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Zantimisfit

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  1. Launched as Austin/Morris/Wolseley in Mar 75. Relaunched in Sept. All 'branding; dropped and car just became the Prncess. Wolseley dead at that point. Princess still appeared in the separate Austin and Morris range brochures that BL ran in 1976, along with the similarly 'not an Austin or a Morris' Mini.
  2. That's quite lovely but I understand your concern. Luckily my 1000 has a whole 39 horses (or at least it did in 1970), so my only problem is not having a headlamp flasher to get those pesky Audi R8s out of my way on the M6
  3. This has been sitting outside the gates of local tip for a few days now
  4. I don't have the words....... It's just a wonderful find. Well done. Impressed!! As an aside, didnt realise you could get a 1.3 in Estate shape
  5. I wasn't sure what I thought about these but having seen the interior shots I am sold! As an aside, always a pleasure to see East European public works of art. Spent some time in Bulgaria a few years back and always made a point of seeking it out in local villages etc
  6. I have a Gamma sales brochure. It says they're really good if that helps
  7. I had a 1.6 diesel V70 Momentum for a few years. It had done over 200k kms when I sold it. Needed its water and fuel pumps replacing as a result of coordinated and simultaneous failure which was a bit irksome but otherwise no problems. Not fast but pefectly capable of relaxed motorway cruising and soooooo comfortable. Seats are great (get one with heated seats!) Sold it three years ago but about to go back into Volvo ownership on the back of it. My vote: HIT
  8. A while since I've been on here. Just gone through the whole thread. One of the opportunities provided by lockdown. The post on 30th April 2018, with the Princesses from many lands...there is an unknown Princess with a request for identification. Its another picture of JFT223, one of the Swedish Princesses shown earlier in the post. They got moved around from time to time. Here's another retired Swedish Princess. Not sure where it is as its not my photo this time
  9. They are normally red and come in packs of four and can't be crossed under any circumstances.
  10. As Rover were owned by British Aerospace thousands of the 'Rover registered' cars hit the road as BAe employee lease cars. My brother worked there and you could them ultra cheap and get a new one every six months. He had a succession of MG Maestros, Montegos, 200s, 400s and 600s. They must have shifted loads that way.
  11. I reckon I'm in pole position as my nephew lives walking distance away from the park. He is my Godson (yeah I know...but it kept the grandparents happy!) and, though I say it myself, I've done a quite excellent job looking after his spiritual and moral wellbeing, and, as an aside, done much to try to encourage an unhealthy interest in all the works of British Leyland. As a result then he feels, understandably, indebted to me and is letting me stay at his place. I will be at the front of the queue at dawn with the Swedish "Hundkoja"
  12. I think the broader BMC, BL, Austin Rover, MG Rover product line is welcome. I can't see that the ghost of Leonard Lord would angrily haunt you if you turned up in something from Cowley for example. Having said that I've not actually been before so maybe you would be attacked by a torch wielding mob if you turned up in a Morris Minor....I'm just going off photos of previous events though so what do I know
  13. So we have a selection of Rover loveliness plus an alligator skin VDP. Excellent. For he uninitiated how does it work? Do you just drive up at the required time and get directed to the appropriate bit of parkland? Or are there secret things to be aware of?
  14. Anyone going? Date is April 13th I believe. Not been before due to being in that there abroad, but assuming its not the victim of weather like last year, then I will be there with the very orange Mini . Anyone else going there for a spot of Montego licking? Just wondered.
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