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[Andy B]

..... I traded in my Morris 1800 HL for it, is that similar to the Ambassador?  .....

The Morris 1800 HL was a badge engineered Austin Princess and had a boot. The Ambassador was the replacement for the Princess & had a hatchback.

It was almost the same as making an Ital out of a Marina      ie you set off with a crap car & ended up with a crap car 

[STEMO]

I had an Austin 1100, an Austin maxi and an Austin princess. I was a glutton for punishment.

[terry paget]

Last new car I bought was a VW Passat, in 1978, similar I think to the Scirocco. Disappointing, quite unreliable and awful brakes, very prone to fade. I traded in my Morris 1800 HL for it, is that similar to the Ambassador? 1800 was very roomy and quite nice to drive, though with a woolly cable operated gearchange.

Shared with the Maxi?

I think so. I used to compete in autotests in those days, and I used the 1800 for that purpose. I think I won some class awards, but it's a long time ago. I used the Passat too, but it had an alarming habit of lifting wheels in flip turns. Happy days.

[minifreek]

The brother in law used to have a Scirocco Storm back in the day, he swapped it for a Mk1 Fiesta XR2... that went well until I showed him up in my Mini Turbo LOL it didn't last long after that....

[GastronomicKleptomaniac]

Oh good Christ don't let MrsGK see that... much as she loves the 190s and Omegas on the fleet, she still has the VW tattoo on her arm... 

[omegod]

Oh good Christ don't let MrsGK see that... much as she loves the 190s and Omegas on the fleet, she still has the VW tattoo on her arm... 

Start sweating my friend, it's nearly finished and is looking rather dashing Just a little bit more mopping and a glaze then it's going on the market 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

I had an Austin 1100, an Austin maxi and an Austin princess. I was a glutton for punishment.

Yes. Your list of exciting cars is almost endless.

I have to say that the Princess was a much maligned car. I actually quite liked mine.

[Phil]

From memory the GT2 had the 16v engine as used in the Golf GTi at the time.

The GTs were the 8v but think there was a GTX as well.

Friend of mine had an 8v one (think on a B plate) which he had uprated the suspension to fully adjustable, cracking little car that cornered like it was on rails after that, he eventually 'modified' and ran it in the Slick 50 road saloon championships for a couple of seasons in the mid 90s

[omegod]

From memory the GT2 had the 16v engine as used in the Golf GTi at the time.

The GTs were the 8v but think there was a GTX as well.

Friend of mine had an 8v one (think on a B plate) which he had uprated the suspension to fully adjustable, cracking little car that cornered like it was on rails after that, he eventually 'modified' and ran it in the Slick 50 road saloon championships for a couple of seasons in the mid 90s

1.8 carb'd 8v on this one, moves along quite nicely all the same

[henryd]

I had an Austin 1100, an Austin maxi and an Austin princess. I was a glutton for punishment.

Yes. Your list of exciting cars is almost endless.

I have to say that the Princess was a much maligned car. I actually quite liked mine.

I had its follow up,the Ambassador

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

I had an Austin 1100, an Austin maxi and an Austin princess. I was a glutton for punishment.

Yes. Your list of exciting cars is almost endless.

I have to say that the Princess was a much maligned car. I actually quite liked mine.

I had its follow up,the Ambassador

Pussy magnet.

[EMD]

I went through a 6ft brick wall in an Allegro 

[05omegav6]

I am so glad I started driving in the mid nineties... We actually had alternatives to BL rubbish... First car was a 1985 Mk2 Granada

[aaronjb]

I am so glad I started driving in the mid nineties... We actually had alternatives to BL rubbish... First car was a 1985 Mk2 Granada

I started driving in the 90s too.. my first car was....

..an Austin Allegro 1100S

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

I am so glad I started driving in the mid nineties... We actually had alternatives to BL rubbish... First car was a 1985 Mk2 Granada

I started driving in the 90s too.. my first car was....

..an Austin Allegro 1100S

Girls can't get enough of an Allaggro.