The Imp's always overheating problems which caused the head gasket to blow even back in UK. They were strange to drive the front wheels would lean over when turning but they had a good turning circle , the front wheels would turn about 90 deg.
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The Imp's always overheating problems which caused the head gasket to blow even back in UK. They were strange to drive the front wheels would lean over when turning but they had a good turning circle , the front wheels would turn about 90 deg.
Yup! I forgot about the turning circle :) very similar to the Triumph Herald in both Sedan,Coupe and Convertible,complete with a paper-mashe dash and cardboard door trims :D went well though.
Uncle Ho..I meant the Normal MGB convertible too...plenty of those and cheap!
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1968 M.G. B Mk 1 GT Cars For Sale in QLD - CarPoint Australia
not THAT expensive..:D
Triumph 2000 & 2.5 TC's were always very reliable vehicles but steer clear of the PI's they go well but have lots of problems with the Lucas fuel injection. Another good vehicle is the Wolseley 24/80 & Austin freeway also Austin A40 Farina. BMC cars were good up to when Leyland came into the picture, That's when all the problems started with Friday cars every day of the week.
A Canadian guy offered me one for 300 british pounds back in the 70's, he was going back to Canada and needed a quick sale. Like an idiot I didn't buy it but got an MG Midget instead :(Quote:
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I'm only to aware of that Wayne,as I worked for them,OK up until the end of BMC,then the bean counters got into it,"Cheap was Good" :mad: Have you ever read "British Leyland Chronicle of a Car Crash" I have it on my Kindle,quite an eye opener,including the GB Govt.mishandling :(
Kevin
I also worked for UK Motors then Wedmaiers Kelvin Grove through BMC ,Leyland & JRA .We also had a Daihatsu Dealership , I think we only did a couple of warranty repairs on Daihatsu over a12 month period & with Leyland & JRA we did 100 or more a week.
These are Tiny Little cars..
Austin 7's:)
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My first car was an Austin 7 tourer the same as BF 5001 swapped a near new semi-racer push bike for it, my old man was NOT pleased,copped a thumping for that,(16years old) drove it to high school and back :) 28 miles an hour flat out,every time you blew the horn the motor stopped that is why I got it cheap,I found out it had a 12volt horn DUR! changed it problem solved,what a girl catcher (high schooler with a car in 1958:D) sold it when I turned 17 and got a 1939 Austin 8 "Wasp"tourer, it did 75 miles an hour,and had mechanical brakes like the 7 (put the stop light on not much else):D
that went for an A40 Dorset Tourer,half hydraulic half mechanical brakes,sold shortly after I got married and bought an FJ Holden sedan family on the way :( my son turned 50 last May :eek:
See what happened before "the Pill":censored:
There was a MGB GT V8 parked in the street the other day.
If you're going down that path, I'd go for a MGC for rarity.