Lancia Trevi - UK ebay

[italianxrays]

  I don't know much about these cars but think it has a twin cam engine, its the dash that catches the eye - fantastic design, btw what are all those holes for ? seems a fair price for a scarce car.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1983-LANCIA-TREVI-BROWN-/120637245551?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item1c168a486f

[mirafiori76]

Yes, it has a TC engine.
All those holes are for switches and warning/control lights. Not all of them are used though. I had the privilege once to drive one, fantastic.

[106usj]

This one was for sale back in the summer time.
I think there is a post on here about it back then too.
A good looking example.

[Sev131]

This one was for sale back in the summer time.
I think there is a post on here about it back then too.
A good looking example.

That's right. Mag featured too!

[mirafioriman]

A friend of mine had one once. Would love this but alas no money or space at the moment!

[david]

I know where there is one of these if anybody needs spares, its on an X reg so 1982 and its been sitting outside for 19 or 20 years but I am sure there are some salvagable spares ?  Phone JOE on 01293 871221   he also has a lancia fulvia but thats been outside for 27 years that I know of and a Beta saloon which is somewhere under a hawthorn bush.

[Thotos]

As a Trevi owner for over a year and a half, I now consider myself a bit of a Trevi expert so just ask if you want to know anything   In fact my Trevi was my daily driver for a large part of this year and it covered 8000 miles between MOT tests.

Yes, all Trevis had 'Fiat' twin cam engines. There was a 100bhp 1585cc unit in the base models. The 1995cc models had 115bhp with carburettor  or 122bhp with Bosch fuel injection. The Trevi was also the first Lancia to use the Volumex compressor with 135bhp in the 1995cc Trevi VX. Trevis are essentially a Beta Berlina with a boot. In fact up to the C Pillar the Trevi and the S3 Berlina are the same. In all countries except for the UK the Trevi was sold as the "Lancia Beta Trevi" with the ? sign on the boot lid and C pillars. But in the UK after all the bad publicity that the Betas had in the press they decided to drop the ? from all the Betas and sold them as models in their own right with the Trevi known simply as the "Lancia Trevi" and was devoid of any ? signs. My car had the bootlid changed with one from the Netherlands so it's quite unique in the UK not only for being the only surviving automatic Trevi but also for being the only UK right-hand-drive Trevi with a ? sign on the bootlid  

The car for sale on ebay has a 1995cc twin cam with carburettor. Here's a photo of the actual engine bay of the car for sale on ebay.



I had the opportunity to have a good look at the car now for sale on ebay back in August of this year during the 'Beta Meeta' meeting of Betas in Somerset. Here's a photo of the car for sale next to mine  



It's a lovely car having had both mechanical and body restoration a couple of years ago. The car is not perfect but then gain it's not for sale at a high price either. In fact it cost a lot more to restore than the price it is being offered at the moment so I think it's a bit of a bargain. It's a series 1 Trevi (easily identified by the horizontal slats in the C pillar - Series 2 cars have vertical slats) which means it has the plain 'minimalist' door cards with the hidden catches to open the doors; confuses everyone and they say "how do you get out of here?". In fact I gave my boss a lift home in the Trevi and he said "I don't like that; what if you fell in a lake and you had to get out of the car fast"   To which I replied, "I'll do my best not to drive into any lakes"  



The dashboard, designed by Mario Bellini,  is the most well known part of the car. Even though it was first used in the Series 3 Beta Berlina it's still known as the "Trevi dash"



It's certainly a case of "form over function" but it's a nice piece of art and a nice dashboard to be behind while driving a car! It's also a lot lower than dashboards in other cars. The larger holes nearer the steering wheel are switches and the smaller holes furthest from the steering wheel are warning lights. The large circular 'knob' at the bottom of the dashboard is the heater temperature control and it is vacuum operated so when the heater is turned off with the small push button further up the dashboard, the temperature knob turns off as if by magic!

I very much like the quirkiness of the Trevi and its somewhat strange looks have grown on me to the point that I think it looks great. And it's a great car to drive even though totally different to driving a 131. But if the Trevi is to be compared to a Fiat of the times it should be the 132 and not a 131.

So who out there is brave enough to be different enough and go for the Trevi  

The rest of my 'Beta Meeta' photos with several photographs of the Trevi for sale can be seen at http://s801.photobucket.com/albums/yy292/Thotos/Beta%20Meeta%20Plus/?albumview=slideshow

[bellamacchina]

I own already 2 of these great cars Theo

[curt]

Now how did I guess you two would get involved in this subject 
Good to hear your typing Theo - and albert - please dont be converted to lancia - you already own enough 131s to make us all jealous 

[Thotos]

I own already 2 of these great cars Theo

I know you have a Trevi VX Albert but I don't think I knew you had 2 of them    Mind you, I'm currently the highest bidder on the ebay Trevi so I may have two of them soon too! But no, I don't need another Trevi....

Curt, I think it's too late for Albert, he already has more Lancias than I do!    But I think we are safe; Albert's love for the 131 will never be diluted regardless of how many other cars he has 

[bellamacchina]

Curt, don,t worry about my 131 fever, I am afraid it will stay forever with me.
Theo, the other one is a partscar with a mint interior and low mileage. That,s why I still keep it, you know one time........

[simon131]

What are you going to do with two Trevis Theo? 

[Thotos]

What are you going to do with two Trevis Theo? 

.... says the man with how many 131s? 

[kev131]

What are you going to do with two Trevis Theo?  

That has got to be the best question of 2010!  

It could even be the name of a song...!  

[Thotos]

 

Two Trevis look good together  

There was a man who once went to Nantucket
He was old but not yet kicked the bucket
He had two Trevis and neither of them made a racket
He enjoyed them both and they didn't cost a packet
He was known as The Man with two Trevis
and was respected for it from Land's End to Ben Nevis