LC Torana Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 I was always a fan of the MG Maxi XPower 350 which had the 346bhp interior fan and green XPower graphics which really complemented the russet brown or harvest gold paint options.Yes, the RWD version. Didn't Jensen help out with that one? Christine, warren t claim and fraser.innes.3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizzer Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 ^ Especially in estate form. Faster to 60 than a Porsche 911, and room in the boot for a troll with a whole load of baggage. mat_the_cat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacquer Peel Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 My Maserati Quattroporte III fitted with a VM modular 7 cylinder diesel tows well. HMC, LC Torana, dugong and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HH-R Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 My Horsey Horseless Sports Executive estate CDTI had excellent toes. Lacquer Peel, Louise2cv, beko1987 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I_am_Diesel Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 I have a diesel MGF. It's called Spartacus.No, I'm Spartacus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarvinsMom Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 No, I'm Spartacus.no, i'm sparticus, and so is my wife. inconsistant and Uncle Jimmy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 No, no , no. You cannot be Spartacus. I have a gerbil who is so named and there can after all be only one. I may be getting my films confused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grundig Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 The diesel Maxi suffered DMF & DPF issues which affected sales, so this version was killed off early on - shame really. oh what could have been etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig the Princess Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 The new Hinckley Point nuclear reactor will use a 1750cc diesel engine based on the Maxi. This is why the Chinese bought MG, to gain access to the Longbridge drawing office. Red Robbo was actually a Chinese secret agent. flat4alfa, Lacquer Peel, dollywobbler and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 No! I bought Spartacus new as D701SWL in 1896, and I've had it for the past century. My great grandad wanted to PX it for a Horsey Horseless but I wouldn't let him as the Horseless won't run on veg. HH-R and rml2345 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadworkUK Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 Mornington Crescent! LC Torana, philibusmo, vulgalour and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 The diesel Maxi suffered DMF & DPF issues which affected sales, so this version was killed off early on - shame really. oh what could have been etc After BMW bought BL and discovered all the surplus bosch ECU's left over from diesel Maxi project, they realised they were shit , so flogged them off cheap to Volkswagen bigfella2 and Vince70 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
primin2015 Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 Old Fart? Could it be Ronnie Pickering, as he seems to think we should all know him! Banger Kenny, UltraWomble and Craig the Princess 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 If any of you need a DPF for your Maxi derv, this place sells them.http://car-parts.mister-auto.co.uk/en/diesel-particulate-filter-austin-maxi_lg1256_ls267/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHRIS1980 Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 Has the automotive bullshit thread formed a splinter group? The judean peoples autoshite page? scaryoldcortina, dugong, fred and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taff Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 I have long had a sneaky desite to pro-street a Maxi. Cut the body off the floor pan and space-frame it, small block chevy, 350 transmission, narrowed Volvo rear axle, you get the picture. Leave it looking fairly stock on the outside (big rear tyres not withstanding) and then smoke about in it laughing at the flat cappers. I suspect the 5.7l engine would lend itself to towing duties quite well although obvs the fuel consumption would suffer barefoot and inconsistant 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 How well would it go up a 1 in 3 hill? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
primin2015 Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 Funnily enough, I have recently attended a couple of drift meetings at the Ty Croes circuit here on Anglesey. This has given me the idea of building an Austin Maxi for drifting purposes. I may have to go as far as to completely swap the chassis for the Nissan S specification one, once that's done, it would be a simple matter of removing items such as the wood dashboard to save weight. Then I'll be the new Vin Diesel (with the emphasis on the Diesel!) Then, the new film would follow; "The Fast and the Furious, Longbridge Drift" flat4alfa, Uncle Jimmy, Craig the Princess and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDuke Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 Don't forget the Nawss tanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbaldy Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 I remember a grumpy old fart from my childhood with a maxi disiesel fook knows what engine he had shoe horned in but it sounded shit, he was a proper roadside bodger, this same old fart painted it on the side of the road in some shite navy blue colour, I always remember a group of us sitting on the wall watching him masking it up with a huge tin of grease then going wild covering everything with a blue haze, those where the days whats health and safety. explosive-cabbage 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 Uncle Jimmy, Jim Bell, mat_the_cat and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 More on that TD Maxi in Pakistan http://www.austinmaxiclub.org/features/blpakistan/bm3.htm Jim Bell, Inspector Morose and Lacquer Peel 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHRIS1980 Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 Sits nice and square in that Maxi does that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honey Badger Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 The Deltic deisel Maxi sounds like an excellent idea, turn the fuel pump up and leave a line of clag upto 25 miles long when you pull off. it may leave the caravan looking slightly manky though. Lacquer Peel, inconsistant and flat4alfa 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Dupart Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 ...and leave a line of clag upto 25 miles long when you pull off. Blimey, I can only just about manage half a thimble full these days.... theorganist, cros, barefoot and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 What ever happened to the automotive bullshit facts thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John F Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 Perhaps it's the... SPASTO-MAXI? Cavcraft, Lacquer Peel, andrew e and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norbert Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Mornington Crescent!Sorry Mr. Roadwork, you can't do that - Biggun's Amendment to the Arkwright Alteration (named after its proposer, trailer magnate Ifor Biggun) has, since the 1986 convention, prohibited movement to Mornington Crescent when there are Leyland Influences present. Since the entire Underground stock (both tube and cut-and-cover) had been powered by the BL E-series in 1750cc dilithium crystal powered form since well before 1863, Biggun's Amendment applies in this case, therefore your move is illegal. J-Rod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
explosive-cabbage Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Im waiting for someone to drop the Bosch question... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
explosive-cabbage Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 I remember a grumpy old fart from my childhood with a maxi disiesel fook knows what engine he had shoe horned in but it sounded shit, he was a proper roadside bodger, this same old fart painted it on the side of the road in some shite navy blue colour, I always remember a group of us sitting on the wall watching him masking it up with a huge tin of grease then going wild covering everything with a blue haze, those where the days whats health and safety. We have found Old Fart! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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