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Wing Commander wrote: Sat Jan 22, 2022 10:41 am
neilj007 wrote: Sat Jan 22, 2022 10:33 am
Wing Commander wrote: Fri Jan 21, 2022 5:23 pm

Austin Princess and Allegro! :D
One of my first cars was a Metro Vanden Plas with auto gearbox - what was I thinking!!!
How about the Allegro Vanden Plas, with walnut dash and a Bentley-style grille? :P
This is turning into a competition to see who can remember the worst car from the sixties and seventies :D .

The Allegro is only beaten by the Morris Marina.
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All my 11 lessons and test passed first time in a custard coloured one of these… 😇 Know what it is yet?

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Back on topic : You should be Ok as it would be a Saturday car to be careful of :D as they work six days a week, mind you as per the manufacturing video it will go in to Saturday as it takes just under two days from start to finish to build a Macan ready for shipping to docks.
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On-Track wrote: Sat Jan 22, 2022 11:57 am
Wing Commander wrote: Sat Jan 22, 2022 10:41 am
neilj007 wrote: Sat Jan 22, 2022 10:33 am

One of my first cars was a Metro Vanden Plas with auto gearbox - what was I thinking!!!
How about the Allegro Vanden Plas, with walnut dash and a Bentley-style grille? :P
This is turning into a competition to see who can remember the worst car from the sixties and seventies :D .

The Allegro is only beaten by the Morris Marina.
Remember the Triumph Herald and its 10° positive rear camber. The number that flipped on tight hairpins was legendary
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Bluesnose1812 wrote: Sat Jan 22, 2022 12:19 pm
On-Track wrote: Sat Jan 22, 2022 11:57 am
Wing Commander wrote: Sat Jan 22, 2022 10:41 am

How about the Allegro Vanden Plas, with walnut dash and a Bentley-style grille? :P
This is turning into a competition to see who can remember the worst car from the sixties and seventies :D .

The Allegro is only beaten by the Morris Marina.
Remember the Triumph Herald and its 10° positive rear camber. The number that flipped on tight hairpins was legendary
As I said earlier I passed my test in a Triumph Herald. At that time the test included a three point turn and I had to be careful not to turn the wheel too far as the Herald would do a U turn in almost any road. Its turning circle equalled a London Taxi.

The Triumph Vitesse was basically a six cylinder version of the Herald (four headlights being the main visual difference). Wikipedia tells me that it originally had a 1.6L straight six which was a stretched version of the Standard 8/10 four cylinder engine.
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Wing Commander wrote: Fri Jan 21, 2022 5:23 pm
Skyway wrote: Fri Jan 21, 2022 4:27 pm It’s even more of a worry if you remember Austin and Morris :D
Austin Princess and Allegro! :D
OMG Simon I am old.

I walked into the town from work one lunchtime past the Austin/Morris dealership where a car transporter was parked outside and they were unloading the new cars.

On the top was a couple of wedged shaped brand new Austin Princess cars.

They had not been released to the press yet there they were.

Mid seventies I think, this was the colour scheme.

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The only car I ever have made a profit on was my ‘63 blue Austin Mini 850.

Bought £165 and sold 18 months later for £195, which was a lot of cash back then for a 19 year old Apprentice.

Fond memories, this was the colour.
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MikeM wrote: Sat Jan 22, 2022 12:09 pm All my 11 lessons and test passed first time in a custard coloured one of these… 😇 Know what it is yet?
Simca. What do I win?
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On-Track wrote: Sat Jan 22, 2022 12:30 pm
Bluesnose1812 wrote: Sat Jan 22, 2022 12:19 pm
On-Track wrote: Sat Jan 22, 2022 11:57 am

This is turning into a competition to see who can remember the worst car from the sixties and seventies :D .

The Allegro is only beaten by the Morris Marina.
Remember the Triumph Herald and its 10° positive rear camber. The number that flipped on tight hairpins was legendary
As I said earlier I passed my test in a Triumph Herald. At that time the test included a three point turn and I had to be careful not to turn the wheel too far as the Herald would do a U turn in almost any road. Its turning circle equalled a London Taxi.

The Triumph Vitesse was basically a six cylinder version of the Herald (four headlights being the main visual difference). Wikipedia tells me that it originally had a 1.6L straight six which was a stretched version of the Standard 8/10 four cylinder engine.
Was this you on your test :D

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Wing Commander wrote: Fri Jan 21, 2022 5:24 pm
BanZ wrote: Fri Jan 21, 2022 4:48 pm
Wing Commander wrote: Fri Jan 21, 2022 2:59 pm


Define “young”. :P
On this forum definition of young? Not retired? ;)


Yay!! Then, I’m “young”! :lol:
Me too :D :D :D
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