[spanner]

LOL! Someone I work with just sent me this:

There were no cars in it's class - "shocking".

 

[awster]

lol[]

 

[MikeP]

My god, cars like that existed?! For some wierd reason, when I first saw it, it reminded me of a badger?! Think it's time for my tablets...!

Wonder what other colours it came in...!

 

[4pot]

And in beige too[:O]

Lest we forget they put plastic bumpers on it and called it an Ambassador

Tell me again why the british car industry failed[!]

 

[spanner]

God, I forgot abou the Ambassador. That was even more terrible.

As for the Badger reference MikeP.....I almost know what you mean.

Plus, 'cos I know you're all dying to know that the top spec was:

2227cc 6-cylinder OHV with twin SU carbs

110bhp @ 5250rpm

125lbs/ft @ 3500rpm

 

[marriedblonde]

We used to have an ambassador in purple, class car...

 

[4pot]

Mmmmm SU carbs, now that was a good peice of engineering. Unsuccessfully copied by Stromberg & Ford.

 

[james]

Didn't those things have the biggest brakes in the world that loads of conversion kits were

made for?!

 

[weaseldiesel]

I think we should get VW to offer beige as a colour option. And is that a vinyl roof?

 

[homegrown24]

I'm not too sure if the words cars and class should be used in the same sentence, or even paragraph to describe that thing!

 

[Caged]

That's harvest Gold not beige.. I had an Allegro that colour! []

Scott

 

[Mikedav]

quote:

Originally posted by spanner

2227cc, 110bhp

Hahahaha

Hideous car too, had a nightmare once a few years ago when I dreamt I owned one and was trying to pull in it...no kidding. Very weird, woke up in a cold sweat

 

[Ricardo]

Hmmm my grandad had something like that. Made my mums Austin Maxi look cool []

 

[spanner]

quote:

Originally posted by Mikedav

Hahahaha

Hideous car too, had a nightmare once a few years ago when I dreamt I owned one and was trying to pull in it...no kidding. Very weird, woke up in a cold sweat

That's scary. Get yourself checked over by a doctor quick !

 

[4pot]

I never thought we'd get a thread on here that mentioned a Princess, Ambassador, Allegro & Maxi.

Not good

[]

 

[MOB]

quote:

Originally posted by Caged

That's harvest Gold not beige.. I had an Allegro that colour! []

Scott

So did I []

Pile of crap it was

 

[Caged]

The gearbox on my failed just as I was getting to the test centre for my first test... had to wait a month for another test! Bought a new car and gave the Agro back to my Mum!

My grandad had an Ambassador, built out of a peice of granite!! Comfy armchair seats though.

Scott

 

[MagicBoy]

My mate's dad had a Austin Princess when I was a kid. It was a 2.2 Special Six automatic in black with a full length canvas sunroof. Kept falling apart, but the engine made a lovely 6 cyl howl. Much better than the 1750's anyway!

My mate was really disappointed when it got traded in for an '83 Nissan Sunny 1.3DX

 

[Ridders]

I actually drove one of those princesses that a guy at work had. It was like a boat.

It has a one bag rating.

http://www.uglycars.co.uk/uglycar1.html

 

[paulcsp]

aaah the seventies where geat for cars!!!!

The likes of the Vauxhall Viva, Hillman Minx, Hillman Hunter, Allegros, Maxis, etc.

I actually found myself liking the Dolemite Sprint