British Leyland

**caseye** · 5th September 2012, 19:50

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

**avgas** · 5th September 2012, 19:56

Originally Posted by YellowDog

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

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..

and this

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

**ducatilover** · 5th September 2012, 19:59

Italdesign Cala... oh good lord yes

**scumdog** · 5th September 2012, 20:04

British leyland rules!

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

**Edbear** · 5th September 2012, 20:33

Originally Posted by scumdog

British leyland rules!

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

Yebbut, they are an easy fix...

**cave weta** · 5th September 2012, 21:12

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/List...x?id=506755193

Should I- should I not?

**ducatilover** · 5th September 2012, 21:53

No. Buy a Falcodore and don't go near boat ramps

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** · 5th September 2012, 22:35

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

**Edbear** · 6th September 2012, 08:07

Originally Posted by 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/List...x?id=506755193

Should I- should I not?

You should not...

Originally Posted by 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:

-Indy

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

**Indiana_Jones** · 6th September 2012, 08:21

Originally Posted by Edbear

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** · 6th September 2012, 10:11

Originally Posted by Indiana_Jones

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** · 6th September 2012, 17:48

Originally Posted by avgas

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