08/08/2026
Not all restorations go to plan.
This Lancia Beta Coupe came to us as a "restored" Series II. The owner (a long-standing customer whose Fulvia and Beta Berlina we've also worked on intensively) wanted it converted back to a Series I spec using parts from an earlier shell we'd had to condemn.
Simple enough, right? Swap a few bits of trim over?
Not quite. Turns out the Series I and Series II Beta Coupe are fundamentally different cars. And once we started stripping it down, we found some "home restoration" surprises lurking underneath that meant this became a full nut-and-bolt rebuild.
It's been a proper education in the finer details of Beta Coupe evolution, but the car's looking fantastic for it.
Follow along as this one comes together, we think it's going to be a beaut 👇
🔗 https://italicar.co.uk/in-the-workshop/lancia-beta-coupe/