The third last MkII S made by Austin ( Jan 1970 ) is up for sale here in CA.
Interestingly ( sadly ) the doors were modded for internal hinges ( it is a mod and not a reshell ). Original engine and chassis. Has Heritage cert.
I'm considering it myself...but it's 800km away!....aaarg
Near Last MkII S
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Re: Near Last MkII S
Ha...almost I suppose...but not in the winter at -30 and the trailer snowed in.
Was very tempted by the car
C-A2SB/1375329-A
engine 9F-XE-Y 54132
Was very tempted by the car
C-A2SB/1375329-A
engine 9F-XE-Y 54132
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Re: Near Last MkII S
Miles is old fashioned
Most countries on the planet are metric ( all but 3 countries )....even if they don't like to think so. I think the US is one of very few that hold onto their "somewhat" imperial measure ( aka: small 3.8L gallon ).....
We still cheat in CA though...most people still use lb's for their own weight or MPG ( although new cars are sold as *L/100km ) when calculating fuel economy.
We never use F though....strictly C for many years now and all distances and speeds are strictly metric
....and back to the cars
Most countries on the planet are metric ( all but 3 countries )....even if they don't like to think so. I think the US is one of very few that hold onto their "somewhat" imperial measure ( aka: small 3.8L gallon ).....
We still cheat in CA though...most people still use lb's for their own weight or MPG ( although new cars are sold as *L/100km ) when calculating fuel economy.
We never use F though....strictly C for many years now and all distances and speeds are strictly metric
....and back to the cars
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Re: Near Last MkII S
Tongue firmly in cheek, but...
The clue is in the name, if it's Imperial it can't be theirs! I believe 'the US' have, on more than one occasion, tried to patent the Imperial system...... the US is one of very few that hold onto their "somewhat" imperial measure.......