Showing posts with label HPE. Show all posts
Showing posts with label HPE. Show all posts

Saturday, April 13, 2013

15k: 1979 Lancia Beta HPE; High Performance Estate

Last Sunday we took a look at a little "shooting brake" 2-door wagon from the '70s: this 1972 Ford Pinto. We made the comparison to the much higher-class Volvo 1800ES because of the similarities in the basic spec sheets of the two cars - and not to suggest the Pinto is equivalent in presence or substance! While the Pinto wagon may be as close as you're going to get to a stylish, running & driving shooting brake for $3500, there are other alternatives in the higher price bracket of the 1800ES. Have a gander at this Lancia Beta HPE (High Performance Estate) for example. It's sleek, it's classy, it has two doors and a big glass hatch in back. The only potential downsides to the ownership experience: it's wrong-wheel drive, and it's Italian. The upside: it's Italian. Find it here on ebay for $14000 Buy it Now (or make offer) in Seattle, Washington.