Post by tommydp on Dec 17, 2010 19:58:21 GMT
I'm a Landcrab enthusiast living in mid- Norway. I've owned and restored various Crabs as well as other BMC/ Leyland cars. At the time I own a 1971 Morris 1800 mk2 and a 1975 mk1 Marina 1.8 Coupe.
The 1800 started my passion for Leyland cars, and crabs in particular. It belonged to my granddad from new, so I grew up with it. Granddad worked at a Leyland- dealer. He sold cars all his life and changed cars almost every year, but he drove the 1800 for 12 years. A reliable car in deed, never needing more than regular servicing! I inherited the crab when my grandparents died. It was in quite a sorry state by now, rusty and with a tired engine.
Being around 14 yrs old, I learned about cars by totally dismantling the 1800. It then remained for many years in pieces in my Dad's garage, until 2005. By then I had repaired and driven lots of other Leyland cars, as the resto of the 1800 would have been to expensive. However, after a sale of another crab the resto started. It's been totally rebuilt, and in the summer of 2009 granddad's crab was back on the road:-) Pictures and more stories to follow:-)
By the way I'm creator of the Landcrab fan club on facebook! Feel free to join, if you haven't already:-)
Tommy
The 1800 started my passion for Leyland cars, and crabs in particular. It belonged to my granddad from new, so I grew up with it. Granddad worked at a Leyland- dealer. He sold cars all his life and changed cars almost every year, but he drove the 1800 for 12 years. A reliable car in deed, never needing more than regular servicing! I inherited the crab when my grandparents died. It was in quite a sorry state by now, rusty and with a tired engine.
Being around 14 yrs old, I learned about cars by totally dismantling the 1800. It then remained for many years in pieces in my Dad's garage, until 2005. By then I had repaired and driven lots of other Leyland cars, as the resto of the 1800 would have been to expensive. However, after a sale of another crab the resto started. It's been totally rebuilt, and in the summer of 2009 granddad's crab was back on the road:-) Pictures and more stories to follow:-)
By the way I'm creator of the Landcrab fan club on facebook! Feel free to join, if you haven't already:-)
Tommy
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