1974 Berlina – would make a great project car, or use as a driver. I bought her in 2007 as a project car but have not been able to do the things I thought I would do…
It has something over 200,000 miles, but still gets around – readily does 70 mph, gets better than 25 mpg. Give her a good home, and the first $1200 offer (firm) gets to drive her home.
Exterior – painted gold several years before I bought it (a good color, actually!) – it was originally beige.
Interior – black, in decent shape.
Tires – Pirelli P4 with just under 4000 miles on them – I put them on when I bought the car in 2007.
Mechanical – 5-speed manual transmission, Spica carb.
I have fairly complete maintenance records since 1982. Apparently a Northern California car all its life. Most recently serviced by Glenn Olivera in Berkeley (until 2007) and at Imported Motor Service on 14th Street in San Francisco.
“Issues”:
Usual rust, but not excessive (I’ve driven it in the rain only twice, and have kept it garaged since 2007). Comes with a car cover, if you need it.
Compression – ouch. Latest is 110/120/100/90. Still, she starts every time.
Needs work on shocks/suspension – possibly worn pitman arm, could use new tie rod ends.
Fuel pressure light is on all the time, but actual pressure was fine when checked. Same with oil pressure gauge – it reads low, but actual pressure was fine when checked. Fuel gauge is highly inaccurate.
Funky-looking bumpers.
Electrical – the windshield wipers started operating at random a few months ago, so I disconnected the interior wiring. Will need to be reconnected (though the hydraulic wiper pump works just fine).
Dashboard – cracked, just like pretty much every Berlina ever made, at some point…
Basically -- she'd make a good platform for your next project, or you could fix the suspension and drive her as is for a while.
Please call or text with questions or to schedule a visit. I’m in San Francisco Mission District.
Tom @ 415-596-7505 / [email protected]
It has something over 200,000 miles, but still gets around – readily does 70 mph, gets better than 25 mpg. Give her a good home, and the first $1200 offer (firm) gets to drive her home.
Exterior – painted gold several years before I bought it (a good color, actually!) – it was originally beige.
Interior – black, in decent shape.
Tires – Pirelli P4 with just under 4000 miles on them – I put them on when I bought the car in 2007.
Mechanical – 5-speed manual transmission, Spica carb.
I have fairly complete maintenance records since 1982. Apparently a Northern California car all its life. Most recently serviced by Glenn Olivera in Berkeley (until 2007) and at Imported Motor Service on 14th Street in San Francisco.
“Issues”:
Usual rust, but not excessive (I’ve driven it in the rain only twice, and have kept it garaged since 2007). Comes with a car cover, if you need it.
Compression – ouch. Latest is 110/120/100/90. Still, she starts every time.
Needs work on shocks/suspension – possibly worn pitman arm, could use new tie rod ends.
Fuel pressure light is on all the time, but actual pressure was fine when checked. Same with oil pressure gauge – it reads low, but actual pressure was fine when checked. Fuel gauge is highly inaccurate.
Funky-looking bumpers.
Electrical – the windshield wipers started operating at random a few months ago, so I disconnected the interior wiring. Will need to be reconnected (though the hydraulic wiper pump works just fine).
Dashboard – cracked, just like pretty much every Berlina ever made, at some point…
Basically -- she'd make a good platform for your next project, or you could fix the suspension and drive her as is for a while.
Please call or text with questions or to schedule a visit. I’m in San Francisco Mission District.
Tom @ 415-596-7505 / [email protected]
