Saluti da MIami...

[olandese volante]

as you can see ken knows "something"..............when originally lari was contacted they would have an official letter from mr lari , who by the way writes an incredibly beautiful italian ............
the cooling shroud will be found but parts for api ac take time to find ...
i will do a search over weekend.
somehow i think putting an add here will help , people search and remember parts people look for..........

[SYBARIS]

@Olandese Volante:
Do you have any details or contact where exactely in Macerata a replica van body can be found?
I haven´t seen a metal one, so far. Occasionally, wooden ones pop up at subito.it which, to my point of view, only go well with Ape A and B models.
Thanx for the information.
Best regards

[olandese volante]

http://www.subito.it/accessori-moto/ric ... 976196.htm

see what this guy wants for the cooling shroud ,when he really want to sell only in italy , we have to see whether we can do things through aronne/ken
do not be misled by the rust its supposed to be that way

the bodies are made by malacca 56 (username on ebay.it) he is near macerata and i will try to see if i can find a mailadress.
he makes high quality closed vans and calessinos , when you can find a drawing with measures i am sure that a competitive one could be produced in canada . ken's man makes great stuff

metal bodies can be found in rather great numbers in france and at pretty good prices...............have a look at the secondhand sites there .........

[kjjohnson]

The one I found in USA doesn't have a cooling shroud either - not one that I could see, but Simon is keeping a watchful eye. - Ken

[olandese volante]

simon takes advantage of your being at the pc?
the ac is yours? ( i see snow)

[kjjohnson]

Pretty hard to get him moved over when I want a nap, so we share. No, that was the expensive one in USA that I'd turned down 3 years ago. Do you like the gas tank? Serial number is AC1T+0248+ (second hand info). - Ken

[Miami]

Thanks again for all the info guys, I'll put a wanted ad here in your forum... which is very friendly and informative btw. I've written a request for some history on this AC1T from Piaggio in the meantime.

Also, if anyone else has anything to add i'm all ears

rgds,
Alex

[SYBARIS]

@olandese volante: thx!
It would be awesome if you found the guy´s adress!
I like the replacement floor Ken makes for the 501/601-series - that´s what I am missing for the C4 and D1!
I´d be a key account customer
I am constantly looking for boxes in Italy, France, Spain and Portugal, but haven´t found one adequately, yet.
Thx for the the note, anyway!

Best regards

[kjjohnson]

How close is this floor pan? Oh yes, found you a furgone but it's in Uruguay. - Ken

[SYBARIS]

Whow Ken, you´re definitely the world´s No. 1 human Ape database!

The floor-pan looks just perfect! They look galvanized, are they? Do you sell those? If yes, how much are you asking for them (incl. shipping to Munich/Germany)?

The furgone is also VERY nice - I´ve never seen one with windows before - looks like a tiny Uruguay Taxi. There seems to be another box rotting away in the background. Do you have the seller´s contact details?

Happy Tuesday from Munich

[kjjohnson]

Yes, there's another one but the other photos I have don't show it. Ken

[kjjohnson]

Look in 'Rottami Ape', I've posted the other photos - Ken

[olandese volante]

the floorpan is totally different from an ac , does not come close at all

[olandese volante]

the maker of the wood stuff is called malacca 56 (in ebay italia)
i cannot remember the village he lived in but it was very close to macerata .
when you are lucky aronne remembers some more .

[Miami]

Just an update, found the shroud at a swap meet for a couple of bucks

thanks for your help

Aggiornamento: trovato la cuffia in un mercatino, tutt'ok!



ciao