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Julian
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That's a nice looking car Rick. Was it based on the Austin 1800?
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Ellis
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Very nice indeed!
Is it Damask red?
A local owner has a 1973 L registered example in white which he has owned for many years. I'll take some photos of it one day and post them on here.
I had the use of a dark blue J registered example for a week many years ago. It was an automatic with the four speed gearbox and I enjoyed the experience.
They really are superb cars and I believe the rarest ones now are the 1100cc early examples.
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Rick
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exbmc
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| Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 8:00 pm Post subject: VDP 1100 |
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I see it is Derby registered, if i had not gone to live over in Wales for the early 70's i could have done the PDI on your Dad's car.
I well remember as a young apprentice, doing my initial 6 month stint in the lube bay at Kennings.This was across the road from the new stock storage building. One morning in 1962, a transporter arrived, loaded with all these completely new cars. I hadn't known anything new was coming, and all the badges were taped over as the new Morris 1100, had yet to be announced. They were, as you know,generally a great success, and eventually, the range extended through MG, Wolseley, Austin etc and of course, the Vanden Plas. I can still smell the leather! Happy days. |
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Julian
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| Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 8:43 pm Post subject: |
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It's the "posh" version of the Austin/Morris 1100/1300 (ADO16) range, Keef will be along soon with the specifics I'm sure 
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That's it I remember now, the 1800 looked similar but was a bigger car - difficult to tell from the photo.
I remember that they did drive nicely, very firm footed and stable, even when driven fairly hard. Courtesy of the hydrogas suspension I think?
Clutches were so nice to do due to plenty of working space around the engine - minis were an utter nightmare by comparison! |
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Keef
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lowdrag
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| Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 7:48 am Post subject: |
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| Very lovely and vary rare. it seems that only 46 1100s exist and 143 1300s - in manual form. I just get more and more hooked on www.howmanyleft.com! |
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Keef
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| Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 8:19 am Post subject: |
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| lowdrag wrote: | | it seems that only 46 1100s exist |
I believe some may be down as Austin Princess 1100, so "buried" in :-
http://howmanyleft.co.uk/vehicle/austin_princess#!years 
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Keef
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I think I'd take some of the those figures with a pinch of salt,
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http://howmanyleft.co.uk/combined/wolseley_six
So less than 80 cars.
Guess how many are still on DVLA's system as untaxed?
Give up?
13, 000. That's not a mistype - thirteen thousand!
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mikeC
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| Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 9:04 am Post subject: |
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| And don't forget a number of the better examples were shipped over to Japan in then80s and 90s when they became a bit of a cult thing over there. Presumably they are still there... |
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Mog
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| Didn't the Japanese have to scrap their cars after 2 or 3 years, to keep the " economy " going ??? |
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