v8ian
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Jan 20, 2022 12:39:49 GMT
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 Built by the infamous "Potty" Potter of SBC V8 drag bike fame, no clutch, Just rev the bike and kick away the stand!!!!!! But the Austin IIRC was a pure drag car, probably the first Electric drag car too, I believe it was quick for its time, its disadvantage was the cable that was dragged up the strip behind it!!!!, interesting concept!! |
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Atmo V8 Power . No slicks , No gas + No bits missing . Doing it in style.
Austin A35van, very different------- but still doing it in style, going to be a funmoble
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Hi V8ian
EJ certainly was a legend, but I thought that he laid the cables up the strip and ran pick -up shoes on the car Scalextric style?
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v8ian
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Hi V8ian EJ certainly was a legend, but I thought that he laid the cables up the strip and ran pick -up shoes on the car Scalextric style? I don't know about that, its hard to find info on the slot car, but you could be right, but the logistics of laying a track before a run would be monstrous, A cable would indeed work, but sooner or later the weight of the cables would eventually have to be pulled by the car.... research time now..... thekneeslider.com/e-j-potter-and-the-super-slot-car/ |
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Last Edit: Jan 21, 2022 9:14:44 GMT by v8ian
Atmo V8 Power . No slicks , No gas + No bits missing . Doing it in style.
Austin A35van, very different------- but still doing it in style, going to be a funmoble
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vulgalour
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Leyland Cars are NOT cool!vulgalour
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Jan 27, 2022 23:59:57 GMT
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From the advert www.boostcruising.com/car-sales/Leyland/Marina/2433907-1972-Leyland-Marina-for-Sale.html"heres a chance to own something truly unique, a morris (Leyland) marina coupe with a rover 3.5 v8. other mods include t5 5 speed,16" f90 simmons' narrowed vl commodore diff 3.23 1 ratio with polished alloy cover, vented v8 vp commodore discs all round with polished calipers, sway bars front & rear, sports steering wheel, narrowed tr magna dash with polished alloy insert, marshall gauges, steel bonnet scoop with polished alloy bonnet hinges,torana rear spoiler, zh fairlane tail lights,davies craig electric water pump & controller,remote central locking, power windows with auto windup on locking,to much to list. this car is engineered & registered in nsw. reason for selling had a kid so I bought a p76 as I needed more room, very sad sale owned this car since 2001 so hope it goes to a good home. unfortunately paint is old & starting to flake in spots, small amount of rust at bottom of rear winscreen & a small spot at left hand corner of boot lid neither spots show up properly on photos so I feel its a false representation so have not shown them really needs to be seen if concerned but neither spot look bad very minor for car of this age, this car is a lot of fun, sounds awesome & is a real head turner."    |
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Bathurst legend Jim Richards pedalled a works Marina in the 1972 NZ International Rally (won by Andrew Cowan in a Mini 1275GT), won a couple of stages and ran in the top 10 until the gearbox broke.  |
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Bryan Miller
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Circuit racing Marina with a mid-mounted turbocharged Leyland P76 V8, built by Graeme Park, and still racing.  /cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com/nzme/NV7T7MICOWTDMORAMYOEIJN55U.jpg) |
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Bryan Miller
Auckland NZ
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The Australian Marina TC was one of the first Leyland cars to be available with optional factory alloys.  Unlike it's English cousin, it came standard with a woodrim sports steering wheel, although a leather sports steering wheel was an option.  |
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Bryan Miller
Auckland NZ
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Austin Kimberley running a Marina 2.6 E6, competing in the Silver Fern rally in NZ.  |
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Bryan Miller
Auckland NZ
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This was for sale on eBay the other week. It’s been around a while I think.  |
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Neat. Hmm Jag rear end?
I;ve owned
Marina
Minor
Mini
Sherpa
Maestro
Land Rover
XJ6
SD1
Range Rover
SD1 was the most promising BL car in a long time, let down by some design flaws / build quality but great styling for the time and practical hatch. I do remember the car filling with dust in the boot area, something to do with the way the ventilation worked, and in the rain the glove box used to fill up with water. My other memory was the cassettes used come out like hot toast and due to the almost vertical orientation of the stereo we called it the toaster.
Range Rover was really groundbreaking, engine wasn't great sadly. They would wear out at low mileages and had poor power, early ones were quite clonky . Nice examples of RRs fetching serious money now.
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Last Edit: Feb 9, 2022 1:58:25 GMT by datman
75 Range Rover 2 door 82 Range Rover 4 door
84 Range Rover 4 door 78 Datsun 120Y 2 door
78 Datsun 620 Pickup 81 Datsun Urvan E23 86 Datsun Vanette van
98 Electric Citroen Berlingo 00 Electric Peugeot Partner 02 Electric Citroen Berlingo
04 Berlingo Multispace petrol 07 Land Rover 130 15 Nissan E-NV200 15 Fiat Ducato
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This was for sale on eBay the other week. It’s been around a while I think. I seem to remember seeing that in an '80s issue of Street Machine. Still looks pretty smart. |
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Is there an echo in here? 😀
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Feb 17, 2022 14:19:13 GMT
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i mean yea, why irritate just one nation with "cool" cars  |
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retrolegends
Club Retro Rides Member
Winging it.....Since 1971.
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Leyland Cars are NOT cool!retrolegends
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1974 Hillman Avenger 1500DL1992 Volvo 240SE1975 Datsun Cherry 100a flying custard1965 Hillman SuperMinx Rock N Roller1974 Austin Allegrat Mk1 1.3SDL1980 Austin Allegro Mk3 1.3L1982 Austin Allegro Mk3 on banded steels2003 Saab 9-3 Convertible 220bhp TurboNutter1966 Morris Minor 1000 (Doris) 2019 Abarth 595C Turismo (not retro but awesome fun) www.facebook.com/DatsunCherry100a |
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retrolegends
Club Retro Rides Member
Winging it.....Since 1971.
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Club RR Member Number: 94
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Leyland Cars are NOT cool!retrolegends
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Oh yeah and one I couldn’t ignore……..  |
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1974 Hillman Avenger 1500DL1992 Volvo 240SE1975 Datsun Cherry 100a flying custard1965 Hillman SuperMinx Rock N Roller1974 Austin Allegrat Mk1 1.3SDL1980 Austin Allegro Mk3 1.3L1982 Austin Allegro Mk3 on banded steels2003 Saab 9-3 Convertible 220bhp TurboNutter1966 Morris Minor 1000 (Doris) 2019 Abarth 595C Turismo (not retro but awesome fun) www.facebook.com/DatsunCherry100a |
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May 11, 2022 13:08:24 GMT
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image used on 1982 european rallycross calander, but picture originally by Eddi laumanns  |
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Last Edit: May 11, 2022 13:12:29 GMT by darrenh
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May 11, 2022 17:44:06 GMT
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This was for sale on eBay the other week. It’s been around a while I think. I seem to remember seeing that in an '80s issue of Street Machine. Still looks pretty smart. July 1984 to be exact. Been buying the issues of Street Machine that I don't have over the last few months and this issue came this week. |
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retrolegends
Club Retro Rides Member
Winging it.....Since 1971.
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Club RR Member Number: 94
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Leyland Cars are NOT cool!retrolegends
@retrolegends
Club Retro Rides Member 94
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image used on 1982 european rallycross calander, but picture originally by Eddi laumanns I don’t think I’ve ever seen that Tamiya Mini Clubman before, I wonder if they made a model of it? |
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1974 Hillman Avenger 1500DL1992 Volvo 240SE1975 Datsun Cherry 100a flying custard1965 Hillman SuperMinx Rock N Roller1974 Austin Allegrat Mk1 1.3SDL1980 Austin Allegro Mk3 1.3L1982 Austin Allegro Mk3 on banded steels2003 Saab 9-3 Convertible 220bhp TurboNutter1966 Morris Minor 1000 (Doris) 2019 Abarth 595C Turismo (not retro but awesome fun) www.facebook.com/DatsunCherry100a |
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May 15, 2022 11:15:24 GMT
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brian culcheth and johnston syer, 1977 corsica rally  |
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