Apart from the Metro and Maestro?
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Apart from the Metro and Maestro?
Aye but i meant at that time. The hatch was appearing everywhere but BL decided to only have one and stick with saloons..that was a big mistake
A friend of mine has had a Maestro 1.3 van for about thirty years. Nothing worth mentioning ever goes wrong with it. Good old A Series BMC engine again.Quote:
Originally Posted by CageyH
It was the Austin Princess. They'd stopped using the Morris name by that point.Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
I think the last Morris badged car was the 1100 but may be wrong about that
I think the Montego replaced the Princess in the line up as the 'executive saloon' - compared to the Princess it was agricultural and very cheap and nasty inside.
Remember they used to do the Vanden Plas versions of the Princess and Allegro with the big Rolls Royce style radiator grilles? They looked ridiculous.
Yep, and the square steering wheel..
I said I wanted one of these, Peugeot Partner Combi 2.0 HDi, picked up last night.
http://i65.tinypic.com/103wx2e.jpg
I now have three motors on the road. This is oldish, 2004, but only has 47k on the clock. No rust whatsoever and no issues of any kind. It drives like new and stomps along surprisingly briskly for a non turbo diesel. Quite chuffed with it actually. It'll be a good all purpose runaround, These things just don't wear out and are cheap to run.
Yes. I know it's green. I like it!
Those engines can have their problems, but get a good'un and they'll do star trek miles.
That's exactly the same as my mates only his is a Citroen.
That's the Berlingo. They are to all intents and purposes the same vehicle.Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
...whoa there Martin, don't be overlooking the 'Italian' re-styled Morris Marina, the 'Ital'...what a beauty ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_Ital
...and these were very popular company cars at Jaguar in the late 80's, the old Maestro Turbo, 0-60 in less than 7 seconds...but unfortunately the chassis couldn't keep up with the engine, bit of a death trap! :doh:
Drive: Front wheel
Engine:
No of cylinders: 4 in line
Capacity: 1,994 cc
Bore & Stroke: 84.5 mm x 89 mm
Valve operation: Single ohc, two valves per cylinder
Fuel system: Garret T3 turbo through single SU
Max Power: 150 bhp @ 5,100 rpm
Max Torque: 169 Ib/ft @ 3,500 rpm
Transmission: Type: 5 speed manual
Suspension:
Front: Independent McPherson strut, lower wishbones, coil springs, anti roll bar
Rear: Semi independent torsion beam axle, trailing arms, coil springs, anti roll bar
Brakes: Disc front, drum rear with servo assistance
Steering: Rack and pinion, power assisted
Wheels: 5J x 15.
Tyres: 185/55 R15
Performance: 0-60 mph; 6.7 secs
Max Speed: 132 mph
Fuel comsumption: 22.2 mpg
Price new 1989: £13,529