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<p>But it still was crap!</p>
<p>Kees Oudesluijs</p>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Op 17-2-2019 om 02:00 schreef Patrick
& Caroline Quinn:<br>
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<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>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:s.hutchings@rogers.com">s.hutchings@rogers.com</a>
[<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:s.hutchings@rogers.com">mailto:s.hutchings@rogers.com</a>] <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;
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Workshop manuals - Austin
and Jaguar<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<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>
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<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>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Stephen <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sent from my iPad<o:p></o:p></p>
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On Feb 16, 2019, at 11:37 PM, Patrick & Caroline Quinn
<<a href="mailto:p_cquinn@tpg.com.au"
moz-do-not-send="true">p_cquinn@tpg.com.au</a>>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<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>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"> Healeys [<a
href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net"
moz-do-not-send="true">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"
moz-do-not-send="true">simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com</a>;
'Charles Schott'; <a
href="mailto:editorgary@aol.com"
moz-do-not-send="true">editorgary@aol.com</a><br>
<b>Cc:</b> <a
href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"
moz-do-not-send="true">healeys@autox.team.net</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Workshop manuals
- Austin and Jaguar</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<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>
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<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"
moz-do-not-send="true">healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>>
on behalf of Mark Donaldson <<a
href="mailto:ardmorebusiness@xtra.co.nz"
moz-do-not-send="true">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"
moz-do-not-send="true">simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com</a>;
'Charles Schott'; <a
href="mailto:editorgary@aol.com"
moz-do-not-send="true">editorgary@aol.com</a><br>
<b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"
moz-do-not-send="true">healeys@autox.team.net</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Workshop manuals
- Austin and Jaguar</span> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy"
lang="EN-GB">Obviously the very model of a modern
Major General. ;-)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy"
lang="EN-GB"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"> <a
href="mailto:simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com"
moz-do-not-send="true">simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com</a>
[<a
href="mailto:simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com"
moz-do-not-send="true">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"
moz-do-not-send="true">editorgary@aol.com</a><br>
<b>Cc:</b> <a
href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"
moz-do-not-send="true">healeys@autox.team.net</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: [Healeys] Workshop manuals
- Austin and Jaguar</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""
lang="EN-GB">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
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""
lang="EN-GB">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
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""
lang="EN-GB">Simon</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""
lang="EN-GB"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"> Healeys <<a
href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net"
moz-do-not-send="true">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"
moz-do-not-send="true">schottc@knology.net</a>>;
<a href="mailto:editorgary@aol.com"
moz-do-not-send="true">editorgary@aol.com</a><br>
<b>Cc:</b> <a
href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"
moz-do-not-send="true">healeys@autox.team.net</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Workshop manuals
- Austin and Jaguar</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy"
lang="EN-GB">Charlie,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy"
lang="EN-GB"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy"
lang="EN-GB">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
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy"
lang="EN-GB">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
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy"
lang="EN-GB">They all had 'hydrolastic'
suspension. You can check that out on Google.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy"
lang="EN-GB"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy"
lang="EN-GB">Thousands were assembled CKD right
here in Auckland by the Dominion Motor Company.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy"
lang="EN-GB"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy"
lang="EN-GB"><a
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMC_ADO16"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMC_ADO16</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy"
lang="EN-GB"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy"
lang="EN-GB">Mark</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy"
lang="EN-GB">Ardmore, NZ</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy"
lang="EN-GB"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"> Charles Schott [<a
href="mailto:schottc@knology.net"
moz-do-not-send="true">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"
moz-do-not-send="true">editorgary@aol.com</a><br>
<b>Cc:</b> <a
href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"
moz-do-not-send="true">healeys@autox.team.net</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys]Workshop manuals
– Austin and Jaguar</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color:black"
lang="EN-GB">Gary,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<div>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color:black"
lang="EN-GB"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color:black"
lang="EN-GB">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 style="color:black"
lang="EN-GB"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color:black"
lang="EN-GB">Regards,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color:black"
lang="EN-GB"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color:black"
lang="EN-GB">Charlie</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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