nicely.

Peter

That's great information! I'm on the hunt for a left side quartlight with mirror holes in clear glass only!

I think I may have a lead on one for collection at the end of April though!

Guy

If the brand is Saint-Gobain, the green tinted ones should have 'Vistaterm' on them. If the brand is Sicursiv, they should have 'Climaglass' on them.
The bronze ones, as Rossocorsa mentioned, have 'Bronzo' on them.

The clear ones just have 'Tempered' on them.

Hi Jono,

Did you get this resolved? Hoping you found a suitable location!

Regards
Nigel

Hi Alex,
I haven’t had the pleasure to see your coupe in the flesh yet but it looks to be a very similar version to my first ever Beta coupe. Mine was a 1980 model and it had what I believe was the correct gear knob in rubber/composite.
You mention getting one turned in wood so I presume you’re aiming towards the teardrop style fitted on earlier models?
I think the correct type for your car is very similar to the late VX/i.e. which is a globe ball shaped affair but yours should be a more cylinder type round top rubber/composite.

I can’t seem to upload a picture as I keep getting ‘forbidden access’ and invalid path to my photos.

Hoping I’m not sending you down the wrong path, and I will keep trying to upload the photo.

Cheers
Ian

Thanks Ian,

I will be down at Brooklands, Goodwood, LMC AGM weekend and Betameeta this year so hopefully will see you there.

Regarding the gearknob, that is right, I currently have the more spherical i.e / VX item fitted to my car, but would like to change it back to the correct more cylindrical shaped gearknob. If I can't find a good used one and nobody out there is willing to do a swap -  I am hoping to get one turned to the correct cylindrical profile in hardwood which I reckon would look quite good with the long stem. I love the look and feel of the teardrop for earlier cars, but for me, that shape isn't quite right for my interior and I think I would go for a much more grained wood. - I plan to take some measurements and produce some scale drawings and find someone who's a dab hand with a lathe - I haven't touched said equipment since I was at school in the mid-90's -  but I am willing to have another go!  I'll keep my leather i.e / VX gaiter with the popper on it.

Alex

Looks to have been an interesting event- well done all. Shame I couldn't get along.

Mark

Hi Alex,
I haven’t had the pleasure to see your coupe in the flesh yet but it looks to be a very similar version to my first ever Beta coupe. Mine was a 1980 model and it had what I believe was the correct gear knob in rubber/composite.
You mention getting one turned in wood so I presume you’re aiming towards the teardrop style fitted on earlier models?
I think the correct type for your car is very similar to the late VX/i.e. which is a globe ball shaped affair but yours should be a more cylinder type round top rubber/composite.

I can’t seem to upload a picture as I keep getting ‘forbidden access’ and invalid path to my photos.

Hoping I’m not sending you down the wrong path, and I will keep trying to upload the photo.

Cheers
Ian

Hi Kevin,
I'm not sure how long they take but assuming it may be a few weeks.
As Ian said, maybe they don't start processing until April?

Nigel

On the upside, so long as they accept the amendment, they will refund any tax paid post 1st April.