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Re: British Leyland 1750
« Reply #15 on: 19 May 2009, 17:46:47 »

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Sorry Lizzie but when I saw your Thread Title thought you meant you had been driving that long  ;D ;D ;D :P


Cheeky Daz!! ::) ::) ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)
Hes no spring chicken if he was riding a fizzie 1st time around lizzie  ;) ;) ;) ;)
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« Reply #16 on: 19 May 2009, 17:47:06 »

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.......was spotted today in Ashford being driven by an old girl, bless her. ;) ;)

It was an 'S' reg., the 1977 variety, with the Leyland Badge so had ceased to be called the Austin Maxi officially. 8-) 8-) 8-)  Talk about a blast from the past, and to think many raved over it! ::) ::) ;) ;)

This one showed no rust ( :o :o :o :o) and its air / / hydro elastic suspension  (that is what they had didn't they??) looked ok, but the bumpers had been bumped a few times! :P :P  Even so a good example of a car that should have rotted away years ago. :D :D

Whilst on cars around Ashford, there has been a sudden influx of Omega's, with five different ones recently seen (LSG's and mines excluded!) including a nice looking grey facelift 2.5 CDX parked outside my flats. ;) ;)   They are coming to the right place for some more OOF members...........anyone on here own any of those around Ashford, Kent? :-? :-?
Seen the V-reg silver facelift yet CDX, thats a nice one too. I think you may live near me Lizzie, if your flats are the one's I'm thinking of.


Yes, Cressfield ;) ;).  The silver and the green one (not mine, although that's as good!! :D :D) are certainly nice examples.  There was also a 2003 3.2 Green Elite over in the outlet centre that I would love to buy.  I just never manage to see the drivers to talk about the OOF, selling, or anything else!! :D :D ;)
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« Reply #17 on: 19 May 2009, 17:50:05 »

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I owned an austin 1100, a maxi and a princess. I must have been a glutton for punishment.
A bloke 3 doors from me still has one as his daily drive,I have not very fond memories of the 1300 MG version,I almost got killed in one on a very wet night many years ago.The bloke driving got thrown out at the start of the crash and slid up the road on his arse watching his car destroying itself against dry stone walls and trees with me inside it,when I got out and recovered my composure I realised the top of my ear was hanging off so had to take a trip to A&E to get it stitched back on. ::) ;D
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« Reply #18 on: 19 May 2009, 17:50:21 »

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Sorry Lizzie but when I saw your Thread Title thought you meant you had been driving that long  ;D ;D ;D :P


Cheeky Daz!! ::) ::) ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)
Hes no spring chicken if he was riding a fizzie 1st time around lizzie  ;) ;) ;) ;)


Yes Lance, and wasn't it Daz who's first car was a 1948 Austin Seven, that he bought new?? ::) ::) ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)
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« Reply #19 on: 19 May 2009, 17:54:56 »

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I owned an austin 1100, a maxi and a princess. I must have been a glutton for punishment.
A bloke 3 doors from me still has one as his daily drive,I have not very fond memories of the 1300 MG version,I almost got killed in one on a very wet night many years ago.The bloke driving got thrown out at the start of the crash and slid up the road on his arse watching his car destroying itself against dry stone walls and trees with me inside it,when I got out and recovered my composure I realised the top of my ear was hanging off so had to take a trip to A&E to get it stitched back on. ::) ;D


Wow Albs, that was nasty!! :o :o :o

Do you also remember the 'up market' version, the Wolsley Vandam Plai 1100?**  My dad got very excited once in 1968 over a brand new one; could never see why!! ::) ::) ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)

** Or was it a 1300?!! ::) :-? :-?
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Re: British Leyland 1750
« Reply #20 on: 19 May 2009, 18:14:53 »

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.......was spotted today in Ashford being driven by an old girl, bless her. ;) ;)

It was an 'S' reg., the 1977 variety, with the Leyland Badge so had ceased to be called the Austin Maxi officially. 8-) 8-) 8-)  Talk about a blast from the past, and to think many raved over it! ::) ::) ;) ;)

This one showed no rust ( :o :o :o :o) and its air / / hydro elastic suspension  (that is what they had didn't they??) looked ok, but the bumpers had been bumped a few times! :P :P  Even so a good example of a car that should have rotted away years ago. :D :D

Whilst on cars around Ashford, there has been a sudden influx of Omega's, with five different ones recently seen (LSG's and mines excluded!) including a nice looking grey facelift 2.5 CDX parked outside my flats. ;) ;)   They are coming to the right place for some more OOF members...........anyone on here own any of those around Ashford, Kent? :-? :-?
Seen the V-reg silver facelift yet CDX, thats a nice one too. I think you may live near me Lizzie, if your flats are the one's I'm thinking of.


Yes, Cressfield ;) ;).  The silver and the green one (not mine, although that's as good!! :D :D) are certainly nice examples.  There was also a 2003 3.2 Green Elite over in the outlet centre that I would love to buy.  I just never manage to see the drivers to talk about the OOF, selling, or anything else!! :D :D ;)
Stour Close about a 2 minute if that walk then small world ain't it!  :)
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« Reply #21 on: 19 May 2009, 18:18:41 »

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.......was spotted today in Ashford being driven by an old girl, bless her. ;) ;)

It was an 'S' reg., the 1977 variety, with the Leyland Badge so had ceased to be called the Austin Maxi officially. 8-) 8-) 8-)  Talk about a blast from the past, and to think many raved over it! ::) ::) ;) ;)

This one showed no rust ( :o :o :o :o) and its air / / hydro elastic suspension  (that is what they had didn't they??) looked ok, but the bumpers had been bumped a few times! :P :P  Even so a good example of a car that should have rotted away years ago. :D :D

Whilst on cars around Ashford, there has been a sudden influx of Omega's, with five different ones recently seen (LSG's and mines excluded!) including a nice looking grey facelift 2.5 CDX parked outside my flats. ;) ;)   They are coming to the right place for some more OOF members...........anyone on here own any of those around Ashford, Kent? :-? :-?
Seen the V-reg silver facelift yet CDX, thats a nice one too. I think you may live near me Lizzie, if your flats are the one's I'm thinking of.


Yes, Cressfield ;) ;).  The silver and the green one (not mine, although that's as good!! :D :D) are certainly nice examples.  There was also a 2003 3.2 Green Elite over in the outlet centre that I would love to buy.  I just never manage to see the drivers to talk about the OOF, selling, or anything else!! :D :D ;)
Stour Close about a 2 minute if that walk then small world ain't it!  :)


Indeed, and to think in this part of Kent we seem to be the only two on the OOF. 8-) 8-) ;)
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Re: British Leyland 1750
« Reply #22 on: 19 May 2009, 18:19:37 »

There's an A60 drive's around my estate.
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« Reply #23 on: 19 May 2009, 18:21:08 »

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There's an A60 drive's around my estate.


I haven't seen too many of those since the 60s! 8-) 8-) 8-)
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Re: British Leyland 1750
« Reply #24 on: 19 May 2009, 18:21:37 »

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.......was spotted today in Ashford being driven by an old girl, bless her. ;) ;)

It was an 'S' reg., the 1977 variety, with the Leyland Badge so had ceased to be called the Austin Maxi officially. 8-) 8-) 8-)  Talk about a blast from the past, and to think many raved over it! ::) ::) ;) ;)

This one showed no rust ( :o :o :o :o) and its air / / hydro elastic suspension  (that is what they had didn't they??) looked ok, but the bumpers had been bumped a few times! :P :P  Even so a good example of a car that should have rotted away years ago. :D :D

Whilst on cars around Ashford, there has been a sudden influx of Omega's, with five different ones recently seen (LSG's and mines excluded!) including a nice looking grey facelift 2.5 CDX parked outside my flats. ;) ;)   They are coming to the right place for some more OOF members...........anyone on here own any of those around Ashford, Kent? :-? :-?
Seen the V-reg silver facelift yet CDX, thats a nice one too. I think you may live near me Lizzie, if your flats are the one's I'm thinking of.


Yes, Cressfield ;) ;).  The silver and the green one (not mine, although that's as good!! :D :D) are certainly nice examples.  There was also a 2003 3.2 Green Elite over in the outlet centre that I would love to buy.  I just never manage to see the drivers to talk about the OOF, selling, or anything else!! :D :D ;)
Stour Close about a 2 minute if that walk then small world ain't it!  :)


Indeed, and to think in this part of Kent we seem to be the only two on the OOF. 8-) 8-) ;)
Good ain't it  :D
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« Reply #25 on: 19 May 2009, 18:27:51 »

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.......was spotted today in Ashford being driven by an old girl, bless her. ;) ;)

It was an 'S' reg., the 1977 variety, with the Leyland Badge so had ceased to be called the Austin Maxi officially. 8-) 8-) 8-)  Talk about a blast from the past, and to think many raved over it! ::) ::) ;) ;)

This one showed no rust ( :o :o :o :o) and its air / / hydro elastic suspension  (that is what they had didn't they??) looked ok, but the bumpers had been bumped a few times! :P :P  Even so a good example of a car that should have rotted away years ago. :D :D

Whilst on cars around Ashford, there has been a sudden influx of Omega's, with five different ones recently seen (LSG's and mines excluded!) including a nice looking grey facelift 2.5 CDX parked outside my flats. ;) ;)   They are coming to the right place for some more OOF members...........anyone on here own any of those around Ashford, Kent? :-? :-?
Seen the V-reg silver facelift yet CDX, thats a nice one too. I think you may live near me Lizzie, if your flats are the one's I'm thinking of.


Yes, Cressfield ;) ;).  The silver and the green one (not mine, although that's as good!! :D :D) are certainly nice examples.  There was also a 2003 3.2 Green Elite over in the outlet centre that I would love to buy.  I just never manage to see the drivers to talk about the OOF, selling, or anything else!! :D :D ;)
Stour Close about a 2 minute if that walk then small world ain't it!  :)


Indeed, and to think in this part of Kent we seem to be the only two on the OOF. 8-) 8-) ;)
Good ain't it  :D

 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;) ;)
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« Reply #26 on: 19 May 2009, 18:57:57 »

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There's an A60 drive's around my estate.


I haven't seen too many of those since the 60s! 8-) 8-) 8-)

It's a road Lizzie ::)
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« Reply #27 on: 19 May 2009, 19:25:51 »

 i had a n reg austin maxi hl .then i had a wollsley think it was 1500 .it was automatic the suspension went on the nearside and i had to have it pumped up think it was hydro elastic .like driving a tank then i went on to a triumph 2.5 pi.it was an estate ,one of the fastest cars i have ever driven .the cops had the salloons .nice motor,you don't see any nowdays. :(
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« Reply #28 on: 19 May 2009, 19:56:39 »

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There's an A60 drive's around my estate.


I haven't seen too many of those since the 60s! 8-) 8-) 8-)

It's a road Lizzie ::)


Yeah, yeah, like the A30, A35, A40 & A60;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)
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Re: British Leyland 1750
« Reply #29 on: 19 May 2009, 20:28:12 »

lololol the quickest power upgrade on a SD1 3500 rover was down the scrappy and find 2 1750 motors whip the needles out of the carbs and rush home and fit them to the SD1 carbs!! the performance was increased very nicely! for pennies!!!! :y
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