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Post by Penguin45 on Jun 27, 2014 23:30:07 GMT
Snipping tool if it won't copy and save........ At least some Mafiosi isn't going to say "Pretty car...." Wonder what the story is? Can it really have done only 5,000km? Were they actually sold in Italy? What happened to the screen? It appears to be left hand drive, so presumably a european market model. More pics would have been really good. Chris.
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Post by tommydp on Jun 28, 2014 6:16:40 GMT
Cool! 1800s seem to turn up anywhere around the world. I guess they were sold in Italy too, but who knows? We know they were in France, Spain, Greece, Germany, Switzerland, Austria. At least my "BMC Service in Europe" book says there were more than 100 (!) dealers in Italy. The distributor was in Milan.
I was curious about the white indicator lenses. If they were sun faded the bonnet badge would most likely have been all white too. The parts list shows indeed there were clear indicator lenses offered, due to local regulations I suppose.
Tommy
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Post by threelitre on Jun 29, 2014 19:48:13 GMT
White indicator lenses were used in Switzerland, France, Italy. Legally they could also have been used in Belgium and Spain, but these received normal orange ones. I have a set of all white Mk1 lenses here (as well as a set for a Maxi and an Austin/Morris 1100/1300).... In fact only the ones of the ADO16 are proper white, the others are a very light grey!
Regards,
Alexander
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Post by Nick RS on Jul 25, 2014 15:45:30 GMT
Another one in Sweden. Looks fit for parts only but it isn't expensive if I've got the exchange rate correct. Not many 1965 cars left. Nick HERE
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Post by indianajones on Jul 25, 2014 21:44:40 GMT
Awww the poor thing is looking a bit sad.
-Andrew
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Post by threelitre on Sept 25, 2014 8:15:04 GMT
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Post by indianajones on Sept 25, 2014 20:05:51 GMT
Very interesting interior on that one, have never seen anything like it before.
Looks like a good project indeed _b
-Andrew
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Post by threelitre on Sept 26, 2014 12:07:24 GMT
That's just a 'normal' 18/85 MkII interior - more or less the same than the Austin 3 Litre de Luxe. The trim colour is "Autumn Leaf", available from 1971 model year (I think). It replaced "Mushroom" (or so), which was the rather - erm - sh* brown colour available before. Our first 1800 S was Bedouin with Autumn Leaf interior - very nice!
It seems to me though, as if the Wolseley seats have a smoother 'grain' stamped into the material compared to the Austin 3 litre. There is a marked difference between some seats, although I am not too shure if there has been a change over the years anyway.
Regards,
Alexander
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Post by mbj880k on Oct 2, 2014 21:29:52 GMT
Many thanks for posting this Alexander....I have bought it.Thank you...I owe you a beer ! Regards, David
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Post by Penguin45 on Oct 2, 2014 23:08:50 GMT
Welcome, David. I hope you enjoy the forum. Let's see some pictures soon, please.
Chris.
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Post by mbj880k on Oct 3, 2014 0:02:51 GMT
Hi Chris, Many thanks..I certainly will ! By sheer chance this was for sale only a few miles from a good friend of mine in Holland,who went to look at it and paid for it for me. I learned to drive on an Austin 1800s (mbj880k).I have wanted another 'S' ever since,but never found one.That this one turned up....and a Wolseley....just had to have it . Brother and I will go and collect it later this month.It has a broken suspension pipe,but other than that there's not much wrong with it...the aircleaner box lid is missing and so are the hubcaps and the grille badge ,but it's pretty much original and not rotten.Can't wait to have it roadworthy...It's been 30 years since I have driven one ! If I can work out how to do pictures...I'll post them if wanted, All the best, Regs, David
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Post by indianajones on Oct 3, 2014 0:31:03 GMT
Oh they'll be wanted! shout out if you have trouble posting pics. I believe Chris made a thread in regards to that, somewhere.
-Andrew
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Post by Nick RS on Oct 10, 2014 16:15:58 GMT
I haven't seen one for sale in France before. This early-ish looking Mk1 is near Toulouse. Nick leboncoin HERE
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Post by Penguin45 on Oct 10, 2014 19:57:24 GMT
Got to be very rare - '64 MkI. I love the simplicity of the interior. Chris.
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Post by Nick RS on Oct 11, 2014 14:53:13 GMT
Chris, Agree with you on the interior. According to Barney Sharratt's book this was exactly the look that Alec Issigonis wanted for the Austin 1100 only to be told it couldn't be done. He sent for the 1100 team when the 1800 dash was produced to explain themselves.
I've checked the newly restarted database on the Landcrab.net as well as my own, and can only see Michael Sanchez's pre production 1800 as being 1964. Could this French example be the earliest production car still extant?
Nick
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