 Lynne, Ron and Geoff looking at the Artena at Lancia farm, Wales In late May, Lynne and I went to England/Wales to visit Nigel Trow, an old friend and deep Aurelia buff (author, owner, etc.) and his wife Kate. Along with some good times with him, we also spent the afternoon with Paul Mayo and Ann, with his impressive Lancia archive and library. The next day, we all went to lunch with Ron Francis, and his wife Sally, and then up to their farm near Hay-on-Wye. All of these folks have been involved with Lancias for some 50+ years, and are really good solid people. Ron has a rather remarkable set of Lancias. A few years ago, he got rid of all his Aprilia "stuff", but there is more and more interesting things floating around. He has a wonderful PF bodied Astura, an Artena, a Lambda with a V8, Dilambda, and a couple of interesting Aurelias, etc. Even has an Iota chassis and engine, and probably an Eptaiota chassis (both of these have massive components and are fascinating to see). Not too sure they would fit anywhere that doesn't have a barn, but neat none the less. We were joined in this by a new friend, Mario Ferelli, with his a lovely s.1 Fulvia, and in the process of acquiring a stalled restoration on an Augusta cabriolet. All in all, a lovely three days with these folks - wish for more, and another visit.
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