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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 picked up development and put the #DSG 'box in mass production in 2003 with the #DQ250 (my own car has a newer version of this 'box!)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 £300 (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 😁

    #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. Reminder that we stock engine bay stickers for all #ClassicMini cars and most #BritishLeyland motors, which is nice - miniphernalia.co.uk

  8. We have massive reductions on our repro #Rover #MGRover #Bmc & #BritishLeyland Dealer stickers, we need to clear these for new designs now! miniphernalia.co.uk/57-dealer-

  9. We have massive reductions on our repro #Rover #MGRover #Bmc & #BritishLeyland Dealer stickers, we need to clear these for new designs now! miniphernalia.co.uk/57-dealer-

  10. We have massive reductions on our repro #Rover #MGRover #Bmc & #BritishLeyland Dealer stickers, we need to clear these for new designs now! miniphernalia.co.uk/57-dealer-

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

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

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

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

  15. My $2,000 British Roadster Finally Here From Japan And It’s Even Cooler Than I Expected

    I bought yet another car back in June, this one entirely on impulse. I paid about $2,000, plus a whole ton of other money, to purchase and ship a 1998 MGF from Japan. Now…
    #Japan #JP #JapanNews #bmw #britishcars #BritishLeyland #Carhistory #featured #importcars #JDMcars #mg #mgf #news #rover
    alojapan.com/1352657/my-2000-b

  16. @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

  17. We specialise in engine bay stickers for all BMC & #BritishLeyland cars. If you can’t find what you are looking for, drop us an email - miniphernalia.co.uk

  18. @DazzlingDamo @motoringpodcast circling the drain like #BritishLeyland of old? Surely not! 😱

    #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. 😬

    Don’t know what would be the best source for actual sales numbers to confirm this.

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

  20. 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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