British Leyland

**Paul in NZ** · 27th May 2011, 12:27

Originally Posted by pete376403

Vivas were ok once Holden got them, put six cylinder motors in and called them Toranas

Only because we got all the colonial specials with little engines. The Poms had some great Vivas with quite big engines that went really well...

I still hated our HA thought - blurg....

The HC wagons were a great wee car body wise, they just needed a corolla engine...

**unstuck** · 27th May 2011, 12:30

The 1.8ltr and 2ltr hc,s went pretty well when standard.

**avgas** · 27th May 2011, 14:03

**Virago** · 27th May 2011, 14:47

Transit? Lol.

This was my beastie:

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I did an amateur job of installing a double bed and cupboards etc in the back - with the proverbial bumper sticker on the back - "If it's rockin', don't bother knockin'"...

It would get to 100kph - just. 110 going downhill.

Six-and-a-half turns on the wheel from lock to lock. In windy weather the straight-line steering corrections were about a half-turn.

No heater installed. We went on our honeymoon in it, in one of the coldest winter spells of the early '80s...

**Indiana_Jones** · 27th May 2011, 15:26

Love this thread

-Indy

**unstuck** · 27th May 2011, 15:44

The yorky. LD 28 Nissan motor and auto.Fully kitted out and a sweet runner,had some awesome trips in this baby.

**Edbear** · 27th May 2011, 18:06

Originally Posted by unstuck

The 1.8ltr and 2ltr hc,s went pretty well when standard.

The 2.3 was the bomb! We honeymooned in an HB which went real well! Always wanted to get an HC and put a proper engine in it, but never got around to it.

**unstuck** · 27th May 2011, 18:24

Originally Posted by Edbear

The 2.3 was the bomb! We honeymooned in an HB which went real well! Always wanted to get an HC and put a proper engine in it, but never got around to it.

HMMM...firenza and magnums, could be wrong here but the 1.8, 2.0 were firenza and the 2.3 the magnum.Have been wrong once before though.

**Edbear** · 27th May 2011, 18:32

Originally Posted by unstuck

HMMM...firenza and magnums, could be wrong here but the 1.8, 2.0 were firenza and the 2.3 the magnum.Have been wrong once before though.

I never saw a 2.0lt but lusted after the 1800 Magnum. The 2.3 was the Firenza and I think it was fully imported from the UK. Came in 2 door coupe form with sloping rear roof line and longer boot only too, I think.

A few used to put the 2.0lt and 2.3lt Victor/Bedford motors in HC bodies. The HC was said to have one of the best handling chassis in the world at the time and they certainly went well in the twisties. Never really liked the Chevette which replaced them.

**unstuck** · 27th May 2011, 18:38

Well blow me down,now i have been wrong twice.Hc handled real well,espesially with a chevette motor in them.Took mine from dairy flat to warworth on the back roads one night and scared the shit out of myself,loved every minuit of it.

**Edbear** · 27th May 2011, 19:00

LOL!!! Don't count too much on my memory either, but I Googled it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vauxhall_Firenza

**Indiana_Jones** · 27th May 2011, 19:04

-Indy

**Edbear** · 27th May 2011, 19:04

My Mum had one of these and I've only ever seen one since then. Anyone seen one lately? I loved it, but I couldn't keep up with my mate's Mother's Isuzu Bellet...

http://www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au..._colt_1100.htm