Hi. My one now belongs to my neighbor, its still unregistered and I have heard of others having great difficulty in getting these later sans permis cars registered in the uk. It is running but only after replacing the electronic ignition system, it appears that this is the main reason for the large amount of nonrunners. I guessed your one had been resprayed by the antistone chip skirt painted around the edge, the original paint finish on them is good quality, still if the mileage is correct it should be very good mechanically. I have emailed you a photo of a brochure, I dont have it anymore otherwise I would scan it for you. Cheers, Bob
You are in Essex Bob! - so am I
Forgive my ignorance but 'Sans permis' ? Are there a lot of them that have never been registered, even in their native country? - perhaps used on private land / holiday camps?
I will do my best to get this one on the road.
Initially, my car did not want to start but the exhaust (and probably engine) was full of fuel. I don't think the carb is shutting off the fuel fully and perhaps the tap has been left on under the bonnet.
It starts well now and has a fantastic spark on both plugs. It is very erratic at low revs however. I am told it is a Ducati engine?
As the carb looks new, I wonder if it is the right one and has the correct jets. It is a delorto SH20 - similar to my Lambretta. I would like to check with someone who has an identical Lawil.
I think it may be that the choke is not fully off. I haven't had much time to have a good fiddle yet.
Is your Neighbour still talking to you? I would like it if he could have a talk to me at some time.
My LawilAll of the hidden places and the underside look like they have never been touched. Underneath looks fairly untouched from new. However there a few signs that it has done a few miles more than the speedo suggests.
I think it is a very low milage car that has been stored for most of it's life. Perhaps it had a ding and was not used. I think it has had an outside spray, possibly some time ago, and a new speedo to make it look even lower on the milage.
The paint finish has a few blemishes that you only get on a novice spray job. I will soon have these sorted out.
I doubt that there is a better Lawil about (in Essex).
Barry