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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>G’day Stephen<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>I think the 1800 (or the Land Crab as many called it) was the best of all the Issigonis derived vehicles.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Hoo Roo<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Patrick<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> s.hutchings@rogers.com [mailto:s.hutchings@rogers.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, 17 February 2019 10:05 AM<br><b>To:</b> Patrick & Caroline Quinn<br><b>Cc:</b> WILLIAM B LAWRENCE; Mark Donaldson; healeys@autox.team.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Workshop manuals - Austin and Jaguar<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I wouldn’t have called the hydrolastic machine a “gun”...it was a box on diagonal legs with two ball handled levers sticking out of it and a pressure gauge. I always thought that it looked like something from a fifties science fiction film!<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>I had an 1800, and I used to borrow one of these gizmos to top up a slow leak...the fluid did smell like anti freeze, but I remember being told to protect my eyes while using it.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Stephen <o:p></o:p></p><div id=AppleMailSignature><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from my iPad<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>On Feb 16, 2019, at 11:37 PM, Patrick & Caroline Quinn <<a href="mailto:p_cquinn@tpg.com.au">p_cquinn@tpg.com.au</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>G’day</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Initially the suspension of the BMC Mini was built around rubber under compression. Later when the 1100 series (Austin, Morris, MG, Riley, Wolseley and Vanden Plas badged versions) the BMC Hydrolastic suspension was introduced including into the Mini. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The Hydrolastic fluid itself was an equal mix of alcohol and distilled water plus a couple of other small additives to make it taste terrible as UK customs officials were concerned that people would drink it. That’s a true story.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>It therefore had anti-freeze properties </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>While a fluid, to service the suspension a special gun was required to pump it into the system and unless you had one it was not possible to do it yourself.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>In mid-1978 BMC or BLMC as it was known then, did away with the Hydrolastic suspension and introduced their Hydragas system.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Hoo Roo</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Patrick</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Healeys [<a href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net">mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>WILLIAM B LAWRENCE<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, 27 January 2019 5:31 PM<br><b>To:</b> Mark Donaldson; <a href="mailto:simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com">simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com</a>; 'Charles Schott'; <a href="mailto:editorgary@aol.com">editorgary@aol.com</a><br><b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Workshop manuals - Austin and Jaguar</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>So did the hydrolastics run on vegetable or mineral?...</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=3 width="98%" align=center></div><div id=divRplyFwdMsg><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net">healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>> on behalf of Mark Donaldson <<a href="mailto:ardmorebusiness@xtra.co.nz">ardmorebusiness@xtra.co.nz</a>><br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, January 6, 2019 9:59 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com">simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com</a>; 'Charles Schott'; <a href="mailto:editorgary@aol.com">editorgary@aol.com</a><br><b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Workshop manuals - Austin and Jaguar</span> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=xmsonormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy'>Obviously the very model of a modern Major General. ;-)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span lang=EN-US><hr size=3 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=xmsonormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com">simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com</a> [<a href="mailto:simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com">mailto:simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com</a>] <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, 7 January 2019 4:18 a.m.<br><b>To:</b> 'Mark Donaldson'; 'Charles Schott'; <a href="mailto:editorgary@aol.com">editorgary@aol.com</a><br><b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a><br><b>Subject:</b> RE: [Healeys] Workshop manuals - Austin and Jaguar</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=xmsonormal><span lang=EN-GB> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>A friend of mine’s dad had the MG version of the 1300. BRG….looked nice and went well. Sadly, said friend and I took it out to a pub one night and wrecked it on the way home. Actually, we were not at all drunk. It was absolutely pouring with rain and, driving down a steep lane with banks on both side, he aquaplaned it quite spectacularly. We spun round and round. Seemingly, on each revolution, a startled oncoming driver would miraculously miss us. It was 50% inexperience, 50% stupidity. The devil looks after his own! I guess we were about 18 yrs old. Dangerous age.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>The dad was a Major General and could be quite fierce but he took it surprisingly well!!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Simon</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=xmsonormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net">healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Mark Donaldson<br><b>Sent:</b> 06 January 2019 04:39<br><b>To:</b> 'Charles Schott' <<a href="mailto:schottc@knology.net">schottc@knology.net</a>>; <a href="mailto:editorgary@aol.com">editorgary@aol.com</a><br><b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Workshop manuals - Austin and Jaguar</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=xmsonormal><span lang=EN-GB> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy'>Charlie,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy'>The Austin and Morris 1100s and 1300s were very popular compact BMC four-door saloons in the sixties and seventies.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy'>MG badged them too. A friend had one with twin S.U.s It was a fun car.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy'>They all had 'hydrolastic' suspension. You can check that out on Google.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy'>Thousands were assembled CKD right here in Auckland by the Dominion Motor Company.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy'><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMC_ADO16">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMC_ADO16</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy'>Mark</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy'>Ardmore, NZ</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span lang=EN-US><hr size=3 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=xmsonormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Charles Schott [<a href="mailto:schottc@knology.net">mailto:schottc@knology.net</a>] <br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, 6 January 2019 3:43 a.m.<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:editorgary@aol.com">editorgary@aol.com</a><br><b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys]Workshop manuals – Austin and Jaguar</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=xmsonormal><span lang=EN-GB> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=xmsonormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:black'>Gary,</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=xmsonormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=xmsonormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:black'>I'm looking for a workshop manual for my AH 100 BN1. What does the BMC 1100-1300 cover? Thanks.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=xmsonormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=xmsonormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:black'>Regards,</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=xmsonormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=xmsonormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:black'>Charlie</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>_______________________________________________<br>Support <a href="http://Team.Net">Team.Net</a> <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>Suggested annual donation $12.75<br><br>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys">http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys</a> <a href="http://autox.team.net/archive">http://autox.team.net/archive</a><br><br><a href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net">Healeys@autox.team.net</a><br><a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys">http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys</a><br><br>Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/s.hutchings@rogers.com">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/s.hutchings@rogers.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div></div></body></html>