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Peter_L
Joined: 10 Apr 2008 Posts: 2680 Location: New Brunswick. Canada.
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peter scott
Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 7118 Location: Edinburgh
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Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2009 11:08 am Post subject: |
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Titled Austin Rover Online but strangely includes Rootes Group and TVR! Some excellent write-ups of other cars too.
Very interesting. The in house design team must have been a fairly uninspired bunch. Between my mother and my wife I have quite a bit of experience of these cars. They were pretty good every day transport.
I remember inheriting one from an aunt that had a real coffee grinder gearbox. I bought a complete engine and transmission from a scrap yard for £20. Unfortunately it didn't have any spark plugs and had been sitting out in the rain. The geabox was fine but the engine was very rough. Investigation revealed some very corroded sections of the cylinder walls where the pools of rain water had formed. I later swapped its original engine into place and it became a very nice car.
Peter _________________ http://www.nostalgiatech.co.uk
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Keef
Joined: 13 Jan 2008 Posts: 371 Location: Sheerness Kent UK
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Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2009 6:14 pm Post subject: |
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Glad they used a proper tailgate for the estate in the end. The one off the A40 Farina always seemed to get in the way when loading. _________________ Keef - Sheerness Kent UK
62 A40 Farina, 65 VDP 1100, 74 Maxi 1750, 76 Maxi 1750, 77 Maxi 1500HL, 79 Maxi 1750HLS, 80 Maxi 1750
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Penman
Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4756 Location: Swindon, Wilts.
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Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2009 8:57 pm Post subject: |
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Hi
Personally I don't like 1 piece tailgates, I much prefer a split one like the one shown on the link.
The majority of A40s of coures only had the drop down section.
I couldn't understand the logic of that when they all had a folding rear seat and a proper estate load area. _________________ Bristols should always come in pairs.
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Keef
Joined: 13 Jan 2008 Posts: 371 Location: Sheerness Kent UK
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Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2009 9:02 pm Post subject: |
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Penman wrote: |
Personally I don't like 1 piece tailgates |
You won't like the Innocenti then :-
http://www.aronline.co.uk/images/innia40_04.jpg
_________________ Keef - Sheerness Kent UK
62 A40 Farina, 65 VDP 1100, 74 Maxi 1750, 76 Maxi 1750, 77 Maxi 1500HL, 79 Maxi 1750HLS, 80 Maxi 1750
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victor 101
Joined: 03 Apr 2009 Posts: 446 Location: East Yorkshire
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Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2009 11:22 pm Post subject: |
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Have to agree with Penman regarding two piece tailgates, great for carrying long items or just another foot of loading area, used to have a Aussie Ford Fairmont Estate which had the best of both worlds, the tailgate opened like a door or dropped down. |
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Penman
Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4756 Location: Swindon, Wilts.
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Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2009 11:33 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Victor
And of course the No Plate, mounted on the bottom section, was hinged so it could drop down and still be visible, even the Mini had that feature (until the hinges rusted up). _________________ Bristols should always come in pairs.
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