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Balls of steel (knob of butter) They're Asking For Larkins. ( Proper beer) not you're Eurofizz crap. Hace más calor en España. Me han conocido a hablar un montón cojones! Send any cheques and cash to PO box 1 Lagos Nigeria Africa ! |
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We have the same proverb, here. You know its winter when birds wear eyeglasses…
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Just watching “bangers and cash “. Gerrard a Land Crab got sold for over £8000.
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All this talk of Gordon looking 'moody' and blue tits nesting can only mean one thing surely?
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Balls of steel (knob of butter) They're Asking For Larkins. ( Proper beer) not you're Eurofizz crap. Hace más calor en España. Me han conocido a hablar un montón cojones! Send any cheques and cash to PO box 1 Lagos Nigeria Africa ! |
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The guy selling the car said they were called "Land Crabs". He kept on about how well they drove and that the car sat low and drove smooth. He said nothing about how the sub frames did not line up hence they would driver along the road crabbing.I still fancy an Austin 7.
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Thanks delta, I did not know the reason of the nickname. Last time I spotted a Baby Austin, it had drums all round, a 4 speed gearbox and a compressor. Very fast. You could go for either a Rosengart or a Dixie.
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Iain I did some work on one some while back and gave it a road test, it was only then that I realised how cars had progressed over the years. It had no performance/hardly any braking and vague steering, mind you at least it wouldn't let you go to sleep
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My first ever car was a Land Crab.
I did a deal with my parents - no moped and I could have my Dads car for my 17th birthday, it was 4 years old and I thought it was the dogs b......s. So did most of my friends, as I could transport so many around in it. It was good for karting too, as the kart minus wheels went on the roof rack, and everything else inside. Happy days. |
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I used a land crab (Morris 1800) as a tow car for our rally Imp for several years - it was a good car with a huge amount of room in it. Only two issues - once the hydrolastic pipes under the bonnet rubbed together puncturing one so I had a very lop-sided and bumpy land crab for a bit......and then the (very rare) power steeing on it failed - which wouldn't have been so bad but someone had replaced the normal bus-sized tiller with a 13" Mota-Lita wheel......so the steering was a bit heavy!
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It's a strange world......as I came back from the chemists at lunchtime today a white Mk2 landcrab like the one I had was queuing alongside my parked car....first one I've seen for a while. Looked in good nick.
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Talking about Landcrabs, I have yet to find out where our family Morris 1800 now lives in its very revised "London to Sydney Marathon" cosmetic makeover.
However, I did stumble across this during a quick browse. https://i.pinimg.com/originals/a0/89...34a966f502.jpg Very interesting. That auction list in Holland also shows a Triumph 2000 Convertible. "Triumph 2000 20TR Convertible 1970" Not something I can recall. Presumably it means it's a Vitesse? |
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We manufactured the 1800 under licence here in Aus for many years.... we also designed and manufactured a 2 door version in both Mk1&2 guise. Not a 2 door coupe of course..... this is Australia, home of the "Ute". Had a bench seat and floor shift. more pics https://www.justcars.com.au/cars-for...ity/JCW5184237 Then in the UK you had the 2200 / Wolesley 6..... We had the locally made Austin Tasman X6. Last edited by E.B; 14 Apr 2023 at 17:23. |
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