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Page 1: Lambda World Register ( ) · favouring other Italian names - Ferrari, Alfa Romeo, Lamborghini, FIAT – and by other cars of Lambda vintage. It was a happy innovation with splendid
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The Lambda World Register (www.lambdaworldregister.org) is managed by

- Joachim Griese ([email protected]) - Bill Jamieson ([email protected]) and supported by regional coordinators for : - Australia: Bill Jamieson - Austria, Germany, Switzerland: Joachim Griese - Belgium: Leo Van Hoorick ([email protected]) - Ireland: Roland Frayne ([email protected]) - The Netherlands: Joost Koning ([email protected]) - The United Kingdom: Mike Benwell ([email protected])

- The United States: Neil Pering ([email protected])

The Newsletter will be published 4 times a year and is edited by Bill Jamieson and Joachim Griese

Contents of Newsletter 1/2016

Editorial: Joachim Griese, Bill Jamieson…………………………….…page 1

Castlemaine 2015 and the post-rally Tour: John Brenan…………….page 2 Lambda London Winter Lunch 2016: Mike Benwell…………………..page 5 Update: Fobello 2016: Jonathan Wood………………………….……..page 7 Update: Lambda Swiss Alps Tour: Sébastien Simon…………………page 7 A long service Tipo 67 Lambda block: James Woollard………...……page 8 Lambda front springs: Bill Jamieson……………………………………page 13 Stub axles for the Lambda: Bill Jamieson……………………………...page 14 LED bulbs for Lambda headlamps: Bill Jamieson…………………… page 15 The Song of the Lambda – part 3: Mike Benwell….………………..…page 15 Lambdas and Lambda spare parts……………………………………...page 17

Cover: Russell Meehan found this nice advertisement and Brian Long used it as the cover page for the Mountain to Surf Tour documentation.

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Editorial

The year 2015 was a positive one for the Lambda World from several perspectives:

- With documents we had already received from John Turner and with the ones Richard

Vessey gave us from his father, we were able to enrich the history of many Lambdas. Now

nearly 100 Lambda owners know a good part of the history of their car; in some cases the

entire record from the first to the current owner.

- Our collection of Lambda drawings is growing. We have added copies of some original

drawings from Lambda owners, and we bought more from FIAT Centro Storico. We would

like to thank those Lambda owners who acted as sponsors to help us cover these costs.

- We see some new Lambda spare parts evolving; particularly those which involve a major

investment. Examples are the cylinder block, where two projects are under way (in one

project the block is already successfully running in a Lambda engine), and the stub-axle.

(more details in this Newsletter).

In 2016 we would like to concentrate our activities on Fobello, where we will celebrate the 95th

anniversary of the Lambda protoype tests on the Moncenisio. Jonathan Wood will give an update

of the number of participants who will be in Fobello, and Sébastien Simon will report on

preparations for the Lambda Swiss Alps Tour which will immediately follow Fobello.

Other interesting articles in this Newsletter include:

- The Castlemaine Rally 2015 in Australia attracted many Lancia enthusiasts from abroad.

John Brenan reports on the Rally weekend and the following week-long „Mountain to Surf

Tour“, which was attended by more than 50 Lancias, among them a good number of

Lambdas.

- James Woollard describes how he rescued his early series Lambda cylinder block. In

addition to casting a new cylinder block, or machining a new block from solid aluminium,

this looks like an interesting „third way“ to keep the Lambda engine running.

- Mike Benwell offers part 3 of his „Song of the Lambda“. All three parts of Mike’s article

will help Lambda owners to keep their car running on a longer trip.

- We apologise that in two cases, we have only a preview of articles which will be published in

our next Newsletter. There are good reasons for the delay: the respective authors wish to

present Lambda owners with the most complete and detailed information possible.

We wish you and your Lambda all the best for 2016!

Joachim Griese Bill Jamieson

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Castlemaine 2015 and the post-rally Tour

John Brenan [email protected] Central Victoria in the Australian spring time is hard to beat – even in this year of a worrying El

Nino which threatens a serious drought for the country’s entire east coast. Castlemaine 23

included some of the traditional favorites: a Friday lunch at historic Buda House in the centre of

town, reception drinks and abundant food at the superb regional gallery, the display of cars on

the town’s football oval with coffee and pizza to sustain us, a formal dinner with presentations at

the Town Hall, a Sunday night dinner at the renowned good food pub – the Railway Hotel.

Congratulations to two much-loved life members of the ALR: Peter Renou and Russell Meehan,

to whom Australian Lancisti owe an immense debt. Their citations are found elsewhere in this

issue.

We were delighted to welcome a strong contingent of overseas visitors from California,

Belgium, Switzerland, the UK, Sweden, the Netherlands and New Zealand. Happily all those

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The Rally Dinner at the Town Hall.

guests who wished to were able to drive a borrowed Lancia, not just for the weekend but for the

Tour which followed.

New for Castlemaine 23 was a Friday afternoon visit to Up the Creek Workshop where Grant

Cowie and his team work restoration marvels on older Lancias and other fine gentlemen’s

sportscars.

Also new was the Saturday run to Bringlebit, an old sheep station whose homestead is set in an

enormous garden replete with vain and shrieking peacocks. It also boasts an authentic nineteenth

century shearing shed. Some 95 Lancias, from early Lambdas to Themas roared (or rolled,

according to taste and vintage) through typical central Victorian countryside – dry Whipstick

bush, creek beds gouged out by alluvial gold mining 150 years ago, lush wet forest and rich

farmland.

Owners of fine cars seem also to like fine food – a fondness generously provided for at morning

coffee time by ALR President Rob Bienvenu and his family in their beautifully converted old

church.

Morning tea at Bienvenu’s Church (Photo: John Millham).

Lunch at Bringlebit was positively sumptuous, picnicking under the homestead’s ancient trees.

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Picnic lunch at Bringlebit (Photo: John Millham) Lambdas at Bringlebit (Photo:John Millham)

Our Guest of Honour, Geoff Goldberg, gave one of the best presentations this writer can recall –

in the shearing shed of course. Geoff spoke with effortless technical and historical command

about Francesco De Virgilio’s triumphant development of the V6 engine. But special was

Geoff’s contextualising of this technical tour de force within the Lancia family’s management

and the dynamics of a large, complex business as Europe emerged from WW2 into the

prosperous, competitive ‘50s and ‘60s. It was a talk equally enjoyed by engineering tragics and

those for whom the movement of pistons or elegant coachwork have only limited interest. Not

surprisingly, Geoff’s magnificent book is sold out – at least in Australia.

Geoff Goldberg expounds on De Virgilio and the V6 in the shearing shed (Photo: John Millham).

Sunday started quietly. Many ventured out to see an immaculate museum of Morris Minors built

in the midst of an olive grove and orchard by some devoted followers of that marque. Others

slept in, gossiped over their cappuccinos or took healthful walks in the grand Castlemaine

Botanical Gardens. But for lunchtime we all congregated at the oval, joined this year by guests

favouring other Italian names - Ferrari, Alfa Romeo, Lamborghini, FIAT – and by other cars of

Lambda vintage. It was a happy innovation with splendid gleaming machines displayed by their

rightly proud owners.

Once again, the organising committee can be proud: it was a most successful weekend.

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After the Rally, many had to return to labours that pay for their automotive hobby, but 47

fortunate carloads embarked on the post-rally Tour from the Mountains to the Surf. We started

with a pleasant run (via a vineyard lunch of course) to Halls Gap in the Grampian Ranges (small

hills to the Swiss perhaps, but mountains to Aussies). Some climbed to the peaks of the

spectacular sandstone outcrops and gazed across plains stretching to the horizon; some had slow

breakfast! Then it was on to Hamilton, centre for the rich Western District grazing lands, where

we were hosted by Rob Scaife at the handsome Hamilton Club before touring onwards to

picturesque Port Fairy, prosperous fishing town since the days of the whalers. Once an important

harbour on an otherwise spectacularly inhospitable coastline that wrecked scores of ships as they

emerged from the roaring forties and fifties in the age of sail, Port Fairy was a fine starting point

to explore 250 kilometres of dramatic surf coast, the Great Ocean Road and the cool forests of

the Otway ranges. The hardy even braved a dip in the ocean, though most practised their

photography.

Surf Coast (Photo: John Millham).

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And so to a lovely final dinner at the rather swanky Lorne Conference Centre; to farewells and

promises to come again next time. Heartfelt thanks and congratulations to Brian Long, all his

team and their long-suffering spouses.

Lambda London Winter Lunch 2016

The London Lambda Winter Lunch 2016 will be on Saturday 31st January 2016 at the George

Inn, Southwark, London SE1 1NH. Please confirm your reservation and your choice of food

from the Menu by 21st January 2016 to [email protected].

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Mike Benwell [email protected] Stop Press from the Editor The traditional Fair Rétromobile 2016 will take place in Paris from February 3 to 7. I have made

a dinner reservation (February 5, 8 p.m.) for Lambda owners being in Paris at that time: LA

TABLE MAROCAINE, 25 Rue du Hameau, 75015 PARIS, Phone 0033 (0)1 56 36 07 38.

Joachim Griese [email protected]

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Update: Fobello 2016

95° Lancia Lambda 1921‐2016

Amici della Lambda Fobello. 31st August to 5th September 2016.

On the 31st August Lambda owners will gather in Lanslebourg ready for the drive over the Mont

Cenis pass into Italy on 1st September and then on to Varallo and Fobello. It promises to be a

record gathering of Lambdas in Varallo and for the lunch with the Lancia Family and Valsesia

Lancia Story and the Italian Lambdas of RILL at La Monta in Fobello.

The Lancia Family, Valsesia Lancia Story, and the Varallo hotels through ValsesiaIN have

contributed to developing a good programme and finding enough accommodation.

Bookings are coming in steadily with 36 Lambdas booked by Christmas, of which 18 are from

the UK, and 8 from Australia. Many old friends and some new to Lambdas.

List of attendees and their Lambdas will be circulated to those who have booked just before the

Lambda London Lunch on 30th. This will help people to form small like-minded groups for the

migration across France to Lanslebourg.

The hotels are filling up, but with the help of ValsesiaIN, we still have a range of

accommodation available in and around Varallo. It is not too late to come if you book promptly.

However as space is limited, bookings after 1st February will only be accepted if there is room.

The Programme and Booking Form can be obtained from me by Email to

[email protected].

Jonathan G M Wood [email protected]

Update: Lambda Swiss Alps Tour

15 teams have joined the tour to date – coming from the UK, Australia, the Netherlands and

Switzerland.

The programme has been confirmed, starting early Monday 5th September with the Varallo –

Oberwald trip. 2 nights in Oberwald followed by 2 nights in Les Mosses.

The tour will enable the Lambdas, and their intrepid drivers to do the following mountain passes:

Nufenen, Gotthard, Furka, Susten, Grimsel, Col des Mosses, Pillon, Col de la Croix. Enjoyment

of Swiss mountain scenery, and small typical swiss mountain villages also included.

The tour will finish Friday 9th September at Cortaillod on Lake Neuchâtel, where we visit the

Renaud Collection – which also includes a Lambda (and a few other Lancias)

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We are also happy to announce that we have had very positive discussions with the Lancia Club

Suisse, and that the LCS Fall meeting will now take place just after the Lambda Swiss Alps

Tour, Saturday 10th September to Sunday 11th September, in Wangen a.A. The LCS is looking

forward to welcome numerous Lambdas from all over the world and their owners for what will

be a very special event – many prewar swiss Lancias will join.

For more information and bookings : [email protected]

Sébastien Simon [email protected]

A long service Tipo 67 Lambda block The End of the Road or a New Beginning?

James Woollard [email protected]

Keeping a 3rd/4th series Lambda on the road for fourteen years, with all the problems of oil and

water mixing, gaskets blowing and crack welding in the block, finally reached the point of no

return. In 2006, the Lambda is shown at Lake Orta (below), but necessarily it was running on a

“borrowed” engine.

Fig 1: Lambda at Lake Orta in 2006.

The Lambda’s block was beyond conventional repair, so the decision was taken to pioneer the

recreation of a new internal block inserted into the original outer casing. Figures 2 & 3 illustrate

the extent of the problem in the Lambda’s original matching-numbers engine.

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Fig 2: Top surface of block showing Fig 3: Close up of bottom of one cylin-

extensive corrosion. der surround showing extensive deep

pitting and complete penetration of the

bottom of the water jacket allowing

cooling water to enter the sump.

With nothing to lose if the experiment failed, the block was drilled out to the base of the water

compartment (Fig 4), and a new internal block was fabricated and inserted into the old one.

This, of course, included the creation of new cylinder liners/combustion chambers in cast iron

(Fig.5) that fitted through the base of the new block and into the crankcase, giving some rigidity

and stability to the whole assembly.

Fig 4: Internals of old block drilled out down Fig 5: Four cylinders/combustion chambers

to bottom of “water jacket” but retaining were fabricated out of ‘meeanite’ cast iron.

oil ways located at block’s rear, tower for

vertical drive and spark plug holders.

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Fig 6: Checking fit of new inner block top, Fig 7: First part assembly and machining of

prior to further machining and assembly. new inner block using H.E.30 aluminium.

The cylindrical structures encasing the cast

iron cylinders, which have yet to be inserted,

were made thicker than original for enhanced

rigidity.

Fig 8: Completion of inner block water Fig 9: another view of the inner block,

jacket. Note the cylinders have yet to be now ready to fit, seen from below.

inserted.

As the illustrations show, a new inner block top was fabricated and checked for fit (Fig 6). Figs

7-9 show the subsequent stages in the completion of the new inner block. The new inner block

was then inserted into the outer shell, a sealant was pressure fed through the rear of the block

(Fig 10) and the old and new parts screwed together round the leading edge. The completed

short engine is seen in Figs 11-13.

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Fig 10: Pressure sealing the new innerblock Fig 11: Block re-assembled.

with ROBEX EPOXY metal sealant.

In the process of reconstruction, the liners were bored out to standard, the compression ratio was

raised to about 6.5:1 and, worryingly at the time, the water capacity was reduced from 9 litres to

4 ½ litres. A temperature gauge was fitted to the rear of the block to compare with the radiator

gauge, which established subsequently that the rear of the block did not overheat. A few further

changes were made: the plug-holders were given inserts to enable 14 mm plugs to be used; and

the female-threaded priming cup passages were sacrificed. Finally, to enable the engine to run on

clean oil, a filtration system was fitted, seen in part in Fig 12.

Fig 12: Short engine (front). Fig 13: Short engine (rear).

The engine has now completed 13,000 miles without overheating or other problems so far. The

slightly raised compression ratio gives the car a lively performance.

Credit for the success of this experiment to date is entirely due to the expertise of Gary Miller,

his extensive knowledge of metallurgy and to all the staff at Belcher Engineering

http://www.belcherengineering.co.uk/Lambda/index.phpl.

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Lambda front springs - a preview

As Lambda owners, you are well aware of the car’s superlative road-holding, due in large

measure to the unique front suspension design. At the heart of this front suspension is a large

coil spring. You may say “Well, a spring is just a spring”, but this is no ordinary spring. Bill

Smith, in Sydney, has been analysing the design and operation of this component, and on one of

his recent missions to Fiat Centro Storico in Turin to obtain more original Lambda drawings,

Joachim obtained for us copies of the four variations of this spring design which were used

during the production life of the Lambda.

I have touched on the role of these springs, and described something of the attention which the

Factory devoted to their manufacture and testing, in “Capolavoro”, but the subject deserves a

more detailed study. In the next issue of the Newsletter, we will present the results of Bill’s

Sydney investigations, and details of the variations in the four different versions of the spring.

Lambda drawing for the large coil spring 10-1010.

Bill Jamieson [email protected]

New stub axles for the Lambda The original stub-axles in your Lambda are now at least 84 years old, and recent radiographic

examination shows that almost all of those tested are cracked to some degree. This is no new

problem, and for decades, restorers have been repairing them, usually with welding, although

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there have also been attempts to make new ones, using both casting techniques and machining

from a solid billet of alloy steel.

The original stub-axles were made in-house by Lancia as forgings, a proven technique for

highly-stressed components where safety is an important consideration. Some twenty years ago,

the writer explored the possibility of having new Lambda stub-axles made by forging, using an

experienced company in Melbourne who, at that time, were producing forged stub- axles for the

automotive industry. For the quantities we were considering, the estimated costs were absolutely

prohibitive, so this line of enquiry was quickly abandoned.

The problem is still with us, and the consequences of a catastrophic stub-axle failure on the road

are potentially very serious. This risk raises the question of public liability for anyone

considering the manufacture of this component. A major stub-axle failure is likely to render your

Lambda un-drivable, and in view of the high incidence of cracking, many Lambda owners (and I

am one of them), believe that replacement stub-axles should be our next major project.

We are pleased to report that this view is shared by many, and that several projects are currently

under way. The most recent professional engineering advice is that if forging is not economically

viable, then machining from a solid billet of suitable steel is the best and safest alternative. Some

years ago, Leo Schildkamp, in the Netherlands, used this technique to produce stub-axles for his

8th Series, and subsequently drove his Lambda on the gruelling Peking to Paris event, with no

stub-axle incidents.

More recently, Grant Cowie, in Australia, has set up a stub-axle project, using a group of

specialist machinists already associated with his restoration workshop. At the Castlemaine Rally

in October, he was able to display a prototype, and he is currently investigating the production of

a batch of ten. We hope to report on costs and availability in our next Newsletter.

Grant Cowie (left) discusses new stub-axles with John Hickford (centre) and Bill Jamieson (right), at the Castlemaine Rally in October, 2015 (Photo: John Millham).

Bill Jamieson [email protected]

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LED bulbs for Lambda headlamps

There has been rapid progress in the development of Light Emitting Diodes (LED’s) for

automotive lighting applications, and most Lambda owners would know that this technology

now includes headlamp bulbs. Back in January 2014, (N/L 1/2014), when we last wrote on this

subject, LED’s were not generally available for headlamp applications. John Millham in the

U.K. has been following recent developments, and agreed to write an article on the subject for

LWR readers. Understandably, he wishes to wait until he has had some personal experience

with these devices in his own Lambda headlamps before going to print, so we have deferred

John’s article to a future issue of the Newsletter.

The subject is of particular interest to the Lambda owner, as a typical late-series Bosch dynamo

produces a maximum output of 75 or 80 watts; barely enough to match the demand of headlamps

and other lighting. Add the requirement of a windscreen wiper and maybe a spotlight, on a dark

rainy night, and you have a problem. Compared with conventional tungsten-filament globes, the

LED bulb comes to full brilliance instantly, produces a whiter, brighter light and consumes only

about 1/10 of the electrical current.

For those readers who would like to do some background reading on the subject, John has

directed us to the web-site of a U.K. company, Classic Dynamo and Regulator Conversions,

which contains a large volume of interesting information. As a starting point, go to the home

page and see the section “ A bit about LED bulbs”. The CDRC web-site can be found at:

www.dynamoregulatorconversions.com

Bill Jamieson [email protected]

The Song of the Lambda - part 3 Syncopation

Mike Benwell [email protected]

Syncopation involves a variety of rhythms which are in some way unexpected and take

the tune off-beat. The strong beats become weak - there is a disturbance of the regular

flow of rhythm. In the 1920’s syncopated dancing evolved from Jazz music and the

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fancy foot-work of the Lindy Hop into swing dancing in the 1930’s. What’s all this got

to do with Lambdas?

Well, Lambdas are from the Jazz Age and sometimes syncopation and the fancy foot-

work gets to them. This is usually in the form of a change in exhaust note – a missing

beat, a loss of power and worst of all the engine stops and there is no sound at all.

In Part II I referred to the Lambda going off song, usually due to a fault with the ignition,

a lack of petrol, a coolant leak, oil leak, or a puncture. These problems effect all cars.

However there is one specific problem with Lambdas and that is the “cylinder head”.

Luckily, the gasket blew just before we went into the Apennine mountains and I had a

spare. ( My wife says I took 20 on the last trip ! )

The cylinder head is held down by only six studs threaded into the 85 year old corroded

aluminum block. Due to erratic temperature changes, distortion of the block and cylinder

head faces occur, the stud fixing weakens and leaks develop through the cylinder head

gasket. I believe that Lambda cylinder head gaskets start to leak as soon as they are

fitted. “NO” say the real engineers, but I am an amateur and although I know the rules

about flat faces and fitted gaskets, thread inserts the studs still pull out of the old block.

To identify a defective cylinder head gasket, remove a sparking plug and check if coolant

is pumping out. If this is the case you need to take off the rocker box cover. Check for

emulsified oil, check that the valves and rockers are working and that the head studs are

torqued down. If the coolant is still pumping out you need to replace the cylinder head

gasket. So it’s “head off time” either to the nearest bar or to enlist 2 strong people for

three hours to give you a hand. I won’t go into all the detail here on taking off and

refitting a head but please ensure that you have a good torque spanner, a sound spare

gasket and jointing compound (I use Hylomar blue) and keep it clean! I torque the head

down to 55-60 ft/lb and check it after 10 miles when the engine is at operating

temperature.

Good news! Lambdas will run on three cylinders and even on two if you are desperate to

get into a safe place. This is not recommended but if necessary open the compression tap

or take the plug out of the offending cylinder. This entertains pedestrians by turning the

piston into a water pump. A constant check on the coolant level is required. Carry a

gallon of water and a bottle of beer with you.

A rumbling in The Jura Mountains. I check the wheels and find the front Destro hub is

wobbly. A wheel bearing has given up after 80 years. Great I have a spare set and against

all advice set about replacing it in a hotel car park. The outer race has gone and I can’t

remove the track that was fitted perfectly by Lancia 80 years ago. After a sleepless night

we discovered a garage opposite the hotel and have the offending track removed with

heat by a proper French mechanic. A new bearing is fitted and we’re off. The moral of

this don’t take spare wheel bearings unless you can extract the old ones. Lambdas can do

most things they’re designed for but they won’t run on three wheels and besides, what’s

wrong with a rumble?

Following on from Parts One and Two I am wary of cataloging the failures, breakages

and the unexpected things that happen when Lambdas go ‘off tune’. I don’t want to deter

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the use of these amazing cars by giving them negative publicity. One thing I have learnt

is that if you modify something it is more likely to go wrong or cause something else to

go wrong. Most, if not all of my unscheduled stops have been down to my poor

preparation and over enthusiasm. Be prepared, as they say in The Scouts.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Lambdas and Lambda spare parts Lambda 7th series, chassis number 17385

Offers over 190.000 Euro considered; enquiries to: Luisa Capellano [email protected]

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Lambda 7th series, chassis number 17270

Available with a large number of spare parts. Offers over 150.000 Euro considered; enquiries

to: Javier Gonzales Carrasco [email protected]

Lambda engine 5th series (completely restored)

Offers over 22.000 Euros considered; enquiries to: Lino Natalini [email protected]

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Jaeger mileage counter

for the 8th and 9th series Lambda: Price: 250 GBP plus postage

Hugo Modderman [email protected]

Various used Lambda spare parts I have sold my Lambda and bought another one which I dismantled in order to make

a new body for it. Therefore I offer a fairly large set of used spare parts which you will find

in the following list. If you are interested in some of these spare parts I can send you also a

photo of them.

Lambda Parts for sale.

Pict. Page Number Part name/description Price

A 82-85 11-1851 Dynamo magneto Bosch (Type Kv 80/12 600) € 450,00

B-1 89-91

10-1180

+ Clutch control rod - complete € 75,00

C 108-113 10-2461 Thrust race crown wheel pinion - RIV 1166B

10-2491 Ball race for crown wheel -RIV8/AS € 500,00

D 121 Cardan shaft - complete long chassis 8e serie € 500,00

B-2 126-128 Parts for advance/retard € 500,00

10-716 cotter pin for advance/retard collar

10-727 Cotter fixing socket to top advance/retard control rod

10-736 Dowel for advance/retard lever

10-1245 Advance/retard lever socket

10-1246 Nut fixing advance/retard control lever

10-1250 Advance/retard control lever

10-1263 Spring for advance/retard lever socket

10-1270 Advance/retard lever bracket

10-1271 Advance/retard lever

10-1272 Roller pin for advance/retard lever

10-1273 Roller for advance/retard lever

10-1275 Ball pin for advance/retard lever

11-1247 Advance/retard control tube

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B-3 134-139 11-1198 Throttle rod from control lever to carburetter (incl. fork ends) € 400,00

11-1429 Throttle rod from control lever to dash (incl. fork end + 10-1441 Carb.cont.)

10-1430 Corrector rod (incl. fork ends + 10-1442 corrector control)

E-1 140 10-643 Bolt fixing front suspension bracket to radiator casing (M8 x 40) a piece € 1,00

G 189-191 10-2246 Electric Horn Bosch UK 12 € 200,00

H 213-214 10-1314 Front starting handle bracket € 60,00

10-1344 Rear starting handle bracket

I 313-314 24-1351 Elbow filler neck for water into radiator with tubes € 200,00

J 24-1301 Radiator 8e serie no. 68455 € 250,00

K 24-1301 Radiator 8e serie no. 72704 € 500,00

L 24-1321 Bonnet 8e serie Farina 4 door long chassis € 1.000,00

M 329 24-1530 Oil and petrol feeding tank € 800,00

N 325-326 24-1411 Instrument board € 50,00

N 24-1412 Washer fixing Instrument board on dashboard

O 24-1409 Oil gauge € 50,00

P 24-1404 Speedometer (Jaeger) € 250,00

P 24-1405 Flexible cable for speedometer old and new

Q 24-1414 Clock (Jaeger) € 100,00

R 24-1416 Revolution indicator € 25,00

S Rear fender L + R 8e serie Farina 4 door long chassis € 200,00

T Front fender L + R 8e serie Farina 4 door long chassis € 400,00

U Front doors L + R 8e serie Farina 4 door long chassis € 100,00

V Folding seats € 50,00

W Door + window parts L + R 8e serie Farina 4 door long chassis € 100,00

X brake cable guide for ninth series chassis € 75,00

For all the variuos used Lambda spare parts contact Leo Schildkamp [email protected]

Various new Lambda spare parts Crankshaft and rod bearings

Engine type 67: 10-112, 10-113 (2), 10-8 (4); price per set: 1.600 Euro

Engine type 78/79: 10-112, 11-111, 11-113, 11-8(4); price per set: 1600 Euro

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Vertical shafts engine type 78/79

Lower vertical shaft 10-132, upper vertical shaft 11-133; price per set: 520 Euro

For a Bosch starter motor

11-1614, 11-1417, 11-1858; price per set:300 Euro

Brake shoes

11-1054; price for 4: 800 Euro

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Rear spring shackle bolt and bush for rear spring

10-1650 (2), 101642 (4); price per set: 250 Euro

Front suspension

11-1008, 11-1097, 11-1009, 10-1104, 10-1003; price per pair: 2500 Euro

Stub axles

10-1002, 10-1003; price per pair: 3.100 Euro

11-1002, 11-1003; price per pair: 3.100 Euro

For all the various new Lambda spare parts contact Guido Gotta [email protected]