I-Моя Lancia Fulvia 1600cc V4 HF
UTony Kovacevic uthenge eyakhe iLancia Fulvia 1.6 HF Coupe ngo-1996, aseyibuyisele emuva (eboniswe ngenhla).
Ungahlala ubukisa ngokuthile okusobala njenge-Rolex, kodwa uma ufuna ukuhlonishwa abambalwa abazi ngempela, uzoba ne-IWC enhle, ethule nesitayela. I-Lancia Fulvia yayidumile kodwa ingadumile kakhulu ngesikhathi sayo; igxathu eliya phambili usuka kwa-Fiat, igxathu elisuka e-Alfa Romeo. Kwakuyimodeli eyaqhubekisela phambili umlando kaLancia wokusungula izinto ezintsha nempumelelo yomjaho.
I-Turin brand yethula izinto ezintsha ezifana nomzimba we-monocoque, ukumiswa okuzimele okungaphambili, ukudluliselwa kwamagiya amahlanu, i-serial V6 ne-V4. Yagcinwa esandleni sokudla (ngaleso sikhathi eyayiwuphawu lwemoto yodumo) kwaze kwaba ngawo-1950. I-Fulvia egijimayo, ephethwe yi-Formula One kuleyo minyaka eyishumi, yengeze u-Lancia ezihlokweni ze-rally zomhlaba.
Noma kunjalo, uLancia ubelokhu ehlala, ikakhulukazi kuleli zwe, into yohlobo lwehlelo, ukufaneleka nodumo lwalo lwaziswa abantu abathanda ngempela njengoNdunankulu wangaphambili uMalcolm Fraser.
"Ubejwayele ukundizisa indiza enophephela emhlane emhlanganweni weLancia," kusho uKovacevich. “Sinombukiso omkhulu njalo ngemva kweminyaka emibili futhi lokho okubadonsayo bevela eMelika, e-UK naseNew Zealand.”
I-charm ye-Lancia ihlala iqinile kulabo abaziyo. Futhi kwaShannons Insurance, uKovacevic uyazazi izimoto zakhe ezihloniphekile, ezibizayo.
“Akulona uhlobo oludumile. Kodwa ngo-1996, lapho kuhlanganiswa uhlu lwezimoto eziyi-100 ezinethonya elikhulu ukuze kugujwe iminyaka eyikhulu yokuqala yemboni yezimoto, kwafakwa amamodeli ayisithupha e-Lancia. Lokhu kungaphezu kwanoma yimuphi omunye umkhiqizi. Lo muzwa wokuqamba izinto ezintsha nomlando uyathandeka kakhulu,” kuchaza yena.
U-Kovacevich, umongameli we-Lancia Auto Club eNew South Wales, ubheka i-1600cc V4 HF njengenye yamagugu e-marque.
Uthi: “I-HF iyimoto eyivelakancane. “Bakha ama-HF angaba ngu-1250 kuphela futhi cishe angu-200 kuwo ayeshayela kwesokudla. Lapho bephuma okokuqala, kwakuwumshini omuhle opholile, onamasondo e-mag, imikhono ye-fiberglass, ukucindezela kwenjini engu-10.5:1. Inamandla impela. Yakhiwe njengendawo yokuhlangana ekhethekile ezovumela uLancia ukuthi agijime ku-European and World Rally Championships.”
Ngakho-ke, ikhophi, etholwe nguKovacevich ngo-1996, yahlanganyela ngokugcwele emijahweni. “Nganginomlando kwaFiats, ngabangaphezu kuka-30,” usho kanje. “Nginqume ukushintshela kokuthile okucolisekile nokuthakaselayo, kodwa kuseyi-Italian. Ngiyazithanda izimoto zase-Italy."
Ngo-2000, uKovacevich wabuyisela ngokuphelele umsebenzi womzimba weLancia. Manje i-HF ecwebezelayo yesiliva isiyingxenye ebalulekile yomjikelezo wekilabhu, okuhlanganisa nomhlangano waminyaka yonke odonsa iminyaka emibili, odonsa izimbangi ezivela e-US nase-UK. “Ngiyishayele eCastlemaine eVictoria lapho kuba khona umhlangano weLancia. Ngiyishayele kabili eQueensland futhi yonke imijaho emincane yasendaweni esinayo,” usho kanje.
“Inamandla. Inetorque eningi ngakho uvele unyathele i-pedal bese iyahamba. Injini yemoto yami yalungiselelwa ukuncintisana. Inamabhuleki amakhulu kanti iwindi lomoya yilona lodwa ingilazi emotweni. Izimoto bezivela efekthri zineziqu ze-aluminium nezicabha, ngakho zazilula kakhulu. Ngesinye isikhathi yayithuthuke kakhulu: amabhuleki e-disc emasondweni amane, ama-mechanics anamajubane amahlanu. Futhi kwakubiza kakhulu - cishe ngokuphindwe kabili kune-Holden ngaleso sikhathi."
Futhi lokho kuyasebenza kuma-Holdens namuhla, uma kubhekwa inani i-Commodore Omega entsha ishaya umkhumbi. “Sisanda kuthengisa iFulvia kwaShannons ngo-$53,000. Ngiyababona bekhangiswa e-Europe ngama-euro angama-50,000 okuthe xaxa, kodwa e-Australia kuzoba phakathi kuka-$50,000 no-$60,000.”
Lokhu kuzoba okungaphezulu kakhulu kwe-Lancia Delta entsha uma umkhiqizo unquma ukuvula kabusha e-Australia. "I-Delta isifikile eYurophu futhi abaphathi bathi babheke ukubuyela ezimakethe ze-RHD," kwengeza uKovacevich. "Le nto yokushayela kwesokudla ibuyela ezinqoleni zamaRoma - umshayeli ubehlezi engakwesokudla."
