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by mrtotty
Fri May 25, 2012 9:21 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Australian Classics
Replies: 5
Views: 1685

Re: Australian Classics

If you really want to see some weird stuff, look at the BL products like the Leyland P76, the Austin Tasman, the Austin 1800 Ute, Marina six cylinder and the Morris Nomad. The P76 wasn't that weird. It was just a large sedan with 2.6 L6 or 4.4 V8 engines. I remember its massive boot (a 44-gallon dr...
by mrtotty
Wed Apr 04, 2012 8:34 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: British world cars
Replies: 17
Views: 3257

Re: British world cars

It wasn't so much the power (there isn't a lot as you say) but the torque.
In effect, it was a two-speed manual, with an extra low crawler ratio for very steep hills.
by mrtotty
Tue Apr 03, 2012 11:21 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: British world cars
Replies: 17
Views: 3257

Re: British world cars

They tended to be unpleasant colours like that if my memory serves me correctly.
by mrtotty
Sat Mar 31, 2012 5:55 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: British world cars
Replies: 17
Views: 3257

Re: British world cars

The Manchester man rings a bell, yes. I wonder if he has a Marina Six, which is my personal favourite. I drove one in New Zealand once. It had the 2.6 litre straight-six from the cheaper versions of the P76 and a three-speed floor-change manual. It had so much torque that gears were almost superfluo...
by mrtotty
Sat Mar 31, 2012 5:18 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: What classic vehicles have you seen?
Replies: 2264
Views: 468795

Re: What classic vehicles have you seen?

Two classic Maidstone & District buses in my village today. I couldn't tell you what they were, but guessing the second, with a 1968 G-suffix plate, was a Leyland of some sort.
by mrtotty
Sat Mar 31, 2012 5:15 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: British world cars
Replies: 17
Views: 3257

Re: British world cars

If this Kimberley is located in East Northumberland, it begs the question of how many other of these 'British World Cars' are knocking about here. I know there are a good number of Leyland P76's, for example, all fitted with the 4.4 litre version of the Rover V8. What about the Marina 6 or the Corti...
by mrtotty
Fri Mar 30, 2012 4:58 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: New parts NEVER fit!
Replies: 9
Views: 1298

Re: New parts NEVER fit!

Regarding carpets, the carpet fit in my six-month-old Clio isn't that good either. It's not just classic cars.
by mrtotty
Thu Mar 29, 2012 10:35 am
Forum: Members Cars & Projects
Topic: Leyland Princess Resto
Replies: 25
Views: 6406

Re: Leyland Princess Resto

It is wonderful to see these cars being preserved. I had a university friend who drove a black one in New Zealand. There, there was a special black or silver edition called the Princess R with the two-litre engine and manual or automatic transmission. This particular one was automatic and I remember...
by mrtotty
Mon Mar 26, 2012 5:24 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: What classic vehicles have you seen?
Replies: 2264
Views: 468795

Re: What classic vehicles have you seen?

Great pictures. I love the Rover 3500.
On today's afternoon walk, I saw a souped-up Hillman Imp making a very classic-sounding noise as it jostled with a Nissan Juke and some other nondescript modern.
I forgot my camera again, though one day soon I will remember it.
by mrtotty
Sun Mar 25, 2012 4:33 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Austin/Morris day at Brooklands,photo heavy.
Replies: 18
Views: 47804

Re: Austin/Morris day at Brooklands,photo heavy.

Great cars all, but my favourite has to be the red Princess Six.