Our 2022 Annual Rally and AGM weekend took place over the extended weekend of 23rd to 25th September. In fact the weekend was extended even more for some of us as we not only had Masataka and Toyoko visiting from Japan but also our newest Japanese member Kenzi and our activities were extended to coincide with their arrival and departure flights from Japan.

Charles and Jennie, our organisers, decided we should visit Kent, the Garden of England. It’s a place where we haven’t had Consortium meetings in the past and is relatively easy for our Continental members to join us as it’s a short drive from Dover or Folkestone. So as well as our Japanese members, we had visitors from Germany, France and The Netherlands.

We were based at the Dog and Bear hotel in Lenham and from there we visited Bodiam Castle, the Cranbrook Windmill, Tenterden and the Bredgar and Workhill light Railway. And of course we had our Club's AGM meeting on the Saturday evening before dinner.

It was another very successful weekend meeting with a total of six Gammas in attendance and several other cars including a Kappa coupe, the Gamma's spiritual successor. And possibly for the first time, with three of each, we had an equal number of Berlinas and Coupes.  

From: Ian Powis
Subject: Gamma Consortium Winter Lunch 2023 - Canaletto, January 29th

Hello all,

It’s nearly Christmas so time to send out details of our January lunch get together!

We’ll be meeting on January 29th again at our regular restaurant, Canaletto, for Sunday lunch.  We've booked a large table in the Conservatory to eat at 1:00pm.   We normally arrive around 12:00 for a natter over a drink before eating.  

We had a great turnout with 18 attending in January this year so let’s hope we can match this.  Apologies in advance to our non-UK members.  We’ll raise a glass to absent friends.
  
Please let me know by return email (treasurer@gammaconsortium.com) with numbers, if you’re planning to come.

Everyone is welcome and you don’t have to be in a Gamma.  We know many are tucked up for the winter and won’t venture out again until spring but several brownie points for those that do make it!

We usually have a lively discussion on current Gamma projects and event plans for the coming year so it’s well worth attending.  It can also be a useful place to collect needed items from the Consortium spares stock and if we’re given enough notice we can bring them along.
 
Canaletto is on the A41 between Aylesbury and Bicester and has a large car park.  There are some roadworks on the A41 on the run up from Aylesbury and also down from Bicester due to construction work but traffic should be light on a Sunday.  
 
Address is:
Canaletto
Bicester Road
Kingswood
Aylesbury
Buckinghamshire
HP18 0RB
 
https://www.canalettorestaurant.com/
 

Hi Charles you may remember i came down to mells i think for some spare parts for my car which you kindly helped me with inc a headliner board so thanks again for your help will take pics on weekend and post them.
thanks
Keri

Please post some pictures of your newly restored Gamma on the "Owners and Cars" board Keri.

Hello all just let everybody know i have broken a terminally rusty series 2 gamma coupe for parts to complete my restoration which is now complete i have lots of bits available that need to go as i am running out of space as i have just purchased a LANCIA HF 2000 COUPE i have a rear screen set of series 2 alloys all suspension struts front exhaust steering rack brake servo and master cylinder drive shafts lots of little bits but no panels as they were all to far gone not looking for a fortune for them as i would like to help other members so let me know if you need anything could send pics if interested      jonesfrantic@aol.com

Hi Neromoto, sorry but you don't always have time to look at the internet. Now that I read, I'll answer you. The indication of the previous note was useful, but did not solve the problem of the type of material used. The question always remains which model those steel valve guides should be fitted to. Regards

Did you solve the problem in the end? If you asked the question, shouldn't you report the results afterwards? That would be the polite thing to do.

Hand book

Hi, I'm walter and I write from Italy. I had eight valve guides from an enthusiast range, still in the original BIEFFE box with the following written on: Lancia gamma G3617 A. The peculiarity of these valve guides is that they are not in bronze but in steel alloy, the passage hole of mm 9, then second series. Anyone know the application of these valve guides? On which gamma model were they fitted? Thanks to all readers. Greetings

Hi, I had the parts from eBay page.
Thanks.