British Leyland

[unstuck]

Older Landrovers are bloody good off road, but a nightmare on the road. Had a few gearlevers snap off at the base too. I like the rangerovers, V8 of course.:headbang:

[scumdog]

Got your Marina yet Scumdog? Wheres the pics? Got a workshop manual for one too if you need one.:headbang:

Yup, it's here!:woohoo:

Sheer luxury - 4 speeds, 1300cc, one-speed wipers, one speed de-mister fan, hand-pump windscreen washer, one guage (petrol) steel dash, rubber floor mats!:banana::2thumbsup

And it's a '79, does your manual cover that year?

I'll be ultra busy for the next couple of weeks but I'll see if I can post a pic.

[unstuck]

Bummer, my manual is for 72-75 models. Look forward to the pics.:2thumbsup

[Indiana_Jones]

Sounds luxury spec! look forward to the photos too.

Touch wood, I should get my ADO17 back this Saturday.

-Indy

[YellowDog]

Yup, it's here!:woohoo:

Sheer luxury - 4 speeds, 1300cc, one-speed wipers, one speed de-mister fan, hand-pump windscreen washer, one guage (petrol) steel dash, rubber floor mats!:banana::2thumbsup

And it's a '79, does your manual cover that year?

I'll be ultra busy for the next couple of weeks but I'll see if I can post a pic.

Look forward to the photos :yes:

[pzkpfw]

Is this close enough to count?

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=496405590

[avgas]

http://englishrussia.com/images/volga_porsche/1.jpg

[unstuck]

That is one tidy Hunter.:cool:

[Indiana_Jones]

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=497382580

Barn crab

-Indy

[ducatilover]

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/morris/auction-494143302.htm
I'll go have a look at this if I can scavenge up some spare $$ (not likely, got a business to start :weep: )

Here's a reasonable looking P6 S1
http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/rover/auction-495345224.htm

I have always thought these babies are great value, I'd love to find one and restore it, haven't owned a Jag yet... http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/jaguar/auction-430939586.htm
​

[unstuck]

Photo #10 of the jag shows the reality of owning a jag.:killingme

[ducatilover]

Photo #10 of the jag shows the reality of owning a jag.:killingme
I bet those tools are properly well used :lol:

[Daffyd]

Im now sadly the proud owner of a mint '79 Marina ute...:niceone:

Damn you TradeMe!!:lol:

I have a mate with one of those. He dropped a Nissan 200SX SSS motor in it. Goes like stink! He did quite a bit of work on the suspension too, I think. It handles very well.

[Daffyd]

We had a 1980 Marina HL with the 1700 O-series alloy head motor. It was a very nice car to ride in and it had enough torque to keep up with a 2lt Cortina up the Albany hill! Power disc brakes worked very well, ask the wee boy who ran out in front of me one day... It looked good with the driving lights in the grill, the interior and boot were roomy, and the seats were comfy. I still miss it! :(

Oh, and it was red with those faux "alloy" wheel trims.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I was under the impression that they dropped the "Marina" name when they fitted the 1700 mill. They were simply called "Morris 1700" and "Morris 1700 HL"

I had one in that sort of apricot colour, then sold it to my son. He had it for years, we both loved it.

[unstuck]

Yeah, in 1979 the B and E series engines became the BL-O 1.7, overhead cam engine, The vans and utes were called a 575. The aussies got the good ones again, with the straight six version. I am yet to see a diesel version though,although some of them around these days smoke like diesels.:headbang:

[Edbear]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I was under the impression that they dropped the "Marina" name when they fitted the 1700 mill. They were simply called "Morris 1700" and "Morris 1700 HL"

I had one in that sort of apricot colour, then sold it to my son. He had it for years, we both loved it.

You are quite correct! On all counts...

[YellowDog]

You are quite correct! On all counts...

I always called it "The Marina". I didn't ever realise they had dropped the name.

Not very long afterward, it was rebadged in the UK as the ITAL, though the ITAL works have no record of it and will not ever admit their faus pas :lol:

[Indiana_Jones]

How's the Marina going scummy?

I dropped my radiator off today to get a new drain hole/plug put on as currently I've been using a wooden bung to keep the coolant in lol

-Indy

[dangerous]

Ya might find hes still OS or jet laged...

hey this is cool, yuk colour and needs a few wee touchs but hey good price http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=502151462

[unstuck]

Yuk color is right, would love to own it though.:niceone:

[ducatilover]

Nice, the 4.4 will put some much needed power in it too!

[scumdog]

How's the Marina going scummy?

I dropped my radiator off today to get a new drain hole/plug put on as currently I've been using a wooden bung to keep the coolant in lol

-Indy

Going bloody well - no regrets about buying it (Yet!)

Only one factory fitted guage (fuel) to worry about and it hardly moves.

The after-market temp. guage is the only other dial - and it doesn't scare me....

[scumdog]

Ya might find hes still OS or jet laged...

hey this is cool, yuk colour and needs a few wee touchs but hey good price http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=502151462

1974?

Pah, me Marina is way newer than that - 1979!

Anybody want to buy CBs (normajeanes) Laser?

Have a look @ TM - 1984 Laser Ghia,.

(As attempted to be stolen by the idiot I ran down while I was nekkid!)

[ducatilover]

1974?

Pah, me Marina is way newer than that - 1979!

Anybody want to buy CBs (normajeanes) Laser?

Have a look @ TM - 1984 Laser Ghia,.

(As attempted to be stolen by the idiot I ran down while I was nekkid!)
I'm a sick man, I have a thing for the 2 door S version with twin carbs, I freaking love them. :rolleyes: I'd be a seriously happy chappy if I could find one and restore it

[Daffyd]

I always called it "The Marina". I didn't ever realise they had dropped the name.

Not very long afterward, it was rebadged in the UK as the ITAL, though the ITAL works have no record of it and will not ever admit their faus pas :lol:

The Ital was slightly different. It had a different front with ugly big rectangular lights. Not sure if there were any other changes.

[Indiana_Jones]

Glad to hear it's going all good scummy :niceone:

Not too keen on the paint job lol, but I quite like the idea of a Maxi in my life.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/austin/maxi/auction-500894684.htm

http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/86/226980286_full.jpg

-Indy

[Indiana_Jones]

Just spotted this gem on the Shore

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/austin/wolseley/auction-502940921.htm

http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/95/227935195_full.jpg

-Indy

[Bender]

http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/tq/76/213708076.jpg

Rare beast now, and a very competent little car. (http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/triumph/dolomite/auction-510521535.htm)

[dangerous]

Rare beast now, and a very competent little car.the Sprint, nice aye... been on tradme for a few weeks, grunty wee sucker

[ducatilover]

That is one tasty Dolly. I wish I had the coin to park it in my garage

[caseye]

A TC dolomite was a hard act to follow in their day, love one for fun now I would.

[avgas]

I always called it "The Marina". I didn't ever realise they had dropped the name.
Not very long afterward, it was rebadged in the UK as the ITAL, though the ITAL works have no record of it and will not ever admit their faus pas :lol:
Are you sure about that?
I don't think we are on the same ITAL design wavelength....
http://www.italdesign.it/home

As in the guys who did this..
http://www.lambocars.com/images/prototypes/cala1.jpg
and this
http://www.carsbase.com/photo/Italdesign_Giugiaro-Giuriaro_Vadho_mp141_pic_42301.jpg


oh and the VW golf and a version of the Fiat 500...........so may be

[ducatilover]

Italdesign Cala... oh good lord yes

[scumdog]

British leyland rules!:woohoo:

Morry-the-Lorrys starter shit itself today...:pinch:

[Edbear]

British leyland rules!:woohoo:

Morry-the-Lorrys starter shit itself today...:pinch:

Yebbut, they are an easy fix... :sunny:

[cave weta]

I never thought I would go there after owning a ex army Defender fuckin tractor shitheap but Im tempted to buy this to tow my boat......

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=506755193



Should I- should I not?

[ducatilover]

No. Buy a Falcodore and don't go near boat ramps :innocent:
But really, they're crap.
I almost got myself a 3.9 for the P6, but I was too suspicious of it doing the usual block cracking thing.

[Indiana_Jones]

A work mate of mine might be getting a Maxi, so this will be interesting lol.

Also I've been told of a couple of 1800s that need saving......and by saving I mean getting one and turning it into this:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7045/6991129235_4a4a7fe2e2_o.jpg

http://www.hra.org.au/files/images/Holloway%20Austin%201800%20Just%20like%20the%20old %20days.jpg

-Indy

[Edbear]

I never thought I would go there after owning a ex army Defender fuckin tractor shitheap but Im tempted to buy this to tow my boat......

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=506755193



Should I- should I not?

You should not...:bye:


A work mate of mine might be getting a Maxi, so this will be interesting lol.

Also I've been told of a couple of 1800s that need saving......and by saving I mean getting one and turning it into this:


-Indy

Yup, but I think you need to swap the rubber uni's for solid one's.

[Indiana_Jones]

Yup, but I think you need to swap the rubber uni's for solid one's.

This is true, can use the ones off an auto, if I recall correctly.

-Indy

[avgas]

This is true, can use the ones off an auto, if I recall correctly.

-Indy
Or your could just get a Datsun 160B SSS and not have to worry about crap like that.

[dangerous]

Or your could just get a Datsun 160B SSS and not have to worry about crap like that.
Ahhh... only one sss worth getting well 2 the 1200 and the 120Y the only 4 door (mans car over coups) SSS'sd in NZ by Datsun unlike ya other sss's which were just twin carbed :yawn:

[Indiana_Jones]

Or your could just get a Datsun 160B SSS and not have to worry about crap like that.

But that's not a landcrab lol

-Indy

[scumdog]

Morry-the-Lorry all go again bugger-all cost, stcking pinion!

Happiness all round:woohoo:

Need 14" Triumph 2500 rims to gear it up though...who's got some?

[Indiana_Jones]

Awesome!

Keep those BMC/BL bitches on the road!

-Indy

[Indiana_Jones]

This was what I got up to today......

http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg831/scaled.php?server=831&filename=crabmaxi2.jpg&res=landing

Helped my mate grab his 'new' Mk. I Maxi, gonna be a sweet project!

-Indy

[ducatilover]

:woohoo: I played with jappas :blink::facepalm:

[scumdog]

This was what I got up to today......


Helped my mate grab his 'new' Mk. I Maxi, gonna be a sweet project!

-Indy

Funny the differences between cars re how the wipers operate.

[Indiana_Jones]

Funny the differences between cars re how the wipers operate.

Funny you should say that, mine should be the 'normal' set-up like on the Maxi, but some muppet of a mechanic decided to make them cross-over between my ownership periods.

I'm hoping he's only flipped the wheel box over, but I haven't had the chance to check as I need to remove the dash and that's a hassle, not to mention it needs a sand and varnish so will want to do both at the same time etc.

-Indy

[dangerous]

Funny the differences between cars re how the wipers operate.What are you a cop or something? how observant :Police:

This was what I got up to today......Sad

:woohoo: I played with jappas Even sader
I raced a suzuki and a Ducati then picked a tag up on a Buell and delivered it on a Guzzi... :yawn:

[Indiana_Jones]

Why sad? :(

-Indy

[ducatilover]

I raced a suzuki and a Ducati then picked a tag up on a Buell and delivered it on a Guzzi... :yawn:

:confused: I think you win

[Virago]

Funny you should say that, mine should be the 'normal' set-up like on the Maxi, but some muppet of a mechanic decided to make them cross-over between my ownership periods.

I'm hoping he's only flipped the wheel box over, but I haven't had the chance to check as I need to remove the dash and that's a hassle, not to mention it needs a sand and varnish so will want to do both at the same time etc.

-Indy

I did a double take at the picture, but wrote it off to BMC idiosyncrasy.

On the Marina, they decided to do a left-hand drive wiper sweep pattern for the right-hand drive cars - something to do with aerodynamics? No-one could work out why - the bloody car was as aerodynamic as brick...

[dangerous]

Why sad? :(

-Indyhahaha... fucked if I know :Punk:

[scumdog]

I did a double take at the picture, but wrote it off to BMC idiosyncrasy.

On the Marina, they decided to do a left-hand drive wiper sweep pattern for the right-hand drive cars - something to do with aerodynamics? No-one could work out why - the bloody car was as aerodynamic as brick...

My Anglias wipers go the 'wrong' way.

yet they had to change the wipers from left-hand drive style to right-hand drive style on my F100?:weird:

[Motu]

Funny the differences between cars

Same doors, different handles. The design brief was to make totally new car from the ground up....but you have to use the doors from the 1800 because we haven't finished paying for them yet. We can laugh now, but when you are strapped for cash you have to make savings somewhere. Can't trim the office staff or cut the salary of the board members.

[Indiana_Jones]

Same doors, different handles. The design brief was to make totally new car from the ground up....but you have to use the doors from the 1800 because we haven't finished paying for them yet. We can laugh now, but when you are strapped for cash you have to make savings somewhere. Can't trim the office staff or cut the salary of the board members.

Pretty much lol, it's just funny when you look at the two cars next to one another, same mid section, but everything else is different.

The Maxi was a car that was pretty good for the time, 5 speed box, hatch back, hydrolastic suspension....

Like the crab I think they've aged well and make good practical classics. I also told him that if he were to sell it, I am to get first call on it lol

-Indy

[scumdog]

Pretty much lol, it's just funny when you look at the two cars next to one another, same mid section, but everything else is different.

The Maxi was a car that was pretty good for the time, 5 speed box, hatch back, hydrolastic suspension....

Like the crab I think they've aged well and make good practical classics. I also told him that if he were to sell it, I am to get first call on it lol

-Indy

Maxi: the 5 car!:Punk:

5-speed
5-door
5-passenger

[Indiana_Jones]

Pretty much, I'm rather jealous of the 5 speed gear box, I wish I had a bloody 5th!

-Indy

[pete376403]

I was passing through Shannon on Saturday and noticed a pretty derelict Riley Elf sitting in the front yard of a pretty derelict house (looks abandoned). Might be available for the taking if anyone wants to enquire. Across the road from the Mobil station, toward the pub.

[Daffyd]

Maxi: the 5 car!:Punk:

5-speed
5-door
5-passenger

I had a '75 one. Another five... I had five kids to put in it!

[Motu]

Practically the first car we saw with 5 gears ( of course Jap bikes had had them for a few years by then) and there were a few mistakes - selecting reverse at speed. Graham Gordon had a few kicking around his floor in Titirangi - one (out of a Tasman,same box) had ripped reverse idler out of the floor of the box and a conrod had smacked it for a six out of the side of the block.

I spent some time once trying to fix a clutch judder in a Maxi....did all the usual things - then found the crownwheel loose on the carrier. I was able to pull the diff cover off and do it in situ. Never a fan of the Maxi, give me a Landcrab anyday.

[awa355]

Walked past a 3L Austin/Morris parked up town. They looked like a stretched out 1800, with a boot added. I'd forgotten how much room they had inside.

[Motu]

Pity they destroyed the 1800 V8 - they built it just so they could say it wouldn't work, but apparently went very well.

[Indiana_Jones]

Now a V8 crab would be sweet lol

I have always thought getting a crab and sticking a modern V6 or 8 in it. Would make a sweet Q-car....

-Indy

[dangerous]

Pity they destroyed the 1800 V8 - they built it just so they could say it wouldn't work, but apparently went very well.aye real? info then please

[Indiana_Jones]

Did they use the Rover 3.5 engine?

-Indy

[Daffyd]

That would have been a good combo... 3L Austin with a Rover V8! I believe the motor was swung 90 degrees to go north/south in the standard 3L. Nearly bought one once. Was a bit rough though. Bought an XY Falcon instead- what a shitheap!

[dangerous]

Did they use the Rover 3.5 engine?

-Indyduh I thought he ment a 1800cc v8

[Daffyd]

duh I thought he ment a 1800cc v8

So did I for a srart.

[Motu]

aye real? info then please

From wiki....


As a one-off prototype, an Australian 1800 Mark II body was fitted with the 4.4 litre V8 and modified three-speed automatic transmission of the P76 in the BLMC (Australia) Victoria Park works at Zetland, New South Wales.

BMC were front drive biased, so in the early design stages of the P76 they built the 1800 V8 to try out the front drive layout. It was wider than the standard body shell, but didn't look it. To go against the Big 3 BMC Aust wanted a rear wheel drive car, so they built this thing to show it was a bad idea....but it wasn't as bad as they thought. BMC became the horrible BLMC in later stages of the P76 development.

[unstuck]

Check out this cool little elf, its on Maguires top 5 shine list on Love my car NZ fuckbook page.:Punk:

[Bender]

A Relf. Done lots of miles in one of them, an excellent little car.

[Indiana_Jones]

Just saw an Elf on the way home today.

Also a Beetle (not a fan really), Marina & a Triumph 2000/2500

-Indy

[YellowDog]

I drove the vvc version of the MGF today. I was a little suprised how a car that I have not ever rated as anything other than a "Girlie Mobile" could drive so well. The suspension was OK ish, but the gears were easily filled by the 1.8 litre lump and I found the performance very reasonable indeed.

Is this car OK for straight guys to drive, or do I need to first come out of the closet?

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2hbDXtyKKPQ/TDD-IsjwwjI/AAAAAAAAAJo/UYkxNsk7Shg/s1600/MG001.jpg

[dangerous]

I drove the MGF... ...or do I need to first come out of the closet?

Thats not a MG... this is a farking MG and a straight mans one at that http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/mg/mgb/auction-514485096.htm

[Edbear]

I drove the vvc version of the MGF today. I was a little suprised how a car that I have not ever rated as anything other than a "Girlie Mobile" could drive so well. The suspension was OK ish, but the gears were easily filled by the 1.8 litre lump and I found the performance very reasonable indeed.

Is this car OK for straight guys to drive, or do I need to first come out of the closet?

jpg

My sister and Bro-in-law bought one that already had the necessary work done to replace the plastic head gasket and spaghetti head studs. Had it checked by a very knowledgeable MG mechanic who pointed out what to look for. I told them not to buy one but they thought it would be okay since it had had the work done.

Suffice to say they did end up regretting it as it began to fall apart around them. Our old MX5 is still as we bought it.

[Motu]

At least they have hydrolastic suspension, showing they have some lineage from BMC....not that any real MG had hydrolastics.

[YellowDog]

My sister and Bro-in-law bought one that already had the necessary work done to replace the plastic head gasket and spaghetti head studs. Had it checked by a very knowledgeable MG mechanic who pointed out what to look for. I told them not to buy one but they thought it would be okay since it had had the work done.

Suffice to say they did end up regretting it as it began to fall apart around them. Our old MX5 is still as we bought it.

Yes, Yes, I know, I know: it's a faaarkin Rover - what else should you expect .........

The wife likes it and it's not japanese :brick:

[Edbear]

Yes, Yes, I know, I know: it's a faaarkin Rover - what else should you expect .........

The wife likes it and it's not japanese :brick:

PM me and I will give you my sister's number for your wife to call and discuss it. Her reason for wanting one is exactly what my sister and Bro-in-law said before they bought theirs.

[Indiana_Jones]

At least they have hydrolastic suspension, showing they have some lineage from BMC....not that any real MG had hydrolastics.

Don't the MGF's have Hydrogas? which is the same thing but you have those annoying Nitrogen filled spheres?

YD, If you want it get it, sod what anyone else thinks :yes: It's what what I've done :cool:

Personally I'd go for a BGT myself

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/mg/mgb/auction-512442963.htm

But saying that a lot of MGF owners seem to like 'em and surely they can't be 'that' bad.

Also for the thread

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=514399989

http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/87/233191787_full.jpg

-Indy

[Edbear]

Oh, they liked driving it and it did seem to be a good alternative to the MX5 for a few months. But as time went on they became frustrated at all the little things that went wrong and the final straw was when the dashboard started to fall apart...

[scumdog]

Went on a trip in Morry-the-lorry to see Shrek & Mrs Shrek at their new abode.

T'was a 200+ km round trip over all sorts of roads (and some non-roads) and nothing fell of or failed to function.
And it used eff-all petrol.

Go B.L.:headbang:

PS: Nowhere on Morry does it show the name 'Marina':confused:

[Indiana_Jones]

These two here have caught my eye....

http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/55/231407955_full.jpg

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=510331358

http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/86/233106586_full.jpg

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=514237125


I'm still undecided at this stage if I should go for an ADO16 or get another 'crab and make it Rally style and use it on the track perhaps once in a while, just seems like having two of the same car is a wee bit of a waste of time.

Suggestions? ...apart from have both lol :p

-Indy

[Motu]

Don't the MGF's have Hydrogas? which is the same thing but you have those annoying Nitrogen filled spheres?

Yeah, same thing,like the Allegro, but they still use hydrolastic fluid....just an update of the original system.

The doors are rusty on the Kimberly - but hey, you can still use 1800 doors! ....or Maxi doors.

[Indiana_Jones]

Yea it is the same apart from the spheres, but the Nitrogen leaks and apparently it's a bitch to get new gas back into the spheres.

Yea those doors look munted, but as said, same doors as ADO17 and Maxi so better ones could be found.

-Indy

[Daffyd]

Thats not a MG... this is a farking MG and a straight mans one at that http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/mg/mgb/auction-514485096.htm

Would somebody please define a "real" MG? People seem to forget that the original MG's were merely hotrodded Morrises. Surely we haven't forgotten what MG stands for?

[Motu]

An MG is not a hotrodded Rover, which is what the MGF is....sort of.

[dangerous]

Also for the thread

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=514399989

-IndyAustin Kimberley... also known as a Tasman were they not?

[Edbear]

Austin Kimberley... also known as a Tasman were they not?

Yup, the Kimberley was the higher spec with the four headlights. A friend had one back in the early 80's. It was mint and in a really nice dark blue. I was envious of it and I would own one today if I had a place to garage it.

[Flip]

This is a real MG.

270262

I have owned it for 20 years.

[caseye]

Yep, seen one or two just like this over the years. Nice little cars and lotsa fun.Nice pic.
Friend owned one that he and his wife used to race and rally. They'd leave home with a set of tyres in the back seat and another gear box ( close ratio one) in the boot. Race/rally all day then drive home.
Still got it I believe.

[Indiana_Jones]

The whole 'real' MG thing is a bit ehhh like saying what's a real Riley & Wolseley etc

But saying that I do love the above Midget :D

-Indy

[Motu]

Well Riley and Wolseley were real cars in their own right....until becoming part of BMC. But an MG was always based on a Morris.....then they became part of BMC and were based on an Austin. An Austin Healey is a hotted up Austin. An MG Midget is a badge engineered Austin Healey Sprite. Just like Lego - here's a box of bits, now go and have a play....

[Indiana_Jones]

Pretty much on the money, these marques were swallowed up and became badge engineered versions of what they used to be.

But that's fine as these companies would of just failed, and I love my Wolseley, I know it's just an Austin/Morris 1800 with a different front end :D

But still has 'normal' dials (i.e. no ribbon), bigger seats with fold down arm rests!

-Indy

[scumdog]

Pretty much on the money, these marques were swallowed up and became badge engineered versions of what they used to be.

But that's fine as these companies would of just failed, and I love my Wolseley, I know it's just an Austin/Morris 1800 with a different front end :D

But still has 'normal' dials (i.e. no ribbon), bigger seats with fold down arm rests!

-Indy

As mentioned, my 'Marina' ute does not have that name anywhere, it's rego label only has 'Morrid 500'

And 'Austin-Morris' on the grille badge.

And 'Leyland' on the steering wheel.

And the tail-door badge reads 'Austin-Morris 500 DL' with the Leyland logo on front of it.

[Indiana_Jones]

Kiwibiker BMC/BL meet? lol

-Indy

[Flip]

The whole 'real' MG thing is a bit ehhh like saying what's a real Riley & Wolseley etc

But saying that I do love the above Midget :D

-Indy


Yep, seen one or two just like this over the years. Nice little cars and lotsa fun.Nice pic.
Friend owned one that he and his wife used to race and rally. They'd leave home with a set of tyres in the back seat and another gear box ( close ratio one) in the boot. Race/rally all day then drive home.
Still got it I believe.

Cheers.

It has up rated 1" lowered spring and propper uprated shocks, minilites, positive camber, 3/8ths sway bar, urethane bushes, a pan hard rod, LCB exhaust, high comp pistons, fast road scatter cam, ported and polished head and high flow oil pump.

It goes very well for a old car and it drives like a dream. This what it looks like from the front....

270267

[Motu]

I love my Wolseley, I know it's just an Austin/Morris 1800 with a different front end :D


I had a Singer Vogue - it was just a Hunter with wood trim and a different grill. It was no good on the rutted Waiheke roads, and couldn't even get up my gravel drive. So I got another MkI Austin 1800 - great on rutted roads, and would go up my drive forwards towing a trailer with 3 bikes and no wheelspin at all.

[Daffyd]

The point I was trying to make in my earlier post is that the first MG's were built mainly from Morris bits, and, of course, for the "unwashed", MG stands for Morris Garages.

[Edbear]

As mentioned, my 'Marina' ute does not have that name anywhere, it's rego label only has 'Morrid 500'

And 'Austin-Morris' on the grille badge.

And 'Leyland' on the steering wheel.

And the tail-door badge reads 'Austin-Morris 500 DL' with the Leyland logo on front of it.

So no identity crisis then...


Cheers.

It has up rated 1" lowered spring and propper uprated shocks, minilites, positive camber, 3/8ths sway bar, urethane bushes, a pan hard rod, LCB exhaust, high comp pistons, fast road scatter cam, ported and polished head and high flow oil pump.

It goes very well for a old car and it drives like a dream. This what it looks like from the front]

Positive camber?

[Virago]

As mentioned, my 'Marina' ute does not have that name anywhere, it's rego label only has 'Morrid 500'

And 'Austin-Morris' on the grille badge.

And 'Leyland' on the steering wheel.

And the tail-door badge reads 'Austin-Morris 500 DL' with the Leyland logo on front of it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_Marina#New_Zealand


...In 1979 the Marina received a facelift and the BL O-Series OHC 1.7L engine, however at the time the Marina name was perceived as negative by the New Zealand public – hence the Marina name was dropped completely, the car being renamed Morris 1.7. The Morris 1.7 had high equipment levels and included front spoilers and driving lights on all models. The related van and pickup models were renamed Morris 575.

Production of this car ceased in 1981, and the car was replaced locally by an expanded range of NZMC Honda products...

[Flip]

So no identity crisis then...



Positive camber?

In most old car the dimension between the top of the front wheels is wider than at the bottom. It makes them easier to turn. In modern cars the the bottom of the tyre is outside the top, it makes the turn better at speed.

[Edbear]

In most old car the dimension between the top of the front wheels is wider than at the bottom. It makes them easier to turn. In modern cars the the bottom of the tyre is outside the top, it makes the turn better at speed.

Sorry I should have been clearer. I know about camber and caster, just thought for track work you would dial in a tad negative camber. Sure makes non-power steering easier with a bit of positive camber though.

[Flip]

I did it for two reasons.

I fitted modern radial tyres that work better with positive camber and 185s are the biggest tyre I can fit however the tops of the wide tyres used to be outside the guards and would have failed a WOF.

There is no way I was going to cut the guards.

[Indiana_Jones]

... So I got another MkI Austin 1800 - great on rutted roads, and would go up my drive forwards towing a trailer with 3 bikes and no wheelspin at all.

Nice lol

I got a bit of wheel spin in my crab around 3 weeks ago when leaving the shops and going up hill just after it had rained, was the first time it had ever done that!

But I think that's more so to do with my tyres which are starting to get on and I'll be replacing them this summer hopefully.

On the cards for next month is a new exhaust system, current one is rusty as fuuuuuuuuuck.

-Indy

[scumdog]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_Marina#New_Zealand

Had a look, didn't really explain the ute naming etc - and no mention of a '500', just a 575? (I think, from memory...)

[pete376403]

I did it for two reasons.

I fitted modern radial tyres that work better with positive camber and 185s are the biggest tyre I can fit however the tops of the wide tyres used to be outside the guards and would have failed a WOF.

There is no way I was going to cut the guards.

So you've adjusted the camber to put the TOP of the wheels inside the guards (ie closer together at the top? Thats negative camber.

/----\ = negative, \----/ = positive.

Standard Minis have positive camber on the rear wheels. When wider tyres are fitted, and the camber unchanged, they look crap from the rear.

[Edbear]

So you've adjusted the camber to put the TOP of the wheels inside the guards (ie closer together at the top? Thats negative camber.

/----\ = negative, \----/ = positive.

Standard Minis have positive camber on the rear wheels. When wider tyres are fitted, and the camber unchanged, they look crap from the rear.

That is what I thought hence my question. Regardless, it's a nice example.

[YellowDog]

MG Owners Club:

http://www.mgclub.org.nz/cars_for_sale_1.htm

[dangerous]

while we are on the MG crusade, not 1 on trade me but 2... cool
http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/mg/mgc/auction-514111644.htm
http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/mg/mgc/auction-513252008.htm

[scumdog]

while we are on the MG crusade, not 1 on trade me but 2... cool
http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/mg/mgc/auction-514111644.htm
http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/mg/mgc/auction-513252008.htm

Nice, bloody nice, especially the red 'C'!!

But at about ten percent of that price I'll stick to my Marina!:devil2:

[dangerous]

hey ummm... check out the interior http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/daimler/v8/auction-512596478.htm

[scumdog]

hey ummm... check out the interior http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/daimler/v8/auction-512596478.htm

Love those updated Jags, so cool, so classy, so sneaky!

[Indiana_Jones]

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/daimler/sovereign/auction-515765435.htm

Could be a good project

-Indy

[YellowDog]

hey ummm... check out the interior http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/daimler/v8/auction-512596478.htm

Come on now.....

$200k .........

That's around 200 Marinas ......... :lol:

[scumdog]

Come on now.....

$200k .........

That's around 200 Marinas ......... :lol:

Hmm, buying one Marina and her-in-doors didn't bat an eyelid - but 200? well that's pushing it...:lol:

[Indiana_Jones]

Marina coupes look bad arse lol :D

-Indy

[Virago]

hey ummm... check out the interior http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/daimler/v8/auction-512596478.htm

Holy shit that's nice - $200,000 though...:eek:

Check out the rear leg-room in photo 11... :lol:

[Indiana_Jones]

Holy shit that's nice - $200,000 though...:eek:

Check out the rear leg-room in photo 11... :lol:

lol fuck the crab has bloody more room than that!

-Indy

[Virago]

That's always been the problem with Jags - only the long-wheel-base big saloons had anything approaching reasonable leg room. Most Jags (particularly the older saloons) had a huge bonnet and huge boot length, but not much in between.

[scumdog]

Holy shit that's nice - $200,000 though...:eek:

Check out the rear leg-room in photo 11... :lol:

Meh, look how far back the drivers seat is...

[unstuck]

XJ12,s are not built for loutish lads with big feet in bovver boots,fuck all foot room in those things. Amazing the amount of times I got pulled up driving around auckland wearing a big green mohawk and driving an xj12.:Punk:

[Virago]

XJ12,s are not built for loutish lads with big feet in bovver boots,fuck all foot room in those things. Amazing the amount of times I got pulled up driving around auckland wearing a big green mohawk and driving an xj12.:Punk:

You sure as hell wouldn't be able to do a runner in one... :lol:

[dangerous]

XJ12,s are not built for loutish lads with big feet in bovver boots,fuck all foot room in those things. Amazing the amount of times I got pulled up driving around auckland wearing a big green mohawk and driving an xj12.:Punk:LOL, a mate drives his Roller around in his dirty blue overalls, hell mullet and tatts... now that gets some odd looks, mind you its parked up at the moment with his second blowen motor, 1st engine went and he orderd one from the US and it oddly went missing in transit, next engine was ment to be a recon but was well fucked.

[Grumph]

Malcolm Graham of T shirt fame is I understand still driving buses in ChCh - and turning up for work in a Bentley Turbo...

[MisterD]

Holy shit that's nice - $200,000 though...:eek:

There's a nice looking Jag Mk2 on a driveway on Market Road (North side, between Manukau and Gt South) with a $13k pricetag in the window, doesn't appear to be on Tardme. If I had a garage to keep it in, I'd be tempted as.

[Indiana_Jones]

Fucking buy it anyway! :clap:

-Indy

[MisterD]

Nah, we're salt spray zone from the Manukau Harbour, anything metal left outside rusts instantly. Not fair on such a lovely car.

[Indiana_Jones]

Fair enough.....time for a garage.....or to move house? :D

-Indy

[dangerous]

hey ummm... check out the interior http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/daimler/v8/auction-512596478.htm

well... changed my mind, were as that mk2 was 200k, this Daimler was 220k new, now 14,990k and I like it, note seats etc are the same as the 67 http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/daimler/double/auction-459386815.htm

[Indiana_Jones]

That double six is pretty fucking nice on the inside :yes:

-Indy

[YellowDog]

When I told the wife I was getting one, she held my hand and told me she didn't realise I was getting that old :nono:

[jim.cox]

When I told the wife I was getting one, she held my hand and told me she didn't realise I was getting that old :nono:

My God - you'll be looking at Mercedes next ...

[FROSTY]

INDY --heck If I knew you wanted something old,saggy,british,leaky,smelly and faded I would have sent my gramma to stay with you for awhile :bleh:

[ducatilover]

My God - you'll be looking at Mercedes next ...
:devil2: I'd love an old Merc, stacked lights, light yellow/magnolia with matching wheel trims. That'd do me thanks

[jim.cox]

:devil2: I'd love an old Merc, stacked lights, light yellow/magnolia with matching wheel trims. That'd do me thanks

Not for me, I am not yet middle-aged nor boring enough to even vaguely desire a merc

May I respectfully suggest you go ride while you still can. They are sorting your zimmerframe as we speak :)

[ducatilover]

Not for me, I am not yet middle-aged nor boring enough to even vaguely desire a merc

May I respectfully suggest you go ride while they sort your zimmerframe :)
I'm willing to bet I'm further from middle aged than anyone else in this thread :lol: I just have bad taste

[YellowDog]

I'm willing to bet I'm further from middle aged than anyone else in this thread :lol: I just have bad taste

Perhaps we need a strict membership critera to be able to post on this thread!

Indy will have to be an honorary member, as he has a land crab :lol:

[Bender]

:devil2: I'd love an old Merc, stacked lights, light yellow/magnolia with matching wheel trims. That'd do me thanks


You mean the vehicle favoured by the gay set of Ponsonby road? Yellow a must?

How interesting. Is there something we don't know? :lol:

[ducatilover]

Perhaps we need a strict membership critera to be able to post on this thread!

Indy will have to be an honorary member, as he has a land crab :lol: I'll meet that criteria, as I said, I have bad taste :banana:


You mean the vehicle favoured by the gay set of Ponsonby road? Yellow a must?

How interesting. Is there something we don't know? :lol:
I modify a GN, that's all we need to know... :lol:

[Indiana_Jones]

INDY --heck If I knew you wanted something old,saggy,british,leaky,smelly and faded I would have sent my gramma to stay with you for awhile :bleh:

Pics? :bleh:



Indy will have to be an honorary member, as he has a land crab :lol:

Hey now.....you love it really....

and on that note, I've got most of the trim back on now :D

http://imageshack.us/a/img442/7159/tidyup1.jpg

http://imageshack.us/a/img842/6024/tidyup2.jpg

-Indy

[Edbear]

Nice job! :clap:

[dangerous]

Indy... just sorted ya a plate :lol:

270586

[Indiana_Jones]

Thank Dangerous lol :bleh:

Cheers Edbear :)

-Indy

[Motu]

What size tyres do you run these days? The 175x13 was only used on the 1800, Triumph 2000 and Mercedes - and in the days of NZ made only tyres, they were often hard to find.

[Indiana_Jones]

Running 185 R14's (it's a cross over model I think from Mk. I to Mk. II - which had 14" wheels)

-Indy

[Indiana_Jones]

Niiiiice

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/austin/wolseley/auction-516872627.htm

-Indy

[Daffyd]

My late brother had a couple of these at various times, as well as several Jag MK10, 420,420G, and reckoned the Wolsely was quicker point to point than any of them.

[Indiana_Jones]

Interesting, I wouldn't picture them being fast, but I bet they pull like a train :)

-Indy

[Daffyd]

Interesting, I wouldn't picture them being fast, but I bet they pull like a train :)

-Indy

Depended a lot on the transmission. There was a big selection; 4 on the floor, 3 on the floor with O/D on 2 & 3, ditto on the tree, 3sp B/W auto, and they're just the ones I can remember.

[Edbear]

Niiiiice

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/austin/wolseley/auction-516872627.htm

-Indy


Interesting, I wouldn't picture them being fast, but I bet they pull like a train :)

-Indy

When I had my 6/80 a mate had a hotted up 6/99, went real well, but I dearly would have loved a 6/110. By the way, my '52 6/80 would wind the speedo off he clock on the Desert road... :2thumbsup

[Daffyd]

My '52 6/80 would wind the speedo off he clock on the Desert road... :2thumbsup

My dad had one of these. I rolled it and it was never quite the same again. The two main things I remember about it were the horn ring would regularly fall off leaving the horns blaring, and the awful upstairs gearchange! Went quite well, but.
After it was repaired following my "indescretion" he sold it to a farmer cousin who stored it in his open implement shed. Rats chewed the wiring which set fire to a bird nest under the bonnet and it was written off.

[Edbear]

My dad had one of these. I rolled it and it was never quite the same again. The two main things I remember about it were the horn ring would regularly fall off leaving the horns blaring, and the awful upstairs gearchange! Went quite well, but.
After it was repaired following my "indescretion" he sold it to a farmer cousin who stored it in his open implement shed. Rats chewed the wiring which set fire to a bird nest under the bonnet and it was written off.

Sad! I bought mine from a fussy mechanic after a couple of years pestering, and it was mechanically perfect. Original condition, could have done with some minor tidying, but it went so well and that little OHC six sounded absolutely sweet, I kept it just as it was. Finally sold it to a bloke who put a 3.3 Cresta motor and box in it and he rolled it. I was gutted! :(

[Daffyd]

Sad! I bought mine from a fussy mechanic after a couple of years pestering, and it was mechanically perfect. Original condition, could have done with some minor tidying, but it went so well and that little OHC six sounded absolutely sweet, I kept it just as it was. Finally sold it to a bloke who put a 3.3 Cresta motor and box in it and he rolled it. I was gutted! :(

The f****n butcher!

[Edbear]

The f****n butcher!

Worse, he painted it Corvette red... :(

[Indiana_Jones]

Worse, he painted it Corvette red... :(

http://ih2.redbubble.net/image.12393753.1902/flat,550x550,075,f.jpg

-Indy

[Daffyd]

Bloody hell! Mind you I don't think ours was original; it was powder blue. Looked ok though. After the prang it was painted a sort of apricotty peachy colour. Different from the staid standard colours.

[pete376403]

Wonder how many of these old english tanks, such as the Wolselys, Super Snipes, etc died in demolition derbies around the stockcar tracks?
I knew a guy who used to buy a couple of Super Snipes or Hawks every year, for bugger-all too, for smashing up.

The old Humbers sure could take a beating though

[Edbear]

Wonder how many of these old english tanks, such as the Wolselys, Super Snipes, etc died in demolition derbies around the stockcar tracks?
I knew a guy who used to buy a couple of Super Snipes or Hawks every year, for bugger-all too, for smashing up.

The old Humbers sure could take a beating though

Those old Snipes were a tank on wheels. Protect the radiator and they were a sure bet to keep going!

[Swoop]

XJ12,s ...
A mate descibed the XJ12 as "the biggest car you could get fuck-all in". Sort of a reverse Tardis from Dr Who!

My late brother had a couple of these at various times ... and reckoned the Wolsely was quicker point to point than any of them.
Many years ago I had a tussle, late one night, on the back road from Otrahonga to Hamilton. Took ages to catch up with a set of tail lights (& I wasn't hangin' about) and eventually discovered the car was a Wolsely! :lol::rolleyes::mad::cool:

[Motu]

My lasting memory of a 6/80 is lying over the top of the engine and hammering in frost plugs upside down...not much room in the engine bay.

[Edbear]

My lasting memory of a 6/80 is lying over the top of the engine and hammering in frost plugs upside down...not much room in the engine bay.

I didn't realise you could put frost plugs in upside down... :rolleyes:

[scumdog]

The f****n butcher!

A mate of mine fitted a 4.1 Falcon motor to his - the overdrive didn't like it:(

So he fitted an overdrive 4- speed Ford top-loader to it.

Great origina-looking car - with grunt & reliability.:cool:

[Edbear]

A mate of mine fitted a 4.1 Falcon motor to his - the overdrive didn't like it:(

So he fitted an overdrive 4- speed Ford top-loader to it.

Great origina-looking car - with grunt & reliability.:cool:

I tried towing a caravan back from Tauranga to Taupo, got to a long hill and a mate with his XY Fairmont, 4.1 had to take over... :lol:

[Motu]

Graham Gordon built a Freeway on a Gipsy chasiss with a Rover V8, used to see it around Titirangi a lot - the Freeway sitting up high like a Surf.

[dangerous]

A mate of mine fitted a 4.1 Falcon motor to his - the overdrive didn't like it:(

So he fitted an overdrive 4- speed Ford top-loader to it.

Great origina-looking car - with grunt & reliability.:cool:HANG ON... you have a mate?

[Daffyd]

HANG ON... you have a mate?

You beat me to it! :rolleyes:

[scumdog]

HANG ON... you have a mate?

Well it certainly ain't YOU fuck-knuckle!...:rofl:

[scumdog]

You beat me to it! :rolleyes:

And you'll keep old-timer..:bleh:

[dangerous]

HEY... wait a minute, cos hes old hes just a timer, yet im a knuckle... man short changed again :niceone:

[Virago]

HEY... wait a minute, cos hes old hes just a timer, yet im a knuckle... man short changed again :niceone:

Awesome - you'll now qualify to join the Chromed Knuckles...:laugh:

[dangerous]

Awesome - you'll now qualify to join the Chromed Knuckles...:laugh:fucking homo's

[Daffyd]

And you'll keep old-timer..:bleh:

Hey, wotchit ya young punk. Ya had to wait 'til I'm thousands of miles away to insult me. Just like Arnie, "I'll be back."

[MisterD]

From a mate's Bookface:

[Banditbandit]

fucking homo's

Naa ... given their luck they're celebate homos!

[Indiana_Jones]

From a mate's Bookface:

Nice _b

-Indy

[RDjase]

Comedian Rich Hall on Rovers, from Top Gear. 6 minutes in


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVPX7YZy7sA

[Daffyd]

From a mate's Bookface:

Yes, their core business was making electric fence controllers and shearing machines.

[unstuck]

Yes, their core business was making electric fence controllers and shearing machines.

A bit like Lister, started out making plows and shearing gear and ended up making all sorts of engines. Some real good ones too.:headbang:

[Daffyd]

A bit like Lister, started out making plows and shearing gear and ended up making all sorts of engines. Some real good ones too.:headbang:

Milking machines too, I think.

[MisterD]

Milking machines too, I think.

I know I spent many many hours trying to keep up with one of these

http://www.cheffins.co.uk/assets/catalogues/lots/111/167.jpg

[Indiana_Jones]

Got this today:

http://imageshack.us/a/img715/4823/newengine1.jpg

-Indy

[ducatilover]

How do you keep your workshop floor so clean when you own British vehicles?

[YellowDog]

How do you keep your workshop floor so clean when you own British vehicles?

Workshop ?

That's his kitchen :yes:

[Indiana_Jones]

Easy. it's my parents place lol

-Indy

[kiwifruit]

My first car was a Mini LE. I killed it. Now, 20 years later I've happened across this one elderly owner Mini LE. Bought new and driven locally for 75000km. It is all original, very very tidy. I've got it for the weekend, deciding weather (sp) or not to buy. Tempting! It's a collector's dream.

<img src="http://i50.tinypic.com/2nb7p82.jpg">

<img src="http://i49.tinypic.com/2dlrh8k.jpg">

[ducatilover]

Buy it! That's a seriously neat paint scheme

[Edbear]

Buy it! That's a seriously neat paint scheme

Wot he said!

[Virago]

That is a seriously attractive Mini...:drool:

[kiwifruit]

Very tempting! It's a one elderly lady owner, bought new in Taupo. I'll keep telling myself it's an investment! :yes:

<img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8196/8079278319_519753a149_z.jpg">

[ducatilover]

It is, it is , it is!!!!!! :devil2:

[Bender]

What a coincidence - was out for a ride yesterday and followed a little old lady in one identical for a while. It was like new except for a dent in the driver's door. I found myself thinking "I could live with one of those..."

[unstuck]

Cmon now Indy, how many people post up pictures of a boat anchor, without actually showing the boat that it should be tied to :bleh:. Awesome wee mini.:niceone:

[Edbear]

It is, it is , it is!!!!!! :devil2:

Wot he said! :2thumbsup

[Indiana_Jones]

Don't even ask, just buy it! lol

unstuck, lol :p That beast is gonna go in the Landcrab! :D

-Indy

[scumdog]

I'll keep telling myself it's an investment! :yes:



It IS ya plonker!!:rolleyes::laugh:

[kiwifruit]

<img src="http://datedaily.mate1.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/i-know-right.gif">

[Indiana_Jones]

So you're buying it right?! :D

-Indy

[kiwifruit]

So you're buying it right?! :D

-Indy

Maaaaybeeeeeeeeee

<img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8469/8082195209_a2cf6c3eef_z.jpg">

[Indiana_Jones]

That's a yes, I expect a full report, with pictures, on my desk by 5:00pm tomorrow.

-Indy

[ducatilover]

I want a copy of that report too

[kiwifruit]

It's been a tough call but I can't really afford it! :(

[ducatilover]

Bugger mate, looked like a real decent example too, and brown is choice.

[Indiana_Jones]

Sorry to hear that mate, don't worry, something else will come along when the time is right :)

-Indy

[Swoop]

It's been a tough call but I can't really afford it! :(
How much was the purchase price?

[kiwifruit]

How much was the purchase price?

7 k

[Swoop]

7 k
That sounds quite sensible if it is in as good a condition as it appears.
I'm led to belive a lot of these were bought up and shipped to Japan, where they are a cult car.

[Indiana_Jones]

That sounds quite sensible if it is in as good a condition as it appears.
I'm led to belive a lot of these were bought up and shipped to Japan, where they are a cult car.

I believe most of the minis made in the 90s went to Japan. Also at the same time I believe they went ga ga over the ADO16 and had heaps of them brought in.

-Indy

[Indiana_Jones]

Sexy!

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/morris/morris/auction-524327841.htm

http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/58/237746858_full.jpg

-Indy

[ducatilover]

I'm not sure if sexy is the right word there Indy :bleh:
Looks like a nice one though

[Indiana_Jones]

Looks very nice, though to be honest I think I'd prefer a 'project' car for a second one.

Also no way I'm gonna part with $7500 for it, that's $7500 I could put into my current one! (the engine isn't gonna rebuild itself)

-Indy

[Bender]

What a ripper!

[Motu]

But it's Morris ! The Austin is a far better car.

[Flip]

271872

This made me smile.

[Edbear]

Sexy!

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/morris/morris/auction-524327841.htm

-Indy

And worth every cent! :cool:

[Indiana_Jones]

But it's Morris ! The Austin is a far better car.

Now now.....clearly the Wolseley is the better one.....


271872

This made me smile.

Midget sex?


And worth every cent! :cool:

A bit much, but not too far off from what it could get, the prices are starting to creep up as they are getting pretty rare now.

-Indy

[Virago]

12.00 today:

http://www.turners.co.nz/About/news/Pages/Classic%20Cars.aspx

Some pretty special machinery in this auction.

[ducatilover]

There was a very tasty MGB in the Silver Fern Rally, I got to hear it stroll in and out of service park every time :drool:

[Indiana_Jones]

Got this today:

http://media.fastcar.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/AA-Gentlemans-Guide-To-Motoring.jpg

-Indy

[scumdog]

But..but..you're not a gentleman!

[Indiana_Jones]

But..but..you're not a gentleman!

Sure I am, look at me lol

http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/9531/la105copy.jpg

-Indy

[ducatilover]

That's the one that teaches you how to drive fast without being a hoodie wearing Honda driver?

Suave Indy, suave

[scumdog]

Sure I am, look at me lol
-Indy

Jeeze, is that REALLY you???:bleh:

[Virago]

Where's your flatcap?

[Indiana_Jones]

Must of left it next to my pipe at home :p

I do have a flat cap though lol

-Indy

[ducatilover]

I need a beige flat cap. For when I drive my beige Volvo.

Sorry I can't put up a pic, it blends in to the gravel and paddocks here, in a square way.
Did I mention beige?

[Indiana_Jones]

Mine is tweed (of course!)

And...

"I drive a Volvo, a beige one."

http://www.actionmoviefreak.com/images/The-Rock/the-rock-nicolas-cage.gif

-Indy

[ducatilover]

If it makes me as awesome as Nick Cage, I'll keep it

('tis a bloody nice car BTW, but doesn't leak oil, so it's not cool)

[unstuck]

If it makes me as awesome as Nick Cage, I'll keep it

('tis a bloody nice car BTW, but doesn't leak oil, so it's not cool)

Hard to thrash a brick, so yeah motor is probably still ok.:niceone:

[ducatilover]

Hard to thrash a brick, so yeah motor is probably still ok.:niceone:
It makes noises like a Quattro :D I love 5 cylinders!

[Indiana_Jones]

The Cagester would rock a 1300 or 1800 hard.

-Indy

[Moi]

I'm new here...
Not totally BMC/BMH/BL but have a look at this utubery vid - the music's not too bad either...

<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/PetzYO4GfDA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>


Thanks unstuck for the help to embed the utubery vid...

Cheers

[Daffyd]

Absolutely bloody brilliant! There was one I couldn't identify... that funny little square thing. And that music. One of my favourite instrumentals:
"Time is Tight", originally by Booker T and the MGs.
I remember an interlude on TV in the early days when they didn't fill spaces with commercials. There was a T-Bucket cruising round what looked like the Kingston/Queenstown lake road to that music. Took me years to find out what it was! A few years ago I found a Booker T tape in the specials bin at the Whare-whare. Didn't even stop to check if Time is Tight was on it as I was sure it would be. It bloody wasn't!

[unstuck]

[Have absolutely no idea how to put the vid directly here - sorry.]

Below the video on youtube there is a share function(word), click on that and then click on the embed video function(word) then right click on the url that appears in the box and copy, then paste on here. :Punk::Punk:


Great vid, some cool old stuff there.:niceone:

[Moi]

Absolutely bloody brilliant! There was one I couldn't identify... that funny little square thing.

You evil person - you set me off to find the answer...

It's a SCAMP - an electric car made by Scottish Aviation

Here's a link www.classic-and-vintage-cars.com/picture/number6120.asp
and another http://clydeside-images.blogspot.co.nz/2011/06/wee-scamp.html

Cheers

[dangerous]

fark... cant believe it never sold even with a zillion questions... Me Ive been buying loto tickets flat out, but alas Im dreaming http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/triumph/stag/auction-554785610.htm

[YellowDog]

fark... cant believe it never sold even with a zillion questions... Me Ive been buying loto tickets flat out, but alas Im dreaming http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/triumph/stag/auction-554785610.htm


Dunedin FFS - How would I get that home without the wife finding out?

[unstuck]

Dunedin FFS - How would I get that home without the wife finding out?

I will drive the fucker.:devil2::headbang::headbang:

[YellowDog]

You could couldn't you!

I was thinking about taking a flight to meet the guy in CHCH.

It really is such a good buy at the price.

I had my eye on the new 2013 Tiger Sport, but this Stag ....................

I'll have to see if I can find enough spare cash. I wonder if the $15k lawnmower can wait :no:

[Moi]

I'll have to see if I can find enough spare cash. I wonder if the $15k lawnmower can wait :no:

$15K lawn mower!!! - buy some sheep and plant some mint...

Fly to Chch and drive home - tell your wife you're taking her on a mystery few days

[Indiana_Jones]

Get a bloody push mower and buy the Stag! lol

-Indy

[unstuck]

Get a bloody push mower and buy the Stag! lol

-Indy

I would use bloody scissors to cut the grass if it meant getting a stag.:2thumbsup

[Flip]

Buy the Stag.

Just found out that the next British Car Day is on the week end I was going to be traveling back from the Hog nats in Ak. Going to have to do a hard days traveling to get from Wellington to Oamaru in one day.

[YellowDog]

You guys are such a bad influence :nono:

That Stag is just so perfect that this is putting me through some serious pain.

You realise that in 2014, that car will be 40 years old and no rego will be required !!!

[unstuck]

You guys are such a bad influence :nono:

That Stag is just so perfect that this is putting me through some serious pain.

You realise that in 2014, that car will be 40 years old and no rego will be required !!!

And it,s kinda sexy.:drool: dont go forgetting that.:2thumbsup

[scumdog]

You guys are such a bad influence :nono:

That Stag is just so perfect that this is putting me through some serious pain.

You realise that in 2014, that car will be 40 years old and no rego will be required !!!

Ah...rego WILL be required!

But at present t's $111.92c a year.:woohoo:

ANd is not continuous so no need to put it on hold in the winter.:banana:

[ducatilover]

I'd own one just to say the name in that Clarkson-esque way

Oh, and they're stupidly pretty

[Indiana_Jones]

Got that stag yet, bitch?

If not, get this!

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=557923469

http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/full/246376569.jpg

-Indy

[ducatilover]

:Punk: what a steal!!!!