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Post by dave1800 on Mar 17, 2011 7:24:40 GMT
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Post by Penguin45 on Mar 18, 2011 21:05:56 GMT
Good stuff, David. An interesting take on the cars by comparing them with modern ones.
The construction articles' closing commets about crash survivabilty is disappointing - the 'Crab is a tough old bus.
Chris.
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Post by dave1800 on Mar 19, 2011 1:25:46 GMT
Hi Chris The author is a Landcrab owner and I think he feels he has to temper his comments in the articles so he is not accused of a prejudiced article because of his obvious love for them. Back in 1977 my fist Landcrab was written off with my wife driving after a head on with a Land Rover. It hit with such force that it climbed onto the bonnet and she escaped uninjured unlike the lunatics driving the Land Rover who were badly bruised. There are a couple of videos on You tube showing how the strength of the Landcrab which I can find if anyone is interested. David Good stuff, David. An interesting take on the cars by comparing them with modern ones. The construction articles' closing commets about crash survivabilty is disappointing - the 'Crab is a tough old bus. Chris. |
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Post by dave1800 on Mar 19, 2011 8:55:41 GMT
Here is a link to the Automobile Engineer technical article on the 1800, it is 26 pages long and I find it facinating. My link takes you to a website from where you need to click the blue text starting on 4th line with "three part analysis of the Austin 1800... " to download the PDF file. Link: copeland.id.au/?p=67regards David |
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Post by Penguin45 on Mar 19, 2011 21:12:11 GMT
Excellent read - saved that one into my computer for future reference.
Chris.
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Post by ahctog1 on Mar 19, 2011 21:31:04 GMT
yup, me too.... will print a copy to show people who argue that the landcrab was a poor design!
Stuff that up the pipe of their Mondeo's!
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Post by threelitre on Mar 21, 2011 11:06:17 GMT
That is excellent. I already had parts of these articles, but this set extends into some very interesting stuff. The article on the 3litre Hydrolastic and self leveling is much more detailed than all information in the workshop manual.
Thanks for posting this link!
Regards,
Alexander
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