Stratos parts

[chris.richard]

Ebay as usual (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Lancia-Stratos-Parts_W0QQitemZ8056291193QQcategoryZ31352QQrdZ1QQc mdZViewItem)

Comments Tryphon?

[tryphon]

Block doesn't look promising and there is no indication that this IS a Stratos block (different markings and serial as compared to Fiat and Ferrari Dinos).

I wouldn't risk buying a crank with no X-ray certification (I do have an extra one in as new condition)

Cascade gears would be good I guess but they are Stradale ones same as Ferrari Dino.

Stradale brakes are fairly common to come by.

Oil cooler would be a good buy if in good condition and reasonable price.

Rest of the stuff junk.

[colin artus]

The seller is probably Dave Scheldt of Scheldt & Petit fame. Their car was quite well known in the eighties although it was constructed from a damaged tub (strangely flat roof) and used iffy copy fiberglass. The Allora moulds were taken from this car.

Colin

[guy mayers]

seller dscheldt - I wonder if he's the Scheldt of Scheldt & Pettit who used to run a car in the UK?
Guy

[Chris J]

The seller is probably Dave Scheldt of Scheldt & Petit fame. Their car was quite well known in the eighties although it was constructed from a damaged tub (strangely flat roof) and used iffy copy fiberglass. The Allora moulds were taken from this car.

Colin

When Chris Richard asked Gerry H. regarding replica windscreen fitments in his 'Windscream, Part Deux' article (SEC newsletter issue 66), Gerry says "Stuart Gross acquired the crash damaged remains of a Chequered Flag Stratos. The centre section of this was used to produce the moulds for what was to become the Allora"

This doesn't tally with what Colin says here. Especially as I thought we'd accounted for what remains of the Chequered Flag cars on this forum? That is,
CF Stratos 1 destroyed and scrapped,
CF Stratos 2 (ex works) big accident damage but eventually reborn (Gary Fitz car) and
CF Stratos 3 all the mechanicals from CF Stratos 2 built into a fresh tub/shell (Lord Mexborough car).

Gerry also goes on to say in the same article that "Another ex Chequered Flag Group 4 Stratos was bought by a Grenville Griffiths" As I understand it, there were no more Chequered Flag cars than the '3' mentioned above? Or were there?...

...and, were the Allora moulds taken from the Scheldt & Petit car or a Chequered Flag car?, or were the two cars one and the same?

[colin artus]

Scheldt's car came from Italy I believe. They (S&P) were an independent Lancia specialist so they would have had the contacts in Italy. I don't think Stuart Gross ever owned the car/tub himself.