ERA Turbo Forum

The grille does come from a late innocenti model but are exceedingly rare. No one currently makes them but they do occasionally come up on eBay, if you have deep pockets! One with the hole for external release come up for around £100+, without the release slot, as on the ERA, upwards of £300+ As an ...

I recently put on some 165/55 Black Circles "Quality" tyres at £38 each. Seem to be okay but my main fear is that with a lot of tyres now being made in China is the quality of rubber used, on a level with that used in other components? 'cause I think we all know what that's like...

Ended up at £12,100, all in the last 20 minutes

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Apparently 6 available

Hi guys, I'm finding this harder by the day but things are going ahead as planned (as I haven't won the lottery (yet)). I'm due to drop off the car next Wednesday (17th) near Southampton, so trying to plan a last tour of southern England. For those interested I have 3/4 of a body kit which is very b...

Well, I thought I break the news to all you co-owners first.... All being well, R1051 is to auctioned by Bonhams at Beaulieu on the 3rd September (unless I win the lottery in the meantime).... I thought I'd do it whilst it is at it's best-ish. I have decided that trying to run one of these little be...

Nope, the cloth bits are no longer the originals. I had all the seats redone about 9 or 10 years ago, along with the door cards and rear panels so everything matched. The chap I had do the job found something that, although not indentical to the original was fairly close, but I have no idea what he ...

All new hubs with all new bearings and ball joints fitted and it nearly went a whole week without a single clunk or bang from the front end back, oh well I knew it couldn't last.... Might just take a look at it myself, if I can be..........

DSCN1633.JPG Unfortunately due to good weather I thought I'd better make an attempt at putting all the carpet and other bits back after the new floor was done, but of course I started by taking more out. Hopefully cured some very long term rattles by taking the heater apart and replacing what was l...

another expensive day.... stop off 1, pay bill at garage for above clutch work + wheel bearings and oodles of other bit & bobs....£1023.. stop off 2, pick up car from body shop with new front floor pans.....£1104 then got home and faced one of those jobs you wish you hadn't started... DSCN1626.JPG ....