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emmerson
Joined: 30 Sep 2008 Posts: 1268 Location: South East Wales
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Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2019 7:40 pm Post subject: |
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I had a white Austin A99 in about 1973, when they were as cheap as chips. Four speed floor change with overdrive. Rather nice. I parked it on Keele MSA one night, and when I came out it was surrounded by coppers! Frightened me to death, but it turned out that it had been on their strength as a motorway patrol car! |
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Ashley
Joined: 02 Jan 2008 Posts: 1426 Location: Near Stroud, Glos
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Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2019 8:02 pm Post subject: |
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Ray White wrote: | A friend of mine has a MGC. I think that engine was happier in the Healey, don't you? |
The MGC engine was different, it had seven main bearing and wasn’t as reliable or powerful and the older C Series. |
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Ray White
Joined: 02 Dec 2014 Posts: 6319 Location: Derby
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Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2019 8:03 pm Post subject: |
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Thank you Ashley. An education as usual. |
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emmerson
Joined: 30 Sep 2008 Posts: 1268 Location: South East Wales
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Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2019 11:00 am Post subject: |
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Ashley wrote: | Ray White wrote: | A friend of mine has a MGC. I think that engine was happier in the Healey, don't you? |
The MGC engine was different, it had seven main bearing and wasn’t as reliable or powerful and the older C Series. |
And not as pleasant to drive as the four cylinder B, imo |
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Ray White
Joined: 02 Dec 2014 Posts: 6319 Location: Derby
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Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2019 11:21 am Post subject: |
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Quite a horrible drive really. Understeers when pushed even slightly and ride not as good as the B probably due to the torsion bars. Not particularly good acceleration either (no better than my Triumph GT6 was). I was disappointed with it. |
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Ashley
Joined: 02 Jan 2008 Posts: 1426 Location: Near Stroud, Glos
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Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2019 11:57 am Post subject: |
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I had a couple of MGB GTs and an MGC GT. it wasn’t fast and it wasn’t as bad as the road testers said, though it was a good cruiser for the time.
John Chatham tried racing one after his Healey, couldn’t get them to handle or go as well and the engines kept blowing. |
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JohnDale
Joined: 19 Mar 2008 Posts: 790 Location: Kelvin Valley,Scotland
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Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2019 5:43 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Sorry you've had no reply Norseman. My only experience of your chosen vehicles was many years ago when they were current. I have recently been looking for an A95 Westminster or A110 of any badge but not found any worth buying yet. Regards,JD. _________________ 1958 Ford Zephyr Mk2 Convertible
1976 Ford Granada Ghia. |
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Norseman
Joined: 09 Jan 2019 Posts: 78 Location: Essex UK
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Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2019 10:04 am Post subject: |
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Ray White wrote: | Ashley. We had a 3 litre Austin Princess Vanden Plas mk2 which was manual o/d from new. Lovely car.
I believe all the 4 litre R cars were automatic. |
Correct, the 4L R had the BW65 'box.
I'm interested in the air cleaners in the 'pics, modification or original on the VDP as the Austin/Wolseley version was much more cumbersome? _________________ 1987 classic Range Rover Vouge
1998 E39 523i SE sedan
A great many models have served me well since the 'sixties, all of them old & some even older than me. |
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Ashley
Joined: 02 Jan 2008 Posts: 1426 Location: Near Stroud, Glos
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Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2019 10:40 am Post subject: |
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Norseman wrote: |
I'm interested in the air cleaners in the 'pics, modification or original on the VDP as the Austin/Wolseley version was much more cumbersome? |
Those are Austin Healey 3000 air filters that don’t filter well enough and don’t silence the intake at all. The saloon filters did both, but the Healey is deafening. |
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lowdrag
Joined: 10 Apr 2009 Posts: 1585 Location: Le Mans
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Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2019 12:46 pm Post subject: |
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My Dad changed his Oxford for a Westminster, and my memories of driving (we only had it a short while) were of axle tramp and extremely soggy handling with massive understeer. Dad swapped it in for a Magnette which was a lot better. |
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Ray White
Joined: 02 Dec 2014 Posts: 6319 Location: Derby
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Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2019 12:50 pm Post subject: |
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lowdrag wrote: | My Dad changed his Oxford for a Westminster, and my memories of driving (we only had it a short while) were of axle tramp and extremely soggy handling with massive understeer. Dad swapped it in for a Magnette which was a lot better. |
Sound like it needed the dampers replaced. (I.M.O.) |
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Ashley
Joined: 02 Jan 2008 Posts: 1426 Location: Near Stroud, Glos
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Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2019 7:54 pm Post subject: |
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Ray White wrote: | lowdrag wrote: | My Dad changed his Oxford for a Westminster, and my memories of driving (we only had it a short while) were of axle tramp and extremely soggy handling with massive understeer. Dad swapped it in for a Magnette which was a lot better. |
Sound like it needed the dampers replaced. (I.M.O.) |
I remember prolific understeer and that both the Ford and the big Vauxhall handled better.
Radial tyres would help. |
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