RE: Shed of the Week
Discussion
stevebedford1969 said:
A mate of mine had one of these - A pre-seatbelt model.
The driver's door popped open on the way back from the pub one night and he fell out. They don't make them like that any more!
The driver's door popped open on the way back from the pub one night and he fell out. They don't make them like that any more!
...for which A&E staff are probably quite grateful!
It was a 15 y.o. design in 1965, but still a very good car -and foreconomy motoring, £1,000 sounds a more fun investment than a Fiesta. James Hunt used to drive the Austin 'rival,' the A35 (which begat the Healey Sprite).
sprinter885 said:
And the biggest amount of axle tramp ever....!
OK you young 'uns-some of us 'ere grew up with these. They make a brilliant daily driver & msot important almost any half-wit can work on them. The favourite mods IIRC were to switch to 1275cc midget motor, 2x 1.25 in SU carbs, lowered leaf springs, unwind front torsion bar suspension a few notches & fit front discs/ +(even wider !)arches & 61/2J x 13 wheels/tyres.
Sorry am I talking gibberish to you ?- no ECU to re-map, turbo waste gate management to tinker with etc.
Getting my Zimmer frame & going now..........
Yes, did driving lessons and Test in one. Wouldn't want one in today's traffic unless it had had an upgrade (and probably a new floorpan). Someone in the southwest used to do some sensible mods IIRC.
exits grabbing flat 'at
I inherited my Grandfather's moggy. I think they can still make a sensible everyday runner if your requirements are for local pottering. A little updating is a good idea if it is to be used daily - the drum brakes and crossplys make for some scary moments in the wet!
Regret selling it in a way, but then that applies to a lot of cars I've had and sadly I don't have a barn to keep them all in!
Regret selling it in a way, but then that applies to a lot of cars I've had and sadly I don't have a barn to keep them all in!
Road_Terrorist said:
Those old Morris motors certainly tune well!
scampbellb said:
Forget the Lancia engine, a rear mounted V8 is what you need. Faster to 60 than an F40, faster to 150 than an F40. Unbelievable!
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Used to watch it hillclimb, Nick used to drive it to the meet, unload his race kit, 4 wheels with slicks & 4 little wheel arch extensions & a trolley jack, 10 minutes later record winning hill climber! At end of meet reverse process & drive home & to work the next morning!
A top car. Indestructable, easy to work on, suprisingly nippy and can carry five adults without too much trouble. Loads of fun to chuck around and will win in a prang. Though the massive safety improvements we've had over the years can't be knocked, it's a real shame they can't make cars remotely as efficient as this any more.
"It was a 15 y.o. design in 1965, but still a very good car"
Ah- If only that were true... In fact it was a 25 year old design in 1965, the prototype having been running around in 1940. By the end of the war they decided it was Ok to build, but a bit narrow - so they put a four inch fillet down the centre of the car - and it wound up being part of the bonnet pressing right up to the last one being built in 1971. Of course the concept lived on in the Morris Marina which wasn't much more than a tarted up moggie 1000. Of course the engine became the BMC A Series which went into the sprite, midget, mini, marina, allegro, metro, maestro etc. No wonder they went bust when they were producing engines in the 80's which were a 40 year old design!
Ah- If only that were true... In fact it was a 25 year old design in 1965, the prototype having been running around in 1940. By the end of the war they decided it was Ok to build, but a bit narrow - so they put a four inch fillet down the centre of the car - and it wound up being part of the bonnet pressing right up to the last one being built in 1971. Of course the concept lived on in the Morris Marina which wasn't much more than a tarted up moggie 1000. Of course the engine became the BMC A Series which went into the sprite, midget, mini, marina, allegro, metro, maestro etc. No wonder they went bust when they were producing engines in the 80's which were a 40 year old design!
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