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Thread #148989   Message #3465703
Posted By: Richard Bridge
13-Jan-13 - 07:13 PM
Thread Name: BS: British Cars!
Subject: RE: BS: British Cars!
HC Viva good. Magnum 2300 Estate and Sportshatch very nice. Chevette bad (except 2300HS). Imp fantastic if you knew how to drive. Mini fantastic if you know which bits to waterproof. Giant Land Crab many virtues (including torsional ridigity better than some tanks) but I preferred the 2200 Wedges (although they did eat half-shafts).    Wolsely 1500 and Riley 1.5 halfshafts were considerably tougher than Minor. Wolsely 4/44 did eat halfshafts. Riley Pathfinder and 2.6 (and WOlsely brothers) nice. Anglebox could be made to go like shit off a shovel - I had a mate with one with a 2-litre BDA in it. Minor I liked. I had a mate with one with an MGB engine in and another with a formula 2 engine. Zodiac servos in them probably overdoing it. Every Vauxhall VIctor was shit, shit, shit (and one series had 102 different exhaust systems which used to keep the parts depot busy). Davrian - brilliant. GInetta - Brilliant. I've temporarily forgotten teh name of the rear engined mini special - looked like a mini-ferrari - lovely. Mini Marcos, Marcos 1800, Marcos Mantis - lovely. Peerless - brilliant. Gordon Keeble - brilliant. Swallow DOretti, nice. BIg Healeys from the pre-BMC through to the 3,000 (and teh revivals) -nice. MGA nice, twin-cam lovely, B nearly as nice, C much better than people thought if you had enough balls to get the arse out early. Bv8 - jungle juice! ROver 2000 2200, 3500 and 3500S - lovely. I liked the 3-litre and 3.5 and even the 105, 110, and 110 too. The Rover great whales nice too (but did rust). Lotus Cortinas, twin cam escorts, 2-litre pinto Escorts - nice. Not a fan of the Granadas and stuff but some love them. Tornado cars - smashing. Talbot Tagora 2.6 went like shit off a shovel (but not for long). Horizon and Simca 1100 you could swap gearbox (out and in) in 20 minutes. 2CV and Ami 6 and 8 the inboard disc brakes were not man enough. I cooked them into oblivion from over 90 MPH (yes it was downhill) more than once and it did get exciting. Jag XK and Mk12 and 2 and 340/80 and S-type and XJ6 and Mk 10 all nice. Mk 7/8/9 lovely but too slow. Alvis TA14/20/21 - all lovely (but slow). Daimler SP250 and Majestic Major LOVELY. Must go to bed.