Popular Post Rocket88 Posted December 17, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 17, 2022 A95…. Honest old barge…. And only marginally younger than me….. inconsistant, Bamboocarman, Dick Longbridge and 57 others 59 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket88 Posted December 17, 2022 Author Share Posted December 17, 2022 Dyslexic Viking, Joey spud, Matty and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 Looking forward to seeing more of this when it's stopped spinning round! PicantoJon, barefoot, Dick Longbridge and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket88 Posted December 17, 2022 Author Share Posted December 17, 2022 Apologies for the Antipodean orientation….😂arriving early in the New Year. Amazingly solid, but DO NOT PAINT bodywork. Engine as quiet as a dead mouse…. AnnoyingPentium and Dyslexic Viking 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 That's a handsome old lump. tooSavvy, Rocket88 and Joey spud 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 Just now, Rocket88 said: Apologies for the Antipodean orientation….😂arriving early in the New Year. Amazingly solid, but DO NOT PAINT bodywork. Engine as quiet as a dead mouse…. Somebodies bought a car off the grumpy man 😆, tbf the stock he gets in is amazing. I must buy one a week off him in my head! Was the HA Viva saloon in when u were up? And was it as good as it looks? Rocket88 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 Christ!😍 That thing is marvellous! Definitely looking forward to more pics of this one. It’s done well just avoiding the oval and surviving this long. Rocket88 and Matty 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skut Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 Damn that's a nice car. C-series 6 cylinder? Rocket88, Joey spud and tooSavvy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket88 Posted December 17, 2022 Author Share Posted December 17, 2022 34 minutes ago, Matty said: Somebodies bought a car off the grumpy man 😆, tbf the stock he gets in is amazing. I must buy one a week off him in my head! Was the HA Viva saloon in when u were up? And was it as good as it looks? Viva was lovely…. Martin (he of grumpy disposition) is actually ok when you get him talking about old shite…. Matty and egg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket88 Posted December 17, 2022 Author Share Posted December 17, 2022 1 minute ago, Skut said: Damn that's a nice car. C-series 6 cylinder? Yup…. Basically a Healey engine tooSavvy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 Just now, Rocket88 said: Viva was lovely…. Martin (he of grumpy disposition) is actually ok when you get him talking about old shite…. Looking forward to hearing more about this. Check out this video (if I've got the link to work). They can be made to fair shift it seems! danthecapriman, Ghosty, tooSavvy and 5 others 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ETCHY Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 Nice old motors those. Solid, dependable, incredibly British somehow. From a time when it was "something" to own a car especially a big-ish one, screams restrained middle class quality. Criminally overlooked cars IMO. Great buy, I look forward to updates. Carlosfandango, Joey spud, eddyramrod and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 7 minutes ago, Rocket88 said: Yup…. Basically a Healey engine Ahh... Right Ho = *bale the fuckker BUT keep that Brass Whitworth domed nut, holding the Genny bracket to the block (do not polish/factory pateenah, m8) & post on US FleeBay @$XXXX. ..... take the money and buy a nice Westie! *we joshh Wott a Korkker 💞 Matty and Joey spud 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket88 Posted December 17, 2022 Author Share Posted December 17, 2022 Some more photos I found whilst trawling t’internet…. Carlosfandango, FakeConcern, eddyramrod and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 It looks like it's pretty un-molested. Any history file? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket88 Posted December 18, 2022 Author Share Posted December 18, 2022 Nothing, unfortunately. Trawled evil bay, and did find a couple of manuals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigstraight6 Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 Very nice, is it running and driving? Looking forward to updates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skoda_fan Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 Wow, just wow. I love it! Excellent buy. Quite the collection you've got there too. I'm in awe,sir. I've had no dealings with the "grumpy man" but you describe him just as I envisage him. You can tell from his ads that he doesn't suffer fools. Looking forward to more about the Austin. I often wonder when I look at ads what kind of home the car will end up in. This one's obviously found a good one. Carlosfandango and Rocket88 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket88 Posted December 18, 2022 Author Share Posted December 18, 2022 47 minutes ago, bigstraight6 said: Very nice, is it running and driving? Looking forward to updates. Yup….. was in pretty regular use by the last owner until I bought it off Mr not so Grumpy . Relationship massively enhanced by my partner and his shared hatred for VW Beetles…. Matty and bigstraight6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urko Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 I like the what the Americans would call "ram air" intake - I've never seen the bonnet of one of these up close (and on the underside) so I had imagined something less elaborate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigstraight6 Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 17 minutes ago, Rocket88 said: Yup….. was in pretty regular use by the last owner until I bought it off Mr not so Grumpy . Relationship massively enhanced by my partner and his shared hatred for VW Beetles…. I can fully understand this having run VW Beetles as daily drivers back in the 80’s! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 Found this...... https://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/austin/a95/344055 🤔 FakeConcern and Matty 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 Tatty but usable condition. Take it anywhere, dump it anywhere. Best type of classic 👍 Rocket88 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 Just now, tooSavvy said: Found this...... https://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/austin/a95/344055 🤔 Those seats though 😍 tooSavvy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket88 Posted December 18, 2022 Author Share Posted December 18, 2022 7 minutes ago, tooSavvy said: Found this...... https://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/austin/a95/344055 🤔 That’s the one…… previous owner before Mr Grumpy. He’s made a few bob out of me if that’s what he paid for it, but I don’t begrudge that. I think I still got a bargain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 Just now, Rocket88 said: That’s the one…… previous owner before Mr Grumpy. He’s made a few bob out of me if that’s what he paid for it, but I don’t begrudge that. I think I still got a bargain Must admit his prices are definatly good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeB Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 Mr 88, what modifications will you be making to allow it keep up with modern traffic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N Dentressangle Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 Who's Mr Grumpy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 Just now, N Dentressangle said: Who's Mr Grumpy? I don't think he is grumpy really. I went to buy a car off him but he was asking too much for what it was and how it was. When I said it wasn't for me his attitude changed a bit. So whenever his name comes up I say he was grumpy. Probably he's alright really, and the stock he gets in is ace. Anyhow, as you were lads 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N Dentressangle Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 Just now, Matty said: I don't think he is grumpy really. I went to buy a car off him but he was asking too much for what it was and how it was. When I said it wasn't for me his attitude changed a bit. So whenever his name comes up I say he was grumpy. Probably he's alright really, and the stock he gets in is ace. Anyhow, as you were lads 😁 But who is he? A dealer, I'm guessing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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