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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Richie London on 14 July 2011, 12:46:37
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Only 1 BL wolsley princess left on the rd
http://cars.uk.msn.com/features/photoviewer.aspx?cp-documentid=158560788
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There's an old Skoda, which looks an awful lot like the one pictured near the end of that link, near my office.. I wonder if it's the last one!
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There's an old Skoda, which looks an awful lot like the one pictured near the end of that link, near my office.. I wonder if it's the last one!
my mate bought a skoda octavia for 2k last month off a bloke in milton keynes who was going abroad, he sold it for 3k a week later, the bloke wanted 4k for it. nice result. :)
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Some deserve their place!
Suprised at the Tagora - would have thought either 0 or 15
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Alfa 90 :D :D,Haven't seen one of them since I got rid of mine in the early 90's,it was a v6 gold cloverleaf and by eck did it shift :D ;D
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I had a Fiat 132 about 1974 ish it was great for the times but it busted a piston on the M4 The wolsey is similar in shape but much posher version of the austin 2lt i had once back in the distant past. Biggest pile of rubbish i have ever had the misfortune to own.
The best and most fun was a 1983 Holden Commodor 5lt v8
O how i wish!!!
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I had a Fiat 132 about 1974 ish it was great for the times but it busted a piston on the M4 The wolsey is similar in shape but much posher version of the austin 2lt i had once back in the distant past. Biggest pile of rubbish i have ever had the misfortune to own.
The best and most fun was a 1983 Holden Commodor 5lt v8
O how i wish!!!
i think the wosley on there is the version of the wedge shape austin princess, i nearly bought one couple years ago, its still not back on the road but i know a couple more exist. I had a 1700 princess that was like driving a sofa! sooo comfy, she went off to the states! ::)
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Alfa 90 :D :D,Haven't seen one of them since I got rid of mine in the early 90's,it was a v6 gold cloverleaf and by eck did it shift :D ;D
Alfa V6 much more charismatic than the BMW straight six in my opinion... :y
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Only 1 BL wolsley princess left on the rd
This is "a good thing" :)
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I had a Fiat 132 about 1974 ish it was great for the times but it busted a piston on the M4 The wolsey is similar in shape but much posher version of the austin 2lt i had once back in the distant past. Biggest pile of rubbish i have ever had the misfortune to own.
The best and most fun was a 1983 Holden Commodor 5lt v8
O how i wish!!!
i think the wosley on there is the version of the wedge shape austin princess, i nearly bought one couple years ago, its still not back on the road but i know a couple more exist. I had a 1700 princess that was like driving a sofa! sooo comfy, she went off to the states! ::)
I drove past a red Austin Princess with a for sale sign in the back the other day.. I thought you couldn't give those things away!
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I had a Fiat 132 about 1974 ish it was great for the times but it busted a piston on the M4 The wolsey is similar in shape but much posher version of the austin 2lt i had once back in the distant past. Biggest pile of rubbish i have ever had the misfortune to own.
The best and most fun was a 1983 Holden Commodor 5lt v8
O how i wish!!!
i think the wosley on there is the version of the wedge shape austin princess, i nearly bought one couple years ago, its still not back on the road but i know a couple more exist. I had a 1700 princess that was like driving a sofa! sooo comfy, she went off to the states! ::)
I drove past a red Austin Princess with a for sale sign in the back the other day.. I thought you couldn't give those things away!
i think that most old BL cars have gone full circle, they were so uncool, they are now totaly retro cool. it is good fun driving the old ones, aslong as you dont take yourself too seriously or wear a flat cap lol
ive seen many princess's sell for well into 4 figures! and allegros, used to be able to pick them up cheap for laughs, but well over a grand for anything worth driving. retro prices seem a little crazy at the moment!
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Did anyone ever drive Yugo? ;D If they don't extinct, they should be terminated! They were everywhere two decades ago where I live. Although they were easy to mantain (only scissorc and some tape needed) , had one... 8-)
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If you ever buy a princess just make sure of your supply of inner and outer cv joints and head gaskets. you will need a few. easy jobs though. :y
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Alfa 90 :D :D,Haven't seen one of them since I got rid of mine in the early 90's,it was a v6 gold cloverleaf and by eck did it shift :D ;D
Alfa V6 much more charismatic than the BMW straight six in my opinion... :y
yep,any day of the week :y
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I had a Fiat 132 about 1974 ish it was great for the times but it busted a piston on the M4 The wolsey is similar in shape but much posher version of the austin 2lt i had once back in the distant past. Biggest pile of rubbish i have ever had the misfortune to own.
The best and most fun was a 1983 Holden Commodor 5lt v8
O how i wish!!!
i think the wosley on there is the version of the wedge shape austin princess, i nearly bought one couple years ago, its still not back on the road but i know a couple more exist. I had a 1700 princess that was like driving a sofa! sooo comfy, she went off to the states! ::)
I drove past a red Austin Princess with a for sale sign in the back the other day.. I thought you couldn't give those things away!
i think that most old BL cars have gone full circle, they were so uncool, they are now totaly retro cool. it is good fun driving the old ones, aslong as you dont take yourself too seriously or wear a flat cap lol
ive seen many princess's sell for well into 4 figures! and allegros, used to be able to pick them up cheap for laughs, but well over a grand for anything worth driving. retro prices seem a little crazy at the moment!
Damn! Think I got all of £25 for the Allegro back in '97 when I drove it to the scrap yard..
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I wouldn't mind a trabant. I drove one in Poland. A lhd with a column shift manual box. Loads of fun, not much power but the rev happy two stroke left some quality skidmarks!
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I wouldn't mind a trabant. I drove one in Poland. A lhd with a column shift manual box. Loads of fun, not much power but the rev happy two stroke left some quality skidmarks!
isnt that the car that bono drives about in??
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I wouldn't mind a trabant. I drove one in Poland. A lhd with a column shift manual box. Loads of fun, not much power but the rev happy two stroke left some quality skidmarks!
isnt that the car that bono drives about in??
Oohh err, I'm not sure tbh! There's not many about though and they're great!
Oh, a Jensen interceptor aswell. I love them.
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I wouldn't mind a trabant. I drove one in Poland. A lhd with a column shift manual box. Loads of fun, not much power but the rev happy two stroke left some quality skidmarks!
isnt that the car that bono drives about in??
Oohh err, I'm not sure tbh! There's not many about though and they're great!
Oh, a Jensen interceptor aswell. I love them.
The bloke I picked my engine up from had an Interceptor in his garage - absolutely pristine condition and it was his daily drive! His 'project' was the restoration of a Jensen HC-1 from ~1940 - apparently the only one in existence, because it was the only HC1 ever made.. beautiful piece of motoring history.
(http://www.british-steel.org/models/h-type.jpg)
(Pic is an HL1 - long wheelbase V12 powered, the HC1 was shorter with a 4.2ltr in-line 8 cylinder engine)
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i used to have a brown allegro 1300 estate which i "modded"
skinny wolfrace wheels on the front and big fat ones on the back,furry seat covers ,dice and dash,twin side pipes and a big 8 track with some household speakers in the back with a graphic equiliser with lots of lights.
back in the days it was popular with my mates as we could get about 8 people in plus beer and always started and cost pennies to run.
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i used to have a brown allegro 1300 estate which i "modded"
skinny wolfrace wheels on the front and big fat ones on the back,furry seat covers ,dice and dash,twin side pipes and a big 8 track with some household speakers in the back with a graphic equiliser with lots of lights.
back in the days it was popular with my mates as we could get about 8 people in plus beer and always started and cost pennies to run.
On a front wheel drive car.... ;D ;D ;D must have only been for visual effect... :D :D :D
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Just looked up my Kawasaki ZX1100 A2, it was a popular 80's bike, now only 86 left. 14 on the road, and mine is one of the 72 sorned. :y
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i used to have a brown allegro 1300 estate which i "modded"
skinny wolfrace wheels on the front and big fat ones on the back,furry seat covers ,dice and dash,twin side pipes and a big 8 track with some household speakers in the back with a graphic equiliser with lots of lights.
back in the days it was popular with my mates as we could get about 8 people in plus beer and always started and cost pennies to run.
On a front wheel drive car.... ;D ;D ;D must have only been for visual effect... :D :D :D
I was thinking along those lines as well :D ;D
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I had to use a Princess for a couple of months years ago while waiting for my new company car, it was the only car left in the pool.
I found out why ;D ;D We christened it the FLYING TURD :D
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I took my princess to several scrap yards and the first half a dozen didn't want it, They were not interested in the scrap metal value they were all selling parts, The damn car even had an MOT. This was about 1996/7.
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i used to have a brown allegro 1300 estate which i "modded"
skinny wolfrace wheels on the front and big fat ones on the back,furry seat covers ,dice and dash,twin side pipes and a big 8 track with some household speakers in the back with a graphic equiliser with lots of lights.
back in the days it was popular with my mates as we could get about 8 people in plus beer and always started and cost pennies to run.
On a front wheel drive car.... ;D ;D ;D must have only been for visual effect... :D :D :D
I was thinking along those lines as well :D ;D
i know but i was young and foolish and didnt know any better
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i used to have a brown allegro 1300 estate which i "modded"
skinny wolfrace wheels on the front and big fat ones on the back,furry seat covers ,dice and dash,twin side pipes and a big 8 track with some household speakers in the back with a graphic equiliser with lots of lights.
back in the days it was popular with my mates as we could get about 8 people in plus beer and always started and cost pennies to run.
On a front wheel drive car.... ;D ;D ;D must have only been for visual effect... :D :D :D
I was thinking along those lines as well :D ;D
i know but i was young and foolish and didnt know any better
Go on, be honest, you assumed it was a rear wheel drive, like almost everything else, didn't you..... ;D ;D ;D Laughing with you not at you..... :y
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i used to have a brown allegro 1300 estate which i "modded"
skinny wolfrace wheels on the front and big fat ones on the back,furry seat covers ,dice and dash,twin side pipes and a big 8 track with some household speakers in the back with a graphic equiliser with lots of lights.
back in the days it was popular with my mates as we could get about 8 people in plus beer and always started and cost pennies to run.
On a front wheel drive car.... ;D ;D ;D must have only been for visual effect... :D :D :D
I was thinking along those lines as well :D ;D
i know but i was young and foolish and didnt know any better
Go on, be honest, you assumed it was a rear wheel drive, like almost everything else, didn't you..... ;D ;D ;D Laughing with you not at you..... :y
to be honest i cant recall i think it was all about the look! and having something diffrent.iam not even sure if i knew the diffrence between front and rear wheel drive.i just knew that fast cars had big rear wheels so that was the look i wanted.
think they where 155s on the front and 205s on the back and i had to modify the arches[ a scaff pole was used] !!!
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I had a Fiat 132 about 1974 ish it was great for the times but it busted a piston on the M4 The wolsey is similar in shape but much posher version of the austin 2lt i had once back in the distant past. Biggest pile of rubbish i have ever had the misfortune to own.
The best and most fun was a 1983 Holden Commodor 5lt v8
O how i wish!!!
i think the wosley on there is the version of the wedge shape austin princess, i nearly bought one couple years ago, its still not back on the road but i know a couple more exist. I had a 1700 princess that was like driving a sofa! sooo comfy, she went off to the states! ::)
If you had the 1700 model would'nt that have been an Ambassador? I think the Princessess were 1800's & 2200's from the earlier Wolsely 6/Landcrab range.....
...God did i really just post that? What a classic car geek!! ::)
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I think the wedge shapes were the 18/22 range designation.
The landcrabs were the Austin/Morris 1800 and the Wolseley were the 18/85 and 18/85s with the Wolsely 6 as the daddy.
I liked my Wolsely 18/85s. Twin break off SU's on the 1800 A series engine. Good fun, despite front wheel drive.
As an aside, made a great passion waggon.
Front seats were hard up against each other, no gaps, with the handbrake out the dashboard. gearleaver was of the magic wand vintage and, being a Wolsely, the front seats reclined fully.
.....against the front edge of the rear seat squab, making a rather good representation of a double bed without the handbrake or gear levers to get in the way.
Worked for me, says he, 31 years later..... ;)
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I think the wedge shapes were the 18/22 range designation.
The landcrabs were the Austin/Morris 1800/2200 and the Wolseley were the 18/85 and 18/85s with the Wolsely 6 as the daddy.
I liked my Wolsely 18/85s. Twin break off SU's on the 1800 A series engine. Good fun, despite front wheel drive.
As an aside, made a great passion waggon.
Front seats were hard up against each other, no gaps, with the handbrake out the dashboard. gearleaver was of the magic wand vintage and, being a Wolsely, the front seats reclined fully.
.....against the front edge of the rear seat squab, making a rather good representation of a double bed without the handbrake or gear levers to get in the way.
Worked for me, says he, 31 years later..... ;)
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Ah, but did it work for her?.... :D :D
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Must have. She's still here! ;D
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Must have. She's still here! ;D
I didn't like to assume it was the same girl... :D :D