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Post by threelitre on Jun 5, 2016 20:42:48 GMT
Hello,
although not first priority, I would be selling one. It is persian blue, LHD, auto, black interior - currently wearing a Morris grille, but originally an Austin Mk2 from 1968. it is generally a very good car, the body is all good and mostly (or even completly) original - I am not aware of any welding, but have not really searched very hard. The downside is, it is parked up since nearly 10 years in a very dry place. It was driving well before though. Basically I had the car resprayed, a dent in the front wing straightened, fitted the best interior I had, bought new carpet - and then put it away, not thinking this would last 10 years!
It has not got power steering though.
So, if you have some interest, please get in touch with me...
Regards,
Alexander
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Post by threelitre on May 17, 2016 13:45:01 GMT
when the 18/85 was launched it had similar style seats to the Austin / Morris but with leather seat facings. Foglaursen's car is a good example and you can tell the facings are leather from the way they have aged. The bigger seat came with the MkII in 1969, gaining the Range Rover type armrests and the thicker padding. The facing material changed to vinyl (Vynide, or whatever they called it then) and stayed that way until the 18/85 was replaced by the Six. The door cards on the Green NZ car are spot on and the catches and door furniture suggest a very early one at that. Nick Nearly.... The Material is called Ambla. The Wolseley 18/85MkII received exactly the interior of the Austin 3 litre de Luxe launched a little bit earlier - reataining the dashboard of course. There is a rather subtle difference between Austin 3 Litre and Wolseley 18/85 seats: The pattern on the Ambla is smoother on Wolseley seats than that on Austin. Alexander PS: I thought Austin patented these arm rests with the model 16 (or 12?) from the 30s?
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Post by threelitre on Mar 15, 2016 23:16:09 GMT
Not quite as it first appears, is it a Morrisley or a Wolsis? Take a look here at this Danish oddity. Nick According to the text it is a Morris from 1970 converted to Wolseley including a 2.2 engine... Interior is a funny mix though. Regards, Alexander
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Post by threelitre on Feb 16, 2016 21:43:47 GMT
Hmm, I have got a few of those with amber lenses - all brand new. But never found someone owning a car these could go on...
Regards,
Alexander
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Post by threelitre on Feb 8, 2016 0:32:03 GMT
Chris (& Dave & the other regular contributors),
I agree with what has been said - me myself being a good example between participating for some time and then going quiet for another period. The excuses are rather typical (house, kids, work), but rather valid. When new to classic car ownership (well, elderly used ones at the time), I did write articles and technical input etc. to the club mags quite often. Right now I do still have the ideas for stuff to write about - but I often fail to sit down and actually do it.
Without access to interaction with fellow enthusiasts - be it on the phone, at shows or on forums, I would probably have thrown the towel in earlier (well, unlikely), but certainly not got half of the enjoyment out of the cars.
When teaching students about 15 years ago, I felt very similar: If they simply sit in front of you silently you have no idea if they do actually understand a word or if you are just telling them complete nonsense - the feedback in any form, like questions during the course, make all the difference.
Don't let yourself be dishartened!
Regards,
Alexander
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Post by threelitre on Sept 18, 2015 17:47:24 GMT
All my references agree with David, it seems the bright trim and extra S-badge was introduced when the Austin 1800 S came along. These early Morris had the S as part of the small rectangular rear badge.
Regards,
Alexander
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Post by threelitre on Sept 3, 2015 19:50:09 GMT
As stated all LHD cars had this brake servo fitted. At times Tony had some new ones on sale, which always found buyers quite quickly. Two went to my place, because we had two broken ones. After all those years mostly resting on the same position the inner diaphragm developed crack and leaks the vacuum as soon as the pedal is touched - quite interesting when driving it! We tried to fix one with vulcanising tape as we did not find a replacement for a longer time. But that did not last longer than about 2000kms - during a journey across Yorkshire Dales I 'switched' it off by inversing the external one way valve that was added because the original valve did not work anymore.
Dual circuit Landcrabs (and Maxis) use a front-rear split that does incorporate the G-valve. Same for dual circuit 1100s, but these did not have a brake servo.
Regards,
Alexander
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Post by threelitre on Sept 3, 2015 19:41:04 GMT
I am glad you like it! Includes a little plug for the forum in the end Regards, Alexander
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Post by threelitre on Aug 20, 2015 21:28:38 GMT
Engine revs drop markedly when foot is applied to clutch. I will detail my findings soon. Chris. My father's car does this since I can think... Even when new he learned never to press the clutch while trying to start the engine, as it would turn much easier when the clutch was released. You may expect it to improve, but I doubt you'll get rid of this completly. Regards, Alexander
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Post by threelitre on Jul 31, 2015 21:57:59 GMT
Speaking from a Maestro owner to a fellow Maestro owner: Excellent choice! These early 2.0EFi with the old style dash are pretty rare. The MG 2 Litre really has to be the pick, excellent handling, still comfortable, excellent performance, moderate fuel consumption - the engine seemed not really cutting edge in the mid 80s, but it certainly punched above its nominal 111PS when it came to mid range pull.
Enjoy it!
Regards,
Alexander
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Post by threelitre on Jul 26, 2015 21:19:10 GMT
This was asddressed in a letter to the dealers requesting them to make the modification when the customer comes in. My LHD one has not this mod (and runs very happily), but my red one (one of the last ones) uses manifold vacuum...
Regards,
Alexander
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Post by threelitre on Jul 8, 2015 20:13:10 GMT
Nice to meet you all!
Chris, our ignition did behave after your donation of some new points and a quick adjust using the naked eyes as measure... It did not go home without incident though. We are here now sporting a completly new dynamo...
Regards,
Alexander
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Post by threelitre on Jul 3, 2015 0:09:44 GMT
Chris,
sadly I did not manage to organize anything yet. I _just_ managed to get our journey organized at all. But I think I will be able to meet some people from LOCI, 1100 club, Allegro register, Princess & Ambassador club and at least last year the guy from the Metros have been keen to talk to me. So, with a bit of luck, we may get some sort of discussion started - even without an proper plans.
Regards,
Alexander
PS: I hope to get the ignition sorted, so that I do not have to resort to a backup car (both possible backups have Nitrogen springs, one with oil, one with alcohol)
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Post by threelitre on Jul 2, 2015 22:35:04 GMT
Hello everyone,
hope you are all well - including the 'crabs...
I have not been reading or writing here for some time, basically I was busy with many other things except cars.
BUT: We plan to set of to Gaydon this weekend (in about 30h from now). The year the intention is not simply to waft across in my Citroen XM, but to take my father's Austin 1800 S. It is in the family since 1973, yet my father never took it to a LOCI meet so far. It did stutter annoyingly on a bit of motorway driving today (hard test: we topped 36 degree Celsius today), so I will have to have a close look on the ignition tomorrow.
Is anyone up to talk a bit Hydrolastic/Hydragas on Sunday?
Regards,
Alexander
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Post by threelitre on Dec 10, 2014 21:51:18 GMT
Alex Moulton's archive should contain all information needed and it should be accessible - I do not see serious problems regarding the access of data.
The numbers of these cars in total is not really high, the 3 litre being the worst case with about 150 cars or wrecks remaining. The 3 litre is also special in that it does hardly share any component apart from some body panels and trim with any other car - the Hydrolastic units are unique to the 3 litre.
With regard to the units fitted to the other cars, there is less variation than you would think. I may be wrong, but I think there are two sizes of units - the 1800 has them both fitted (discounting Mini and 3 Litre). The major difference to attain spring and damping rates is the cone at the bottom - realtively easy to interchange. There will be (Mini and 3 litre apart) only 2 sizes and shapes of rubber spring as well as retaining rings to manufcture. So clubbing together is well a good thing to do. I feel that the interest of keeping Minis on Hydrolastic is raising significantly.
Hydragas is different, I would not say more complicated. If the lower diaphragm needs to be remade, Hydragas owners will surely have high interest. They may have different dimensions, but finding a company to make them to measure will be a first major step. The retaining rings are also very similar, but not the same.
I do know, that I will stick to Hydrolastic - anything else would be like a Citroen onn coil springs ... ;-)
Regards,
Alexander
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