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I had one for a short while. It was great fun till the gearbox locked solid about twenty minutes south of Edinburgh on the A1.
Cars You Never See Anymore
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not-bono-ever
meh
i have one of these
not too common in non estate form
less than 250 left- banger racers have pretty much extincted them
not too common in non estate form
less than 250 left- banger racers have pretty much extincted them
Gromit
International Man of Misery
Easy to mistake because Honda and Triumph did a deal to manufacture practically the same car but under different names. The Acclaim and Accord were practically interchangeable. When I needed to fix my Acclaim I nabbed some parts off a friend's Accord... that he wasn't using any more, as it was busted.An Accord? I am sure I remember chancing on an owners club meeting for those (or similar) at Gaydon once, brilliant that people care enough.
Lovely car to drive I might add. I was surprised.
CrabbedOne
Walking sideways snippily
Alfa Sud, one careful owner.
existentialist
Tired and unemotional
That rust is something to behold. I imagine that AlfaSud must be at least 3 years old, to be as rusty as that
Alfa Sud, one careful owner.
CrabbedOne
Walking sideways snippily
Russian steel innit. They were rusting when they left the factory.That rust is something to behold. I imagine that AlfaSud must be at least 3 years old, to be as rusty as that
CrabbedOne
Walking sideways snippily
One of my old flames.
Leafster
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My Dad had a 1973 1750 in Black Tulip (dark purple to everyone else) which had been worked over by John Sprinzel (rally driver & tuner). Definitely a bit quicker off the mark than your standard Maxi. I don't think Dad ever got it to its top speed but the bloke he sold it to got nicked doing 118mph much to the surprise of the police who caught him.
The maxi. Leyland killed it as a legit car but it was a revelation as a family motor. tons of space, comfy suspension and a hatchback of sorts. A properly fun car to chuck around, especially the 2 ltr version. I once put my hand on my dads as a kid and my fingers went right through the mustard paintwork that held together the rusted to fuck wings
Spotted a Vauxhall Calibra in the supermarket carpark at lunchtime. I'd forgotten all about them until it drove past me.
keybored
Well done. You remember cat good.
The 1.6i Ghia was great because you got the poke of an XR3i but the insurance class was a family saloon and far cheaper.
existentialist
Tired and unemotional
You have to wonder if the running gear was really up to those speeds. A mate of mine used to call Maxis "land crabs" on account of their terrible handlingMy Dad had a 1973 1750 in Black Tulip (dark purple to everyone else) which had been worked over by John Sprinzel (rally driver & tuner). Definitely a bit quicker off the mark than your standard Maxi. I don't think Dad ever got it to its top speed but the bloke he sold it to got nicked doing 118mph much to the surprise of the police who caught him.
: the idea of that kind of handling at 118 doesn't bear thinking about...I coveted those when they came out, but quickly went off them - most of the ones I saw were red, and that tended to make the upward line of the door tops look a bit blatant. But that one in the photo...yeah, I can see why I coveted one. Apart from it being a Vauxhall - having owned an Astra, I'd been rather put off.Spotted a Vauxhall Calibra in the supermarket carpark at lunchtime. I'd forgotten all about them until it drove past me.
Leafster
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You have to wonder if the running gear was really up to those speeds. A mate of mine used to call Maxis "land crabs" on account of their terrible handling
I always thought the term "land crab" referred to the 1800/2200 but maybe it included the Maxi. Both the 1800/2200 and the Maxi were rallied but I'm sure they had modifications to improve the handling and to toughen them up.
I "think" the quoted top speed for a standard Maxi was 98ish and we definitely had dad's up to that sort of speed and it felt reasonably OK to me but then I was a teenager so my ability to assess the potential risks may have been somewhat impaired.
Leafster
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The one on the left? I think it may be an Austin A55 (Cambridge).What's this one then?
Leafster
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A bit more about land crabs...
"The Austin 1800's nickname came about as a result of a casual comment by an Australian journalist, who when taking rally pictures from a helicopter through a telephoto lens remarked that the cars looked like "Land Crabs" as they cornered sideways. They were first called Post Office Land Crabs due to their red and white livery. On paper the 1800 falls into what Abingdon called the "Barge" category they were heavy – 1150kg kerb weight without the rally equipment and big both inside and out! But their saving grace was the much maligned Hydrolastic suspension combined with the strongest bodyshells ever made by Longbridge gave this middle management tourer a unique ability to travel quickly over rough rally roads."
Landcrab Rally History
"The Austin 1800's nickname came about as a result of a casual comment by an Australian journalist, who when taking rally pictures from a helicopter through a telephoto lens remarked that the cars looked like "Land Crabs" as they cornered sideways. They were first called Post Office Land Crabs due to their red and white livery. On paper the 1800 falls into what Abingdon called the "Barge" category they were heavy – 1150kg kerb weight without the rally equipment and big both inside and out! But their saving grace was the much maligned Hydrolastic suspension combined with the strongest bodyshells ever made by Longbridge gave this middle management tourer a unique ability to travel quickly over rough rally roads."
Landcrab Rally History
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
Got a mate who lives in Andalusia who has a red one of those, right hand drive on Spanish plates. Reliable motor and the Spanish seem not to like rag-tops like the British do...
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
passenger
up and down...
yes, but they will never replace the original, they tried with the Fiat Croma
but you just do not make cars like that anymore
SpookyFrank
A cheap source of teeth for aquarium gravel
That's a lovely colour. Just as car designs have increasing tended towards the shapeless blob, paint colours have also become less interesting over time IMO.
blairsh
pale knuckle grip on this steering wheel
No, no i don'tbut you just do not make cars like that anymore
to me new versions of old cars are more laziness of coming up with a new name, certainly in this case.
