Despicably Devious behaviour...

[superquag]

Friend of mine was recently the 'victim' of a most deceitful action, - by a Land Rover owner.

A staunch Nissan- Pootrol owner - with Very Large Manly Tyres and Brutal bar work... had his Daily Driver / Family Wagon pride and joy "modified" by SWMBO. Said Wife was rescued by her (employment) Boss, who deviously loaned them his spare, - TDV6 Range Rover......

He LIKES the driving position, raves over the tight turning circle and even praises detail as steering - wheel's cross section !

And the Power, and the RIDE...... [biggrin][biggrin][biggrin][biggrin][biggrin][biggrin]

One week and he's more than half-way corrupted...... Another week and he's not going back. [bigsmile1]

To be fair, I did warn about the need for 'active maintainance' but his only complaint is "Left-hand drive Indicator wand."




- He'll get used to it. [bigwhistle]

[RANDLOVER]

My mate is all to aware of the dangers of the Land Rover siren call, and refuses to let me give him a lift or even sit in mine, in case he won't be able to go back to his dual cab utes, and ends up having to get one.

[Markf]

In 1971 a "mate" offered to loan me his Series I while I had my old Prefect in bits (yet again). Stupidly I took him up on his offer.

That's it. Sunk. Ruined.....

[V8Ian]

In 1971 a "mate" offered to loan me his Series I while I had my old Prefect in bits (yet again). Stupidly I took him up on his offer.

That's it. Sunk. Ruined.....
Your "mate" would have been popular at the time.

171539

[p38arover]

Beware the awful pun!

[DieselLSE]

deviously loaned them his spare, - TDV6 Range Rover...
Who has a spare Range Rover lying about?

[JDNSW]

Your "mate" would have been popular at the time.

171539

That is not a Prefect - unless I am mistaken, it is a Ford Popular, which never made it to Australia as far as I know. Related to a Prefect, but the rock bottom basic poverty model.

[p38arover]

^^ I think that was the point of Ian's awful pun.

[p38arover]

Who has a spare Range Rover lying about?

I did - I had two P38As.

[V8Ian]

That is not a Prefect - unless I am mistaken, it is a Ford Popular, which never made it to Australia as far as I know. Related to a Prefect, but the rock bottom basic poverty model.
Quite right John. Wasn't the 103E ute sold here as the Popular coupe utility?

[pop058]

Who has a spare Range Rover lying about?

You Don't ?? [bigsmile1]

[prelude]

I was tricked by a mate of mine who drove a pajero. I thought to myself: I'll do a Clarkson "'cause I drive a land rover!" and then I found out. I do own a spare P38 right now too [bighmmm]

-P

[JDNSW]

Quite right John. Wasn't the 103E ute sold here as the Popular coupe utility?

Possibly, but I certainly don't remember it - Prefect utes, but I do not remember the Popular, although checking with Wikipedia, it seems that it was sold here.

As you now agree, what was shown was undoubtedly an Anglia, not a Prefect.

I never had anything to do with either of them, but I remember the Prefect because it had similar styling to the larger and far less common Austin 16 that my father bought (S/H) in 1953, and I remember describing it to schoolfriends as similar looking to the common Prefect.

[p38arover]

As you now agree, what was shown was undoubtedly an Anglia, not a Prefect.


If I recall correctly, the Prefect had 4 doors, the Anglia had 2. The Ford in the pic has 2 doors.

[V8Ian]

I believe the Popular lacked running boards, a second windscreen wiper and other such extravagants, supplied on the Prefect and Anglia.
You're right Ron, the Prefect was basically a four door Anglia, the Popular was a pov-pac Anglia.

[Markf]

Your "mate" would have been popular at the time.

171539

Very droll….[smilebigeye] My old Defect was a ‘54 100E. The mate who I ended up swapping it for the SI went on to collect a few Roots Group cars and an Armstrong of some type. He still occasionally drives my old 100E.

[3toes]

In today’s terms the Popular was the poverty pack option

[JDNSW]

As far as I can find out, the Popular sedan was not sold in Australia, only the ute. And yes, the Anglia was a downmarket Prefect, with (I think) only the two door sold here.

The other interesting picture I have found looking for more information on this is just how different these Ford Britain models were for Australia - reflecting that these were substantially Australian made except for the engine and drive train - not sure about the chassis. The big innovation made by GMH at this time was building engines, axles, and gearboxes here and making a model that had no overseas equivalent. (But it was not an Australian design, it was a 1942 Chevrolet that did not go into production due to the war, and was considered too small for the USA in 1946. Hartnett's Australian design was vetoed by Detroit.)