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  1. The young lad from up North (I think he might be from #Yorkshire ) warns about fake #AI #videos about #oldtimers (and other fake stuff)

    It won't fool my generation, nor this lad who is genuinely into old #British motors but this stuff is becoming rampant (it particularly seems to target old #BritishLeyland #cars (presumably as #SAIC isn't going to set lawyers on them, but it means real folk with their classics are having their content stolen to make this bullshit..)

    At least #WeirdCarMastodon remains trustworthy..

    youtube.com/watch?v=-5pxypxlP18

  2. One article from *1980* mentions developments in #AutomaticGearboxes - and even dual-clutch #transmissions - and that AP (Automotive Products, a British company which already made an innovative 4 speed auto 'box for the #Mini and other smaller #BritishLeyland #cars) was developing a 6 speed model.

    Nothing much came of this development until almost 25 years later when #Volkswagen and #BorgWarner (formed from a company set up by AP in early 20th century!) picked up development and put the #DSG 'box in mass production in 2003 with the #DQ250 (my own car has a newer version of this 'box!)

    #OldTimer #Automotive

  3. Snagged complete set of of Marshall Cavendish #CarMaintenance and #Motoring partwork "On The Road" from 1978-1981 (in 10 binders)

    If you are #GenX you may remember your dad buying at least some of these if he was into #cars (although to get the entire partwork would have cost about ยฃ300 (2026 money) in total, so relatively few people actually got whole set of 140)

    These were sold not only in #UK but across #Commonwealth countries where folk drive on the left, one cool thing is all units are #metric first (with Imperial equivalents added afterwards)

    Fair play to the previous owner, it looks like they did definitely make use of the section on changing #HeadGasket in #BritishLeyland engine ๐Ÿ˜

    #OldTimer #1970s #1980s #WeirdCarMastodon

  4. We are branching out to include stickers for #VWBeetle #VWCamper and other VW cars because after all they are far superior to anything #BritishLeyland made, aren't they isn't it! - miniphernalia.co.uk/

  5. Dear UK car nerds...

    It's been a long time since I've sat in a MGB GT (~1996) and even longer since I've sat in a Mk1 Capri (~1983).

    How do these cars compare to one another when sitting in the cabin?

    Does one have a better feeling of quality?

    Does one feel more comfortable for a six foot tall person? I don't remember feeling cramped in either but that was decades ago and 40 lbs lighter. Ha.

    #MG #MGB #Capri #Ford #FordCapri #BritishLeyland #CarsOfMastodon #WeirdCarMastodon

  6. Morris Minor Van

    A lovely little Morris Minor van I stumbled across in a car park one day. I love this colour and the chrome wheels.

    Found In: Classic Cars

  7. Do you like #LandRover? Thatโ€™s nice. Some of our stickers can be used on 1970โ€™s models as they were built by #BritishLeyland, handy! - miniphernalia.co.uk

  8. HENLYS tax disc / parking permit holder for #BritishLeyland and other classic cars. Search for HENLYS on our website - miniphernalia.co.uk

  9. #BritishLeyland tax disc or parking permit holders ideal for your classic car! Search Arnold on our website - miniphernalia.co.uk

  10. Do you have mucky rings? Then you need a set of #BritishLeyland coasters! Go to our website and search for coasters - miniphernalia.co.uk

  11. @Doctor_Roo

    Seeing these pics of #BionicWoman #LindsayWagner in #London "lift" a #1970s #Mini reminds me of the time when I pushed a #BritishLeyland Mini around the #ArcDeTriomphe in #Paris when I was 7 years old. No, really! (OK, my grandmother helped.)

    #AustinMini #LeylandMini #MorrisMini #ClassicMini #MiniCar

    PS That's when we lived downstairs from #DoctorWho #TomBaker

    #RetroSciFi

  12. We specialise in engine bay stickers for all BMC & #BritishLeyland cars. If you canโ€™t find what you are looking for, drop us an email - miniphernalia.co.uk

  13. @DazzlingDamo @motoringpodcast circling the drain like #BritishLeyland of old? Surely not! ๐Ÿ˜ฑ

    #RangeRover certainly seem to enjoy a reasonable amount of success in the car Mecca of seemingly limitless budgets that is SoCal. #Defender and #Discovery seem to have dropped off a cliff edge. I think I might see a Lucid Air more frequently than either. ๐Ÿ˜ฌ

    Donโ€™t know what would be the best source for actual sales numbers to confirm this.

  14. I suspect Steed went to the Jaguar XJC when the Rover SD1 broke down โ€ฆ We saw it in the first episode and then it vanished for quite some time. #TheNewAvengers #BL #BritishLeyland #Jaguar #MG #car #UK #TV #retro

  15. Today marks 12 years of ownership of the Princess. Other cars have been and gone, the Princess has endured.

    It was my daily when I bought it and it is once again my daily now.

    #Austin #Princess #BritishLeyland #WeirdCarMastodon #ClassicCar

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