Is it safe to come out now? Has he gone?

[bizzard]

Many of the old BMC cars like the Austin A30-35, A40 Farina used strange brake systems. The front brakes were normal hydraulic but the rears were sort of semi hydraulic mechanical. Piped from the main Master cylinder was a hydraulic cylinder under the floor roughly under the drivers seat with like a stirrup around the piston which was connected to a rod which led to a rear twindle tree-compensater with a pair of rods which accuated each rear wheel brake shoes.

[Chris Lowe]

I had one of these the A60 Cambridge.

 

 

mine was the same colour as this but didn't have the sun visor.

[bizzard]

3 minutes ago, mrsmelly said:

Lubbly jubbly. I had a 1946 Morris 8 series e that I used to go to work in for a laugh for a couple of years. Our oldest car which is still with a friend in Bristol, was a 1928 Standard 12, pre flying variant.

Great little cars, pre war engines 918cc which also went into Morris Minors up until 1954

[mrsmelly]

2 minutes ago, buccaneer66 said:

I had one of these the A60 Cambridge.

 

 

mine was the same colour as this but didn't have the sun visor.

Ahh yes, a Farina variant. Ive also had one of those, we had it on our mooring on the river soar in Leiceter many moons ago.

[Chris Lowe]

I liked having the dipped beam switch on the floor it was so much easier to use.

[mrsmelly]

Just now, bizzard said:

Great little cars, pre war engines 918cc which also went into Morris Minors up until 1954

Yep, it was in black also lol. I have a foto somewhere with two of our daughters sat hanging out of the windows, taken sometime around 1988 ish lol. HTO 526 iirc.

[bizzard]

Unless you were quite tall you had to peer through the steering wheels on all the bigger Farinas.

[Tracy D'arth]

As we are already so far off topic,

 

The early A40s Devon, Somerset and Cambridge were B series engines but the Farina A40 ( first hatchback car in Britain?  ) was an A series engine.

BMC were already dumbing down even then.

[Alan de Enfield]

My Cambridge and caravan (at the Gliding Club) about 45 years ago.

 

 

 

[cuthound]

6 minutes ago, buccaneer66 said:

I liked having the dipped beam switch on the floor it was so much easier to use.

 

I had a mk 3 Cortina with a foot operated windscreen wash. Caused me a few heartstopping moments when I first got it and sprayed water onto the windscreen rather than putting the lights on main beam!

[Chris Lowe]

Yes they certainly dumbed down I ended up driving one of these.

 

 

it wasn't mine it was the wifes, she had no choice her dad bought it for her.

[Tracy D'arth]

4 minutes ago, Tracy D'arth said:

As we are already so far off topic,

 

The early A40s Devon, Somerset and Cambridge anfd the A70 were B series engines but the Farina A40 ( first hatchback car in Britain?  ) was an A series engine.

BMC were already dumbing down even then.

Then we have the A90, but that's another tale of woe.

[bizzard]

3 minutes ago, Tracy D'arth said:

As we are already so far off topic,

 

The early A40s Devon, Somerset and Cambridge were B series engines but the Farina A40 ( first hatchback car in Britain?  ) was an A series engine.

BMC were already dumbing down even then.

Started with Austin 30 and Morris Minors in 1953 and 1954 803cc OHV engines.

[mrsmelly]

2 minutes ago, Tracy D'arth said:

As we are already so far off topic,

 

The early A40s Devon, Somerset and Cambridge were B series engines but the Farina A40 ( first hatchback car in Britain?  ) was an A series engine.

BMC were already dumbing down even then.

Great little engines that went into nearly everything lol, later known as A plus  You could also buy the genuine BMC recon units either the Gold seal or silver seal 🤪

Yes the A40 farina was indeed the first hatchback over here. Do you know what was the first mass produced car here with a standard five speed gearbox? No looking on google now 

1 minute ago, Alan de Enfield said:

My Cambridge and caravan (at the Gliding Club) about 45 years ago.

 

 

 

Honda cb?

[bizzard]

1 minute ago, Alan de Enfield said:

My Cambridge and caravan (at the Gliding Club) about 45 years ago.

 

 

 

Looks like an A55 Cambridge, 1489cc engine. A60's had 1622cc engines.

[MtB]

1 minute ago, mrsmelly said:

Do you know what was the first mass produced car here with a standard five speed gearbox? No looking on google now 

 

 

As opposed to a four speed plus overdrive?

 

I've no idea other than as a total guess, the Austin Princess?

[Chris Lowe]

3 minutes ago, Alan de Enfield said:

My Cambridge and caravan (at the Gliding Club) about 45 years ago.

 

 

 

Did you have the leather seats that got very hot in summer

[mrsmelly]

2 minutes ago, MtB said:

 

 

As opposed to a four speed plus overdrive?

 

I've no idea other than as a total guess, the Austin Princess?

Good reply, there were a few 4 plus overdrive such as the PB cresta for one. No it wasnt the Princess. They did a dress with the same name 😉

Edited May 7, 2022 by mrsmelly

[bizzard]

3 minutes ago, buccaneer66 said:

Yes they certainly dumbed down I ended up driving one of these.

 

 

it wasn't mine it was the wifes, she had no choice her dad bought it for her.

They were ok, quite popular with mini cab drivers, simple to fix.

[Chris Lowe]

Just now, bizzard said:

They were ok, quite popular with mini cab drivers, simple to fix.

When the other arf and me got wetter inside than out it was time it went

[MtB]

1 minute ago, mrsmelly said:

Good reply, there were a few 4 plus overdrive such as the PB cresta for one. No it wasnt the Princess.

 

Actually it might even have been the Morris Marina! Perhaps the 1800 variant.

[Alan de Enfield]

2 minutes ago, mrsmelly said:

 

Honda cb?

 

200

I cannot remember if it was a 1972 or 1973

[mrsmelly]

1 minute ago, MtB said:

 

Actually it might even have been the Morris Marina! Perhaps the 1800 variant.

Well at least this proves you play the game and dont google  Twas in fact the Austin maxi.

Cant play any longer its barby time

[Tracy D'arth]

Mid 70s Fords with 2 litre pinto engine, Cortina, Granada.  The "9" gearbox.

[Alan de Enfield]

7 minutes ago, bizzard said:

Looks like an A55 Cambridge, 1489cc engine. A60's had 1622cc engines.

 

Correct.

 

 

6 minutes ago, buccaneer66 said:

Did you have the leather seats that got very hot in summer

 

I don't remember ever getting into the back - that was what the caravan was for.