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Page 1: ...ill has a pill and receives a bill Or one is hatcbed born matcbed married and dispatched There are also 3 ways of becoming a millionaire earn it inherit it or sue for it Four new members are introduced this newsletter ie 3 plus 1 Ron Phillips 049 521 816 Mk 11 1800 Man 16 Kingsway Avenue Rankin Park 2287 N S W J Ron was given his mbthers Mk11 which she owned from new when she retired from driving ...

Page 2: ...d has alre dy helped several club members A simp1e so1ution to a universa1 prob1em By Ian McIntyre I have found it very tricky to fit the type of inner universal joint containing nylon cups and needle bearings which can be used to replace the original rubber couplings on cars with manual transmission The problem is to prevent the thing fa11i ng apart ivhile the 2 U bolts connectiong the joint to t...

Page 3: ... with th way it s turned out after the respray in Ford Regal Red which is almost identical to the original Burgundy but metallic and of course easier to ob tain if I need to I m working on two ideas at the moment one is to mount the later servo unit direct on the fire wall so as simp y the change over plumbing and make the filter easier to service This will require discarding the over flow tank an...

Page 4: ...his car ith ours 9 then s rasman lhicr belor ged to a lovely couple rho resided locally also joined the line follovieci by avery nice ex Englishman in his I1 1 vlhich I usec to mill and he c nd his t ife spent the d ay i th us also It was very p2 easing all round and was nice to catch up with last years signer upper t orm Feck rho has car Ho 61G The oldeEt n 18CO in our Club follo oJed I m told by...

Page 5: ...18 from Goui Durn to ueeilslaIld i i lIK1 I have been carrying out S011e work on fo the ld owners If anyone can help v jith any ideas please I would aprrecic te it This car is also one of the e rly releases No 8 Daryl 1 have j 2t come in o possession of a 1954 Standard Eibht and would appreciate it if in tne Nae you mig ht put a lanted ac for e9 I require three 13in h Stand rd or Triliflph Herald ...

Page 6: ...n a Holden Commodore In 1981 I crashed the car and subsequently wrecked it selling off most of the parts I have since owned about 10 Sedans and 2 utes but I am currently without an Austin of my own I h l ve sufficient expertise to build an 1800 Rally car using the cast iron head today that I believe would be al least as quick as the old one and I think it is a x ut time I did so Editors note Bills...

Page 7: ...me of yo may have heard of Moses He is widely accredited with the first tennis match in history as he served in the court of the Pharaoh He also rode in Triumph which whilst not as good as a Landcrab is a step in the right direction According to usually well informed sources he was 120 years old when he died and his eyesight was not deminiSbed In more recent times Nathan Pritikin has 20 20 vision ...

Page 8: ...on what you did to our bank balance or didn t you think I noticed To witt the original 13 wheels have been eplaced by 14 X 6 Globe Rally Master mags They originally came off the John Taylor Rally Kimberely Being mindfull that an X6 has the extra 2 of wheel base in the front mudguards I thought clearance may be a problem but its not Did I forget to mention the tyres 175 13 or 185 75 13 s as they se...

Page 9: ...COl 5 down to 160 C simply because of water being absorbed TEMP deg C I a 111 2Ir 30 40 TIME IN SERVICE MONTHS Vapour Lock Point Boiling Point Vapour lock point and boiling point If time in service for a typical dot 4 brake fluid Once water is taken in the heat from fric tion of the brake system can turn some of the fluid into vapour Vapour can be compressed In extreme circumstances foot pressure ...

Page 10: ... caliper f Manifold connection from a Mk 11 vacuum hose RE IIDVe the Girling booster and bracket and Osition the Mkll one Bend the booster inlet line so that the nipple is pointing downwards just outside the bracket Loosen the clip on the heater air intaketo work the pipe over Bend the booster outlet line so that the nipple is pointing horizontally and attach one of the short caliper pipes after s...

Page 11: ...543 8675 Data Ease Peter Jones 4 Yarandin Court Worongary 4213 Q L D 075 748 041 N S W 2580 048 406 151 Editor Daryl Stephens 22 Davison Street Mitcham Vic 03 873 3038 3132 Assistant Editor Richard Locke 31 Sunways Avenue PUb1ic Officer Ken Patience 149 Brees Road 7 Mile Beach Keilor East 3033 Tasmania vic 002 486 765 03 337 4661 WISH LIST Gary Fry of 6 84 Wellington Street Bondi 2026 N S W 02 306...

Page 12: ...find in stock but listed is an alternative which is a little thicker but easily obtainable however the piston groove will need to be machined out 1 32 wider to accommodate the alternative item Many thanks go to Hood Street Brake and Clutch for tho research and assistance for this project Hood Street Brake and Clutch offer a Postal Order service C O D to members if these seals are needed for those ...

Page 13: ...nder Plit hydraulic system P5723 J II 13 sOR 1 Non Sal ster cylinder bore is 8 in 20 320 mffifl Utility master cylinder bore is 875 in 22 225 mm IEIIDUAI Lilli PlasllE VALVE TUlillAT NOTE THIS ASSEMBLY IS USED IN DRUM BRAKE OUTLET PORT 61 IUDYOII IIUT DT If AU RtJAr SE AL pJN P t 308 I US D I L I UJ v loitIJ G400vtt y 111 0 lJ 1 THICf It seA AS sHoWN po rn D I lOOT IE PtJ P57f a t I 1ltk pIt 08 is...

Page 14: ... 20 7 8 P6994 765 435 26 13116 P6895 84 405 29 7 8 P6l59 815 477 295 7 S P5804 1 675 1 22 435 44mm PS802 1 45 95 395 38 mm PS723 Z1 435 0 1311 P52S1 90 50 30 15 16 P51S1 S15 45 2S 7 S P5149 69 37 23 3 4 PS081 1 205 7S5 35 1 114 P5092 965 565 33 1 P5063 70 355 265 3 4 P490A 1 082 72 327 1 1IS P789S 645 415 195 11 16 P8143 75 495 195 13 16 P8203 1 07 63 34 1 1 S NOTE c 0 DE 0 OR1 INA L IN L 1E U itt...

Page 15: ...crab dub membership number JIIIlSt be quoted ROVER RANGE ROVER Gearbox baulk rinds Exhaust flex repair Exhaust flange repair Brake G valve Mk 1 Trafficator lens green Grille s Mk 11 Muffler Tail piPe Auto brake pedal pads 30 10 35 Includes sales tax All prices plus 2 Sales Tax Reconditioned Modified Gear cable assembly Steering rack 2 50 35 45 5 Clutch slave cyclinder Stainless steel sleeve Tandem...

Page 16: ...SN T TRUE IT HAD BETTER BE ENTERTAINING BEST NEWSLETTER PLEASE SUPPLY 3 FOR JUDGING BY THE END OF MARCH LADIES CHOICE b GENTLEMEN S CHOICE BEST REPRESENTED CLUB NAVIGATORS AWARD PLUS THREE AWARDS ATTIIE DISCRETION OF ruE COM1 1ITTEE Further it is hoped that sponsors will be able to make it possible to have a series of lucky door prizes to add s pice to the occasion Nevertheless the best prize of a...

Page 17: ...1111 7 OCCURRENCEB THE EASTER LONG WEEKEND 9 TO 11 APRIL i 1993 AJVf IflfAiifilL Ii toSf AREGISTRATION FEE OF 25 00 IS PAYABLE TO TAKE PART ON TOP OF THIS THERE ARE OPTIONAL COSTS FOR SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES THESE INCLUDE ADINNER WINE TASTING AND LUNCH POUSH UP THE AUSTIN GET YOUR REGISTRATION PAID AND THEN PLAN FOR ARIP SNORTER OF AN ENJOYABLE FELLOWSHIP EASTER LONG WEEKEND HOW COULD YOU GO WRONG ...

Page 18: ...AD SUNDAY SPITROAST 16 00 HEAD WINE TASTING 4 00 HEAD The information you provide will help in two ways Firstly it will help us with the organisation of registrationiand secondly help with the establishment of a register of all Austins in Australia Thankyou in advance for your assistance and support AOA STEERING COMMITTEE 1 NAME 2 ADDRESS 3 TELEPHONE NO 4 ACTIVITIES PAID FOR PLEASE TICK AND GIVE N...

Page 19: ... afternoon tea Sometime later they climbed back intu the Fire truck and reversed out the driveway And ran over the cat f Another three new members are introduced this Newslettter Graham Elliot 079 750192 7 Yalkarra Cour MUROONG HEIGHTS QLD Neil Sharyn Hussay 18 Channel Street 4680 MORNINGTON VIC 3931 MK 1 1800 Auto MK 11 Kimberley Man Neil Sharyn were lucky enough to lan their car with only 26 000...

Page 20: ...e front upper suspension arms As Ian Ingram said this is quite straight forward using stock mini parts f I have fitted Aeon rubber springs to the rear trailing arms This took sometime as the brackets that came to fit the 1800 will not fit the Kimberley Richard Locke was very helpful in modifying the orginal bump stop brackets on the Kimberley to accept the Aeons Richard also made up some lower bra...

Page 21: ...when I spent 3 days at mothers last year didn t you Also 3 piece 1800 clutches Borg and Beck for 35 plus carriage of either 39 or 32two kits carriage 67 or 58 Heated rear windows are available for 50 but carriage is a problem Wolseley dash boards are available a New or secondhand b Manual or Auto c round or rectagular switch appatures The later type under mud guard air tubes with built in sound pr...

Page 22: ... not then some fabricated members It s not as though a great deal of weight is taken forward of the drive shaft hole and in any case there s a good deal of stiffness in the wheelarch left completely intact In any case I don t see why a substantial bolt up job wouldn t be at least as strong as the original if not stronger with a bit of erring on the side of safety The thing is that two heads are be...

Page 23: ...d blows bot air over the mechmical fuel pump and presto the car stops A further development of this theme is to run a trunk off the aircleaner so it always sucks in oo1d air When the fan starts up it blows hot air into the aircleaner which can also lead to vaporization Dave Rudman COMMITTEEI President Pat Farrell 4 Wayne Avenue Boronia 3155 Vic 03 762 4457 Data Base Peter Jones 4 Yarandin Court Wo...

Page 24: ...om first come first serued and If necessary a second uenue will be the local RSL SPIT RORST For those who are not sure the Sunday Spit Roast will be In the euening 11 U the wine tasting Lunch on Sunday is a BYO picnic affair There should be ample time for you to get supplies on Saturday THE INEUITABLE PRICE RISE In any euent such as this there Is bound to be a slightly embarrassing moment just one...

Page 25: ... Brennan 02 654 1147 Annangrove N S W Boronia Exhaust Centre 15 Ericia Ave Boronia 3155 03 761 1111 are clearing old discontinued tow bars below cost i e 25 35 each SUit MK 11 1800 Tasman and Kimberley MK 1 ute 1968 New Clutch apparently registered but not roadworthy Usual rust original interior trim Rust free tail gate Comes with V G C canopy Aluminium over steel with windows and fible glass door...

Page 26: ...ED OLDEST YBS6 117 0 M G GILMORE NSW KIMBERLEY MKII AUTO NIL LISTED PJ s WORKSHOP TIPS Start soaking all nuts and bolts with penetrating oil several days before starting a job if you can If your car has corroded headlight reflectors they can be replaced by later sealed beam units but check the wiring can take the extra current Light saatchs on glass can usually be polished out using jeweller s rou...

Page 27: ...E Vic 17 flJ3 67 YAHS2 15574 H PEDERSEN Vic 4 04 67 YAHS2 16626 M Be G GILMORE NSW 4 flJ4 67 YAHS2 18804 NSW 22 08 67 YAHS2 19170 G E FRY NSW 21 06 67 YAHS2 26383 A ENLISH GIld 1967 YAHS2 28347 NSW 4 09 67 UK CARS 1 AUSTIN 1800 MKI MANUAL AHS10 109554 W WHEELER NSW MORRIS 1800 MKII AUTO MHS8D 1465 P FARRELL VIC P A J AUSTIN 1800 AUTO LISTING Mk 1 YAHS4 886 R Be H HOPKINS NSW YAHS4 925 M STREET ACT...

Page 28: ...ailable in either soft or hard rubber compounds According to those that use them in soft form the fronts can be left in permantly Ride becomes a little firmer but not uncomfortably so Another way of using them may be to keep them in the sI are tyre tray and bolt them on when long distance rough roads are encountered Shock absorbers and Aeons have the big advantage of keeping suspension pressures d...

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Page 30: ...Mk 11 Temperature Resistance of Mk 1 Sender ohms Resistance of Mk 2 Sender ohms 35 60 70 80 500 220 160 120 400 170 120 90 90 98 90 70 65 52 The resistance of the sender governs how much current flows through the gauge and hence the temperature the gauge indicates As can be seen from the table at both 90 ohms and 120 ohms there is a 10 degree differl nce between the two senders at both of these re...

Page 31: ...ere heavy poads are carried George also has a noess which is the model which replaced the 1800 in England in 1975 It is a magnificient vehicle vehicle and would surely have been a big seller had it been sold in Australia See you allover Easter BRITISH LEYLAND BRITISH LEYLAND MOTOR CORPORATION OF AUSTRAIJA LJM1TED 3 931 SOUTH DOWUNG STREIT WARRLOO N S W RLiPHONI 3 0321 0 101 Wet loa N S W 2017 Cebl...

Page 32: ...t of the Rally so that you may make yourself com pletely familiar with the car and Graham can check off all his navigation instruments Would you also advise what arrangements you normally have in the matter of personal accident insurance for yourself and Graham Everything being equal I would like to repeat the arrangement for the International Rally of the Hills which is scheduled to be run some t...

Page 33: ... and our developmental work on the Taylorspeed Tasman 1 Interior of Vehicle i Trim etc Black or dark colour if possible 2 I prefer a full harness with an inertia reel on the shoulder strap Graham uscs a normal 3 point belt 3 I prefer a leather oovered padded Mote Lita type steering wheel of ahout 14 15 diameter 4 5 6 We would like to have a Roll Cage in the car Graham prefers the Flexi navit ation...

Page 34: ...hts foot operated 3 Suspension i Disp1acers ute tyne to be used all round ie front and back the large type 2 Shockers to be fitted all round fairly hard setting 3 Strengthen Longatudina1 chassis members between front tie bar mounting and wish bone mounting 4 Fit adjustable tie bars to front suspension 5 Fit Marathon type strengthening rod across chassis behind power unit 6 S F 44 Tyres on 13 wheel...

Page 35: ... No S 81 S 95 Civil Licence NO 304726 9 353286 2 We are a catagory one crew have been placed 2nd outright in the 1968 BP International and 5th in the 1969 BP International For an event like the Cross we would norcally take out 20 units of Insurance each Gus we can organise our own accomodation in Sydney before the event at no cost to you if this suits If there is anything else you require plea e l...

Page 36: ...ing light is a Cibie John deSigned and fitted the wiring for the lighting horns etc and ensured that relays and fuses were fitted where necessary Inside the Kimberley comfort has not been foresaken Interior trims have been retained including the floor mat The front seats are from the 1800 and both recline if required The dash controls have been installed to give navigator West full access to his i...

Page 37: ...emaining scores were level Then St Kilda scored a doubtful point and the Siren sounded giving them point Victory The officiating goal umpire died recently At the PearlY gates he explained who he was and how the winning point was really not a point and how it had worried him for nearly 30 years lIt was definately a point We had a good view from up here Thankyou said the Umpire I suppose you are St ...

Page 38: ...g me a genuine little old lady l owner excellent condition Landcrab Mk 11 bf suggesting I enroll as a fellow idiot in the LCC of A c Lending me his back copies of your interesting magazine f over my 1 3 years of driving I have had several Austin 1800 s of persuasions Mk 1 and Mk 11 approx 7 This is due to d cost initial definately not ongoing r t omfort better than my lounge chair i sp a ce Im 7 f...

Page 39: ... fitting the 3 7 c 1 _ croWDvhee1 and pinnion Petrol consumption has improved and certainly _ ruising speed has to be watched as it is very easy to climb to o er 80 M P H as a few Austin Healeys and Mercs found out on the trip back from Yass I wonder why these drivers get upset when they ca m t shake you of 1 Must get the speedo re ca1ibrated before I run foul of the Law 1 have calculated that the...

Page 40: ...lso parked forming a very large circular shapeo As the time moved on we were becoming more egcited by the minute as Austin after lovely Austin ca e into the showground g and one canl ot describe the feeling as Barry Hage drove his Full Rally Crab ino For those that have not seen the colour scheme wh ch was common with those works tea s cars I ca nly dd9 they are astonishing we were to witness anot...

Page 41: ...ed by the presentations I hope to have photo s returned to send with this report as wait for it o OUR CLUB HAS TAKEN OUT ITS FIRST AWARDS Trophy for best entered NewsLetter 9 how e that Thought Nairn might be thrilled for us however in his own words 9 Rick youv e gotta be joking9 I do the Qld Newsletter and so I m in comp etion with you Better luck next time Nairn old buddyo Second Surprise Mick B...

Page 42: ...go in N S W o Perhaps memlers from other states who are n 1 in the financial position of coming along could get their heads together and stage their own state Xmas party Unfortunately Australia is such a sparse land and a club which expands from its four corners is always going to have difficulty in coming together Therefore let s hope if the next A O A is Vic that we from the south and north can ...

Page 43: ...se street directory hOlders are available through Ken Patience 149 Brees Road Keilor East 3033 03 337 4661 at 10 00 each A minimum v order of 20 must be receiv d by 30 6 93 Editors note could you put me down for 2 please Ken 7 ...

Page 44: ...rs sincerely BOB NEWTON 1 Nuffield Tractor Service Parts List 1950 2 The Automatic Transmission Austin Freeway Wolseley 24 80 3 Parts List 1962 Austin Lancers Wolseley 1500 4 B M C Accessory Catalogue Morris 1100 1500 Nomad 5 Dufor Parts Catalogue 1961 6 B M C Austin Austin Healey Parts Catalogue 7 Morris Nomad Parts Catalogue 8 B M C Service Bulletin 9 Body Repair Guide Morris 1100 M G B 10 Servi...

Page 45: ...ing the front end on the ground and sucking the suspension spacers can just be fitted Keith Doug1as has sucessfully fitted the internals of an 1800 speedo to the case of a Norwood 1500 speedo for those not in Australia the Morris 1100 body was goven the Maxi 1500 engine and 5 speeder and alled a Morris 1500 The Nomad was a 4 door station wagon The result s an 1800 looking speedo with Trafficator 1...

Page 46: ...hure photographed at the Flying Boat station at Rose Bay and at Vaucluse House in Sydney the only car available for photography during the Christmas break in 1967 was the Sales Manager s Snow White manual sedan complete with over riders These were hastily removed and thrown in the boot and forgotten about He wasn t impressed when it was returned with them rattling around in the back The shot of th...

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Page 48: ...chromesh learbol more than malches Ihis lop speed Torque is 99 lb It at 2100 r p m Fuel f l e r J C b J b MI LOOK WHAT SPACE After Ihe world hid said I unlnimous yes to Ihe incredibll Mini Ind miraculous Morris 1100 BMC desilners Ind enlinnrs promptly sella work alain The result the astoundinE Austin 1800 Atrue to lile Ilmily Clr With I lrue to lile style 01 space performance handlinl and economy ...

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Page 50: ... performance the 1800 has been desirned to rive all at an astoundin ly low fuel consumption Up to 30 m p r should be a com mon return 14 FRONT SEAT BELTS r ItIndard quipment The Morris 1800 offers this xtr m rcln of motorinc ufety IS stand rd f turt Three point seat belt anchor is built in for thl re r r G HSO rtL SE YOUR MORRIS 1800 WITH BMC APPROVED ACCESSORIES 4 Di mond Dot t ilored e r r dio m...

Page 51: ...n sustained high speeds and a reserve of power for unexpected demands This is the kind of performance the 1800 has been designed to give all at an astoundingly low fuel consumption Up to 30 m p g should be a common return 15 Approved 3 poinl lIal bell anchoraees for fronl seal make inslanation I mere matter of allach menL Seal bell anchora es for Ihe rear lIat loo PERSONAl SE YOUR FREEWAY 1800 WIT...

Page 52: ...near Royal National Park with me lying down on the back seat to make it sit better This car ABF 459 was one of the Press cars as was the white car ABF 455 complete with a fog and spot light bar on the front In one pic the negative was reversed to make for a better layout and as everyone would know you fill an 1800 from the left hand side ABF 455 suffered a bad fate as one of the journos John Smail...

Page 53: ...k standard manual sedan registered ACF 935 The bank of lights on the front weren t even connected We put all the sponsers stickers all over it photographed Evan Green Jack Murray and George Shepheard with it before depositing them at the Airport and then photographed it near Nowra That s me in the back This car was also featured on the cover of January 1969 Motor Manual and in a Wheels road test S...

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Page 55: ...dleysides David Samuelsdorff and Peter Cameron who all joined after 1 3 are all current for at least anor r 12 months Everybody else needs to produce A25 00 same as last year by 30 6 93 If everybody re joins we will have around 100 members by Christmas DO IT NOW v The closing date for newsletter submissions is the 25th of the even month The nesletter is posted 25th of the odd month 19 ...

Page 56: ...MOSTAT HOUSING 15 00 1 00 HUBCAP 14 15 IZIIZI 1 00 STD RING SET 91Z1 00 X6 WORKSHOP MANUALS 17 5121 1 00 X6 DOOR SEALS POPI 1 SET ONLY CHEVIOT MAGS 150rnrn 6 390 rnrn POA ALL PRICES INCLUDE SALES TAX ASK ABOUT OUR COMPLETE RANGE OF AUSTIN ROVER SPARES Hans Pedersen is about to manufacture a new steering rack for our cars giving 3 2 turns lock to lock instead of 3 8 Expressions of interest should b...

Page 57: ...y plastic soft drink containers because if you cut e top off you have a free disposable funnel Brake fluid is a good lubricant to help get tight rubber bushes into things like suspension arms It makes the job easier and won t hurt the rubber If you break a drill and it cannot b re sharpened keep the shank to use as a small punch for knocking out pins etc Buy a new large aluminium cooking dish for ...

Page 58: ...k 11 s automatics One is registered till May 93 It has a very good interior good body and tyres but the motor is shot Other one is a rust bucket Motor has done 50 000 miles 500 for the pair negiotable A1so a Wolseley 24 80 mk 1 Good motor and body no rust last registerec 91 800 negotiable the car of the century floats on fluid teadrop stickers have been remanufactured at Ken Patience instigation 5...

Page 59: ...as a doctor when Eves first child was borne Thats true said the accountant but out of chaos came onder and then humans Accountants create order The politician cleared his throat Who do you think created the chaos in the first place The club continues to expand with another seven new members which brings us up to just over 80 mempers Assumirig everybody renews their membership at least 100 members ...

Page 60: ... Vic AndrewVincerit 44HeathclifreCresent Balgowlah N S W Alan Hogg 22 Huntingdale Avenue Miranda N S W Colin Johnson 48 Paradise Road Slacks Creek 4127 Q L D Eric Pitman 2093 2228 055 284 274 Mk 11 Ute Man Gas powered 02 948 8123 Mk 11 1800 Man 02 5228184 Mk 1 Kimterley Man r 07 208 6546 Mk 11 1 800 Owned from new Man Mk 1 under restoration 060 271209 Mk 1 Ute Man 19 Church Street Mk 11 1800 Sed Y...

Page 61: ... would come to Australia buy an old Landcrab anq take part in it Alas it won t happen that way However if you have a member with a spare seat available or one looking for a navigator Iwould love to be considered as a pOssible fellow entrant If your club thought of doing a run through New Zealand my accomodation establishment would be available to your members My son who is working my motor garage ...

Page 62: ...rs a special feature Devonshire Teas and lunches In the Tea Garden Things to do Radius 5 kms Radius 10 kms Radius 50 kms Golf Club Trout fishing River Swimming pools Outdoor bowls Horse Riding Historic Replica Cob Cottage Refurbished 100 year old Hotel Salmon fishing in Rakaia and Waimakariri Rivers Jet Boating Q Q t Ski ing Choice of 6 ski fields Travel through the Rugged Southern Alps to Arthurs...

Page 63: ...ront of Bega Town Hall and just behind the main shopping area will cost 5 00 for approximately 5m X 2m and 10 00 for 5m X 4m Lookers and buyers will be admitted free An alternative under cover site ill be available in the event of wet leather We are not aware of any other regular Swap Meet in this part of South Eastern New South Wales and look forward to this becoming a feature of our Annual Festi...

Page 64: ...rs This guy strangely enough is not in our club he prefers the other 1800 s the ones with the engine in the wrong way and forget the displacers 0 they don t handle as well as our cars AnyWay Pauls mighty Mki finished ahead of car 31 During and after the start of the rally the 18i85 and Mkl1 Rally car BMC 072 and BMC 069 respectively attracted consideranle attention of those with fine taste Having ...

Page 65: ...tres up a hill to where the other survivours were Th pplit e but breathless chap out my window was none other Lhan Bi11 fraser founder of the Landcrab Owners Club International Bill had run up the street after us when he saw us cruise past and of course we were only too willing to help The security guard on the concourse took a bit of convincing but finally let the 18 85 and the Mk11 up on the con...

Page 66: ...or a Hotel down the road When we arrived we dls overed that the reception was ctuaily at the main Hotel for the more affluent on the other side of the road just to humour Us more After the lads had freshened up they decided to go to Bcndi Beach for dinner It was only 10 minutes away by rally car or 12 minutes in the 18 85 not coun ing the 20 ndnutes Ken Lyle took to make it operative after it fail...

Page 67: ...nd of play the 18 85 had retired with a flat battery and a dead starter motor the rally car had blown a displacer and as we later discovered broken an engine mount which left the Mk I to save the day abeitwith no spare wheel The Wolsley is the most 1uxurioua andrefiDed to travel in the red rally car the most rapid and dynamic d the Mk I the IIIlSt rel iab1e Bill joked that perhaps we could rally E...

Page 68: ...damage to the engine The engine should be decarbonized at regular intervals as excessive deposits of ash from the combustion oflubricating oil and fuel can cause pre ignition difficulties Choice of fuel When fitted with H C engine compression ratio g 8 1 The octane number of a motor fuel is an indication given by the fuel techni cians of its knock resistance High octane fuels have been produced to...

Page 69: ...ease of some 3 b h p can be had by general attention to the cylinder head and port polishing as detailed below Lightly grind and polish the exhaust and inlet ports throughout They should not be ground out so heavily that the shape or valve choke diameters are impaired as the wall between the exhaust and inlet valves may become too thin and cause valve seat cracking Just inside the ports at the bri...

Page 70: ...y pass hole in the balance pipe Polish this manifold as explained in Stage 1 To prevent vibration of the carburetters it is advisable to use a synthetic rubber gasket part No AHH 5791 between the carburetter and the manifold and a tin 3 18 mm thick double coil spring washer Part No AJD 7742 under the carburetter fixing nuts so that the carburetters may be left not quite tightened solid Wire the nu...

Page 71: ...AEH 770 with a tappet setting between valve and rocker of 018 in 457 mm hot This camshaft has acam lift of 315 in 8 0 mm and a valve lift of 452 in 11 5 mm The inlet period is 3000 and the exhaust 3000 Timing is inlet opens 500 B T D C inlet closes 700 A B D C exhaust opens 750 B B D C exhaust closes 450 A T D C with valve clearance set at 018 in 46 mm The high lift wide period camshaft can be use...

Page 72: ... SO nor less than 5 If this distributor is not available a nearly similar one Part No AEJ 41 distributor No 4071SA is generally suitable but this must be set r B T D C and not more than 4 nor less than 1 The standard distributor for H C engines which is Part No 12H 792 distributor No 4OS97 is not quite so suitable but if it was desired to use it then it should be set 9 to 11 B T D C Sparking plugs...

Page 73: ... the two exhaust valves TUNING Stage 6 10 4 to 10 6 1 compression ratio competition tuning Tune as for Stage 4 or Stage 5 but remove ir in I 59 mm from the cylinder head face making the thickness of the head 3lc 015 in 79 38 mm The standard thickness of the cylinder head is 3 8M in 80 6 g mm Finally surface grind the face of the head and carefully lap as described on page 26 Check the opening of t...

Page 74: ...17 IH 723 50 167 6 230 6 500 6 500 IH 1111 117 IH 1112 57 174 6 360 6 600 6 600 AHH 7264 131 IH723 50 181 6 480 6 700 6 700 AHH 7264 131 IHl112 57 188 6 600 6 750 6 750 AHH 7264 131 AHH7265 60 210 6 680 6 800 6 800 Standard cnaanc It is advised that these springs be used only for very special events as if used under everyday conditions the cams and followers will have a shorter service life The sp...

Page 75: ...ixing nut a double coil spring washer part No AJD 7732 should be fitted each fixing nut should be drilled and wired in pairs to prevent them coming slack Tighten the nuts up fairly firmly but by gripping the carburetter some slight free movement should be felt Steady rods are fitted from the inlet manifold both front and rear down to brackets on the cylinder block adjust these rods to the free pos...

Page 76: ...cort Zephyr Customline Louisville A T models Fl00 272 292 Graham Paige Hillman Imp Minx Grey Marine Holden 48 to HZ Sunbird Torana LC LH Honda N360 Jaguar Landrover Leyland P76 Mini 850 1100 1300 1500 Maxwell Mazda RX2 1300 1600 Mercedes Morris 850 1000 1100 1300 1500 Nash Nissan Oldsmobile Plymouth Renault Dauphine Gordini Riley Rover 75 90 Studebaker Rambler Subaru Rugby Suzuki Siddley Deasey To...

Page 77: ...ct the price of each 10lill be about 20 to 25 each and no doubt all sizes will be catered for Trisha Jarrett will be responsible to take ordees and accept the necessary payments from members As you are aware her address iE 8 Gundary cltreet Goulburn 2580 Rick Hopkins s U 1 0 CHf S T of SH l R l rJ Co LLA 2 Opinions expressed ithin are not necessarily shared by the Edi tor or Officers of the Club W...

Page 78: ... cam cylinder head Our path is a little more labour intensive but certainly not as costly Let s analyse the components and modifications form the camshaft up Camshaft Followers These components may not appear to require our attention in the quest for more performance economy But take a closer look particularly at the 8 Series engine Lightening of these components would be extremely difficult beinQ...

Page 79: ...Shaft Assembly Our aim in this area is to reduce friction maintain or increase rigidity and provide positive location of the rocker over the valve stem Firstly the rockershaft For peak efficiency this must be held firmly in the rocker pillars because any freeplay here results in lost motion For instance if we have 005 clearance between shaft and post plus 005 wear in the bush to rocker clearance i...

Page 80: ... mild steel So choose carefully r Rocker Arms Provided the rocker bushes and shaft are in 1st class order the standard rockers can with benefit be lightened substantially if sufficient time is allowed Rocker Ratio Metal can be removed as indicated by the shaded area in the sketch Bearing in mind that metal removed from the extremities pays the biggest dividend in lowering inertia loadings The main...

Page 81: ...es into the typical MKII B Series inlet valve 1 625 dia x x 3376 lift 3639 lift 1 724 sq in 1 858 sq in that s an increase in open area of 7 n at full lift Most tuners would agree it would be time well spent to achieve this sort ofpotential improvement A considerable improvement whilst still using basically standard components Roller Rockers Why use roller rockers During valve opening and closing ...

Page 82: ...he valve gear When contemplating the fitting of these rocker assemblies a few things must be anticipated 1 2 3 4 5 Special ball ball pushrods are required Valve clearances must be appropriately wider to maintain deSired cam clearance Due to the extra valve lift check valve to piston block clearance Allow 100 to cater for rod and piston stretch and or momentary timing variation due to over revving ...

Page 83: ...ersion of our front cover History not known but it has been professionall built It sfully fitted out with 240 and 12 volts a gas stove and oven and mod cons 3 000 includes a nearly new Vynl annex G S Hoskin C Lang Lang Jetty Caravan Park Lang Lang Vic 3984 photos with the editor unless I buy it myself Mrs Editor It comes I go iCOMMITTEEI President Pat Farrell Wayne Avenue Boronia 3155 VIC 03 762 4...

Page 84: ...Car Magazines Motor UK i Car UK and Autocar UK John Webster 06 295 9060 mONEYUP OR SHUT UP II Club fees were due 30 6 93 Those few who have not re enrolled need to produce A 25 00 no later than yesterday Articles for the newsletter need to be received by the 25th of the even month The newsletter is posted on the 25th of the odd month r _ _ r Just a reminder account overdue Have you forgotte to pay...

Page 85: ...d on and o n finally stopping when his voice threatened to ire He apOlogised for preaching for so long but said it was the Church s fault for not having a wall clock A sleepy voice from the back interjected with you we don t need a clock we need a ca1endar n Our club continues to eXpand in spite of the editors feeble attempts at humour with another 5 hew meinbers They are I i J ...

Page 86: ... ork isa little tii ed It has ow covered 81 000 r riles ith only minor repairs and regular maintenan r It continues to be reliab1e cqnifortabl ei ci economical transport IioOk forward to contact with other owners and am sUre I will derive much pleaSUre from such contactsu William Macleod 46 Herbert Street Mornington 3931 Vic 059 758 520 1973 Mk 11 KiItIDer1ey Auto y a strange qui rk of fate Kimber...

Page 87: ... the 1800 to power steerin Any input to Peter would _ be very welcome _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 0 Opinions expressed ithin are not necessarily shared by the Editor or Officers of the Club Whilst great care is taken to ensure that the technical information and advice offered in these pages is correct the Editor and Officers of the Club cannot be held responsibl for any problem that may ensue from acting on s...

Page 88: ... SH Albert Lot 12 Maitland Bar Road Mud ee NSW 2850 26 Fitzhardfng Cresi Evatt A C 2617 Box 4 Talbut Vic 3371 7 Varcoe Court Moe Vic 3825 RSD 1123 Greenswald Vic 3304 C Taylors of Medinde Box 6 Walkerville S A 5081 Box 2100 Brighton 3186 vic Box 6123 Quearibeyan N S W 2620 6 Avenue St Grorge Vincentia N S W 2540 C Research Inststute Ruth glen Vic 3 685 7 Yalkarra Crt Wurdong Heights d 4680 M S 299...

Page 89: ...I Kimberle __ I I 1 F Gerry 51 South Coast Highway 098 415 184 MkII Alh my W A 6330 _ HIN DHAUGH Nairn 5 Rossmore Ave Mk 11 Coorparoo QLD 4151 07 397 6845 Mk 11 Ute Maxi _ ll r A lan 22 Huntingdale Ave 02 522 8184 MkI Miranda NSW 2228 Kimberley Nan _ _ _ lIOIJ1 FS Geoffrey 14 Brukner Close 06 291 7196 MkI Sedan Gowrie ACT 2904 __ _ ll f l JNS Rick P O Box 51 048 406 151 MkI Tasman Taralga NSW 2580...

Page 90: ... Street Mornington Vic 3931 Herber i Kings Highway R aidwood N S W 2622 i 1 I 18 Yondell Avenue I Springwood N S W 2777 09 271 3737 059 758 520 i 048 427 123 J 1 i 047 514 338 Austin Princess 1800 MkI Sedan 1 MkII Ute MkII Sedan MkII Auto Kimberl y Mk 1 2 x Mk 15 r r tELV LLE Neil MOHGAN Len C Cowaramup P O W A 6284 _ _ 80 Sussex st 0 Coburg vic 3058 097 555 332 03 354 2642 MkI Sedan MkI Sedan MkI...

Page 91: ... 3 Lit Canterbury N Z Morris 1800 Mk 11 Ute T l lIENS Daryl 22 Davison Street 03 873 3038 MkI x 2 Mitcham Vic 3132 f TEVFNSON Bill 93 Callagher Street 02 625 8225 Barry Fry s Mt Druitt NSW 2770 overflow _ _ I i T NT Andrew 44 Heathcliff Cres 02 948 8123 MkII 1800 Balgowlah Heights NSW 2093 tan _ HATSON John O Eastcote Lane iVelli lg Kent Mi 11 Morris England DA 16 2X 1800 lITl f TF n John 13 Murra...

Page 92: ...of even parts of both Methylated Spirits and Water with a little radiator inhibitor added Amounts used are not critical Raise suspension to heights as per vehicle Workshop Manual A A suitable flexible hose can be obtained from Hydraulic Hose suppliers C W correct fittings to suit Schraeder Valve and Brake hose Fitting IE HIS HOSE Hose Doctor etc See Yellow Pages Phone Directory B To bleed air from...

Page 93: ... J f l 1 r rJDCKNVrf SlAK HOS PLNO A S6s SUSH OJ 1 to THIll HOZC I IliSIDC ____ SE T Ut lYRE 5C HRAEl a vAL f 4 U AL1 NA11 5 lJol f q 0 70 _ x IIY I10LA5_ 1 L SiJ sP NSLO IMP ilP __ e _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ J JMD j oNAL _ J E_ IAIJ A J _c aMF oN Nr__S01 t _ c J r 1 I _ _ _ _ __ _ r _fHosr _CflM ON Nrs _ AJ A 5 f lrrlEiL J tLAI JR B OO _ ______ ___ r DR hA JINt JOT T e ALa _ _ _ ...

Page 94: ...BRAKE HOSE ALLOY WATER PUMP ASSEMBLY BALL TOH TS SUSF ENSION I W ORIGIN TIE ROD ENDS 11f ORIGIN RECONDITIONED MODIFIED GEAR CABLE ASSEMBLY STEERING RACK ASBY CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER STAINLESS STEEL SLEEVE RADIATOR ASSY COMING SOON ONE ONLY GPH250 GRH208 CHANGE O jER CHANGE OVER CHANGE OVER CHANGE O ER POLYURETHANE ENGINE MOUNTINGS AND BUSHES PLEASE NOTE ALL PRICES INCLUDE SALES TAX 37 00 10 00 19 50...

Page 95: ...ant retention When d irig this be sure to fit the spring loaded cap on the headel tank the solid cap should be fitted to the radiatqr If this leakes a temporari remedt is to turn th rubber seal upside down The cooling ystem will magnify any restriction to coolant flow The main cause of this can be the rong thermostat The correct thermostat has a flap which closes off the by pass bose so that all t...

Page 96: ...essional cleanout as these cars have been around for some time now The final modification is to provide a driver override switch for th cooilhg fan The cut in temperature of the thermalswit h is too high and the heat build up is ore that the f n cah co e with With a dash6perated switch the driver can antici ate and turn the fan on earlier Last1y to stoP or help the fue1vaporisation remOVe the ston...

Page 97: ... not because of its tray truck but because utes have four equa1sized disp1ayoers which meanS only one need be carried as a spare The van contained adoub1e bed a wardrobe a sink fridge and C011apsilb1e tab1e The two bucket sets were turned to face aft Rearwards when meals were taken There Was no longer a door for the driver he dis mbarked through a much modified passenger door This feature cam ed s...

Page 98: ...t in time to see the last car before us drive off we were car 28 and last away We unloaded our gear to our service creWf mi brother in law John and tarted the rally On the first ir ns rt stage we were overt ken by the control officials because we detoured into town At the beginning of the first competitive stage we were flustered and dis organised but lad to b there arid readyto go r After having ...

Page 99: ...d started 2 minutes in front of us He had in tUrn caught the Holden 2 minutes ahead again So I think the Austin is ple ty faSteoough We just need to avoid wrong turns In August we want to do the 3rd found Of this series in Quirindi and about a month after that we plan to do the Southern Cross Rally re run at Mt Seavjew resort Port MacQuarie In closing I want to thank Richard I ockI for the terri f...

Page 100: ... in between breaks but I will have to employ someone full time when he goes as there is just too much work to do Please note I now live at the factory and have cancelled all phone lines except 09 271 73737 Unit 3 11 Foundry St Maylands 6051 W A As far as I know no one makes a 5 Speed xiX or cOnversion for LaridcrahE s As a guide 5 speed conversions or Mini s are in t h 1200 1500 range so it is not...

Page 101: ...Aussie made II INSTALLATION Simple IIBolt on mechanically Electrical 1 2 KGP Use5 only I indicator conductor via E tSt It1g u Jrc 3_ t oo _ female connector and leavesout IIFII conductor not used Leave old regulator in place untouched as it will be inert and only serves as a wiring termination for existing wiring I1e U N C 61 5 826290 12V 55A Sulta l0rd application Replacet BXF12 2 Int gral wltage...

Page 102: ...DF y STA n R 5DL O D 0 rUE c WA RG ING ell J T BATI I Y ...

Page 103: ... B ALJX Df Y ALT OF 1 o C J lAfG 1116 C JR Lv IT ALTERNATOR FITTED NEGATIVE EARTH BA1T Y ...

Page 104: ...0 r AlJxD Bt bJ 1 rLlt JAL sm p CD y 0 0 0 F A NV Al c tJ 0 STA nz R SDLrLNor0 C J lAI G 6 C 1P c v T lfrJ __ W rru nL1 I IJAT o BUILT IV f fG ULA1 OR f ALTERNATOR FITTED NEGATIVE EARTH r l foJD BAlTfA Y ...

Page 105: ...Ge Ctrch r je Co ble N c L e a I ts Ne w Ca ble s sea led O n o cove rec t Sn toCJ h C ho T 9 e5 M Od fi e cl Ol l Re cu n No t n ore H 1 cl C4 u L Co 3 Cq bl es EQ L f f l e cl C Q e ove R ssel T bl 1 comes fuLLlj a cLjusce cL t e er dlj L o boll 01 ft OTn SuM b o Gea rsh f HER M J N PEDER 5EN 14 VER NON ST EeT 13 L AC 1 Q iJ J N s0 UTH 30 For those who cannot persona1 shop these excellent produc...

Page 106: ...on of the Air system on my brothers Telstar Here a similar system to the prototype X6 is employed only in reverse Therefore here is need to be looking at my submission on the cooling ofan X6 interior Using a system from a Ford or Mazda Fwd the same style has been used for about 9 years rig up the pump in the same way as the diagram provided This will then solve the belt slip problem The primary cr...

Page 107: ... s c I tI 16 aaL T uLLE F ON l W sE 23 l e u Sc of bolh 00 be lid IL M CAr Ao 1 5 _ hU H err 0 SC ALE _ It _ _ ...

Page 108: ...PARTS TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLIES QTY 3 25 00 each c FRONT R H Side PARKING LIGHT ASSEMBLY QTY 1 20 00 each HEAD LIGHT SURROUNDS Aluminium QTY 6 5 00 each or LOT for 20 00 Many other bits and pieces by enquiry WILL SWAP FOR STANDARD VANGUARD PARTS CONTACT Mr Peter Mc Farlane BRITISH CLASSIC SPORTING CARS 53 WATTLE PARK AVENUE MOOLAP 052 484766 Local Enquiries Ken Patience 337 4661 1 pair new back brake ...

Page 109: ... ernMotor 7 68 in colour 2 Morris 1800 In colour Adv ert U K Auto car 3 Aus in 1800 In coloUr Car of theCenturY 6dern Motor 66 4 Austin 1800 coliur Bandwagon space 5 Austin 1800 colour Auto Car cover 31 12 65 1 50 1 50 l 1 00 1 50 i The above are 2 00 each Available fr om John Caesar 22 Third St Blackheath 2785 N S W Freebies 2 Morris 1100 s with very good appearance from Mike and Anne Dornau Wana...

Page 110: ...cers to be fitted in the rear eo1in Johnsonkno s the whereabouts bf3 utes i scrap yards Ali sed ns Mk 11 1800 converted to Z90i1filter The adaptors are made by Ed Lenny and available through the Editor for 8 00 Mk 1 1800 converted to Mk 11 or X6 brakes or at least the brake master cyclinder and wer booster swapped over yco have the necessary bits Mk l 1800s are either convert ed to aiternators or ...

Page 111: ...r 53I eCernber 1993 January 1994 JfiJflJmlBmfiJ JJ The LaJ ldc ab OWIler club C f A sia Inc _ I I try to take j fJst ONE DAY AT _A Tlrv1E 1 f J rJ i I I b J L but tatery sev era days have attacked me at once ...

Page 112: ...98 616 ndles 157 786km The odmeter now reads 159 627 miles 255 403 kIn We ve travelled south to Sydney and north to Port Douglas and the Atherton Table lands ancl west soinewhere were the typist cannot read Perhaps Geralton W A Matt tIi ll 23 Studley Ave Kew 3101 Vic 03 8531592 Mk 11 i800 one owner Country Tasman a 107 000 ndles Full Leyland service history Helen Sexton 03 890 5336 Mk l I OO 4 Bla...

Page 113: ... to believe in Santa Claus Anyway the war comndttee and the apprentice humans point blank re used another long trip in the 1800 unless I shUt up the exhaust Rather begrugingly I removed the straight through ports muffler trying not to think of all he power that would be lost The new Austin 1800 PerformanceEXhaust Feattired in this newsletter if it will fit made by Hans Pedersen was very easily ins...

Page 114: ... packed muffler Complete with all fitting hardware brackets etc Bolts onto original mountings FiniNG NOTES Q Heat shield will require one corner to be bent outwards to enable the exhaust clamp to be positioned for adequate ground clearance 1 3 Bend up L H Corner 2 U J Bend Heat Shield On some vehicles it may be necessary to bend the lower edges of the body fitted heat shield to gain adequate clear...

Page 115: ...d with oil on assembly andt if the galleries are primed too Ju ll get oil pressure straight away Well I did 3 If your dj f pWons need to be shimmed then get an old diff assemb and use it as a die and punch to make shims from appropriate copper sheet You simply cut the copper roughly to size and anneal it then place aver the concave recess with a pinion on top Then with a block to cover the ho Le y...

Page 116: ... Zincalume or whatever and fold to form a shroud around float chamber attaching it by means of existing screws I ve had no more trouble with floodiD gJboiling S Celia Stre t Burwood 3125 22nd July 1883 Dear Daryl Austin 1800 Mk 1 1967 Gerry Hiles 6 I took tip your SUgg t i6ti d fitted the Pedersen modified and re cond 6 gear change assembly After changing my bad habits leained with a deterioratjng...

Page 117: ...t he had restored the hinge pins He said tha aheavy wind easily overcomes the door restraint i a ncf jstrains door hinges and bends door He addedth t he has installed extra rubber washers insidedo i 1 1 o re H rict travel on restraint The hinge pins are haid n d 0 25in diam K P said they frequently crack h f9 e the door drops He said remove door and use p1n P nc 1 to drive pins UPWARDS The p ins a...

Page 118: ...mes soapy with age NOTE Daryl I send this to yo u for your archives have not infringed K P s copy right rules IMPORTANT THIS VEHICLE IS WIRED NEGATIVE EARTH AUSTIN 1800 BALL JOINT REMOVAL MADE EASY I hope I If you have to remove either the top or bottom ball joints both for drive shaft removal an easy way of breaking the taper joint is to place a bottle jack between the upper and lower suspension ...

Page 119: ...edo components and which parts to incorporate into your new speedo is a 1800 Nomad Metal casing Use Discard Speedo mechanism Use Discard Fuel gauge with backing plate Discard Use Teperature gauge with backing plate Discard Use Face plate with speed markings Discard Use Perspex face Use or Use Rim to hold perspex onto speedo Use or Use Metal Casing The 1800 speedo casing is re used but the holes th...

Page 120: ... backing plate so that the globe holder can be inserted from the rear of the speedo and the black plastic light tube extend through to the back of the face plate to focus the light only behind the green arrow The face has the lower edge cut away so as to allow the light tube to come forward to the speedo face plate It is appropriate to use the Nomad fuel gauge backing plate and light tube as a com...

Page 121: ...e the Nomad temperature gauge backing plate and light tube as a complete unit in the new 1800 speedo e Face Plate with Speedo Markings Whilst the two face plates are identical in size and printing the nomad face plate has the green indicator arrows and should be used in place of the 1800 face plate f Perspex face plate As these are identical for both the 1800 and Nomad it is appropriate to use whi...

Page 122: ...and then is wired up The kit was available 12 months ago from Strathfield Car Radio stores here in Sydney costing about 100 00 This little gem of info comes via a mate of mine John Howell who has completed this exercise John l might add is the fellow I told you about who has chopped and street machined his 1800 Mk I to the point that it puts out something like 150 BHP and is standing about the hei...

Page 123: ...he possible exception would be of the Wolseley 18 85 Mark 11 which was nicely done The Six went to velour and they took the wood cappings off the doors which were trimmed in vinyl The dash of the Austin Morris 2200 was the shape of the Wolseley but covered in stick on Fablon which of course was peeling off before you delivered it to the customer If it s any consolation Marinas were worse I remembe...

Page 124: ...he Austin Mini and 1100 The Publication was 2280 The full 16 page colour brochure 2267 featured mostly artwork with some photos The centre pages showed Alec Issigonis and Chief Engineer Charles Griffin as well as some drawings from Issigonis sketchbook There was a lot of copy about the stowage space inside the car and in true Brit style room for mineral water in the door pockets and shooting stick...

Page 125: ...showing the drab coloured green they seemed to paint all their engines with For the Mark 11 BMC UK in their typical half hearted way of doing things just re touched up the Mark 1 brochure and the car looked just as uninviting as before This came out in early 1968 2508 and when the S was announced in 1969 they added reference to the twin carb arrangement and replaced the dreary artworked pics with ...

Page 126: ...ey were like sitting on boards and really disappointing The lady modelling the 1800 s interiorlooks very like the same one in the Mark 11 brochure only this time there was no need to cover up the steering wheel boss as by now in the Uni sex Seventies the only reference between Austin and Morris were the grille badge and boot lid badge The final brochure for the ADO 17 Austin was issued in October ...

Page 127: ...e drab coloured green they seemed to paint all their engines with For the Mark 11 BMC UK in their typical half hearted way of doing things just re touched up the Mark 1 brochure and the car looked just as uninviting as before This came out in early 1968 2508 and when the S was announced in 1969 they added reference to the twin carb arrangement and replaced the dreary artworked pics with nice photo...

Page 128: ... were like sitting on boards and really disappointing The lady modelling the 1800 s interiorlooks very like the same one in the Mark 11 brochure only this time there was no need to cover up the steering wheel boss as by now in the Uni sex Seventies the only reference between Austin and Morris were the grille badge and boot lidbadge The final brochure for the ADO 17 Austin was issued in October 197...

Page 129: ...illights rather than the pointed version of the production Morris Either that or they were still fiddling around with ways to make the Morris really different The Pub is 6600 which is very much out of order I think all the brochures were printed by Nuffield Press but they were not referred to in earlier Austin ones An Austin owner couldn t have anything to do with Nuffield or Morris after all BMC ...

Page 130: ...d grille which cheapens its image Don t bother to paint it black no one will notice or care we certainly don t At least Australian Austin 1800s were properly finished off The centre pages have an actual cut away of an Austin which was an excellent way to see the vast amount of lounging room that the car had By the time the Mark 11 was announced the air brusher was on overtime making a Mark 1 into ...

Page 131: ...the same as the Austin 2719 The Morris 1800 S driver is wearing a crash helmet as he hurls the beast through a corner For the announcement of the 2200 the format is almost exactly the same as the Austin but the pics are very slightly different The copy is the same and the Pub was 2904 as against 2903 for the Austin I don t have a final Morris 1800 2200 in my oollection but would imagine that it is...

Page 132: ...ralians did for the Mark 11 24 80 you wonder what the Poms were playing at However the interior shots were reasonably well done with photos lightly touched with the old air brush For the Mark II the Mark I brochure was rehashed 2670 with a nice photo of a white car outside the Royal Garden Hotel in Kensington I think This location was used by other manufacturers as I have an ad for a DAF 44 Estate...

Page 133: ...e covers of the Six brochure 2905 dated 1 72 and the photos in this 12 page publication are very good and for once does justice to the car A dark blue car is pictured with a helicopter and it looks very tasteful The chrome strip on the boot lid on the back cover doesn t quite match up but this is typical in a lot of my British BL brochures You ought to see the lead wiping in the bonnet of an Alleg...

Page 134: ...s knowri as a Balanza The Danish 1100 was a Morris Marina 8 years before the actual Morris Marina we all love to hate and the Mini was known as a Morris Mascot Like the Australian brochures I wrote about before these all turn up at swap meets from time to time at usually not outrageous prices although I m glad I got mine when they were new and free La nouvelle Austin 1800 Balanza derniere venue da...

Page 135: ...By pass Hose J 1800 Alloy Water Pump 11 Top Hose Bottom Hose Corrossion Inhibitator concentrate RECONDITIONED Modified GearChan e Assy Radiator Assy Change OVer Hydro Units COMING SOON I 99 45 39 50 13 15 5 65 10 19 50 18 150 100 85 I _ _ _ _ B ITISM L EYLAND POLYURETHANE ENGINE MOUNTINGS AND BUSHES PLEASE NOTE ALL PRICES INCLUDE SALES TAX ...

Page 136: ...r or Officers of the Club Whilst great care is taken to ensure that the technical information and advice offered in these pages is correct the Editor and Officers of the Club cannot be held responsibl for any problem that may ensue from acting on such advice or information I r COMMITTEEI President Pat Farrell 4 Wayne Avenue Boronia Vic 3155 03 762 4457 Fax 03 543 8675 Data Base Peter Jones 4 Yaran...

Page 137: ...ture of these two popular stickers The first lot of the float on fluid stickers were the wrong colour but now they are perfect Send 5 45 for the fluid sticker and 7 00 for the first class sticker to Aspect Signs 614 Melbourne Road Spotswood 3015 vic 03 399 1252 I 081 e I re trave111 ng l st l class J The Car Cen tur y on fluid too _ _ _ _ So Wot this car floats on beer is not under consideration f...

Page 138: ...a Sh 1rt 1S white car Ute 1S an 0 t is d P 10n ark blue Australia 1S red This is the rear of the tea sh 1rt 1rts with the Tea sh front d eS1gn are 15 front and rear are 20 Available from Peter Jones 4 Yarandin Crt Worongary 4213 Q L D e to Don t forg t send your 81ze _ ...

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