Ancient Austin filth incoming…..

[Rocket88]

A95…. Honest old barge…. And only marginally younger than me…..

[Rocket88]

[High Jetter]

Looking forward to seeing more of this when it's stopped spinning round!

[Rocket88]

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….

[vulgalour]

That's a handsome old lump.

[Matty]

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?

[danthecapriman]

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.

[Skut]

Damn that's a nice car. C-series 6 cylinder?

[Rocket88]

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….

[Rocket88]

1 minute ago, Skut said:

Damn that's a nice car. C-series 6 cylinder?

Yup…. Basically a Healey engine

[Matty]

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!

 

[ETCHY]

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.

[tooSavvy]

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 💞

[Rocket88]

Some more photos I found whilst trawling t’internet….

[High Jetter]

It looks like it's pretty un-molested. Any history file?

[Rocket88]

Nothing, unfortunately. Trawled evil bay, and did find a couple of manuals

[bigstraight6]

Very nice, is it running and driving? Looking forward to updates.

[skoda_fan]

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.

[Rocket88]

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….

[Urko]

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.

[bigstraight6]

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! 

[tooSavvy]

Found this......

https://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/austin/a95/344055

🤔

[Matty]

Tatty but usable condition. Take it anywhere, dump it anywhere. Best type of classic 👍

[Matty]

Just now, tooSavvy said:

Found this......

https://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/austin/a95/344055

🤔

Those seats though 😍

[Rocket88]

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 

[Matty]

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

[GeorgeB]

Mr 88, what modifications will you be making to allow it keep up with modern traffic?

[N Dentressangle]

Who's Mr Grumpy?

[Matty]

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 😁

[N Dentressangle]

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?