My '76 Lancia in California.

I bought this Pininfarina coupe back in 1995. Back in Italy, it's called Lancia Beta Monte Carlo. It was in a bad shape with the factory shock absorbers and its twin-cam engine leaking. I drove 100 miles to Orange County to have it fixed.
After an extensive overhauled, Fiat shocks fitted in the front and Koni gas shocks in the rear, my Monte was lowered by 2 inches. I bought a $350 custom-made free-flow exhaust system and muffler from a shop in upstate New York. This coupe wasn't street legal in California.
I pulled over at a gas station. The height of the trash bin easily dwarfed my canvas top. This coupe came with a $400 pair of canvas top strips. I sold off the used ones to my fellow Lancia afficianados for $100 each.
I drove to upstate New York back in 1996 across Arizona, Texas, Georgia, and turned north to New York. The journey, supposedly, took me a week and 2,500 miles but my carburator blew near a small town before New Orleans.
I waited 2 days to ship a Weber from Texas. I was cash-strapped but a friendly local Frenchie offered me his cabin in the bayou. God bless him. Luck beholds when I found an Italian mechanic (of all places!) to replace the carb. The guy at Chrysler couldn't tell.
1981 Lancia Beta Monte Carlo Series 2 in KL. I believe the original color was dark blue. Still retain many OEM exterior parts except the missing emblem.
Side body still straight. The owner told me he hasn't crashed the car yet. However, his car requires new trimmings.
Rear is very straight. The emblem is still attached to the trunk. No visible body rust & the undercarriage is rust-free as well.
All wheel caps are gone. The side mirror is a painted after-market stuff. I always prefer the Series II over my Scorpion as the bumpers & fixed square lamps look really matching.
After-market cold air intake & K&N filter. What's with the blue, red & yellow? Bad color coordinations, phew!
The door panels were upholstered badly... too plain. Should have done the interior in red leather & carpet instead. Overall condition is only good.
Clean trunk but it requires a good vacuuming. All the tanks are intact & I hope the wipers work.
A picture of a Lancia037 rally sponsored by Martini in the 70s. Beware: Many mechanics pretend to know the vehicle. Once, a Jaguar guy stood at the nose of the coupe waiting for me to pop the hood. I told him the engine was located in the rear. He walked to the back to lift the trunk straight up with both hands! Sorry bud, the trunk went up sideway.