Brianr70 83 Report post Posted December 8, 2021 https://www.classiccarauctions.co.uk/events/2021-auctions/winter-sale-2021/winter-sale-2021/cars/1976-leyland-princess-1800-ado-71-26-422-miles-indicated An Austin Princess is a collector thing 😂 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Driftit 2078 Report post Posted December 8, 2021 Low mileage. Because they were so sh*t nobody wanted to drive it. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KwS 2425 Report post Posted December 8, 2021 Not really that much of a surprise. Low KM, minty condition, and rare now because people kept saying they were worse than they are and drove the values into the ground for years. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jon dee 500 Report post Posted December 9, 2021 While the "landcrab" may have been widely despised for its unconventional (for the time) features by those who never drove one, it actually handled better than pretty much anything else on NZ roads back in the day. Thanks to its Hydralastic suspension, once it got up to cruising speed (and that did take a while) it stuck to the road, cornered well and handled rough surfaces in a manner similar to the Hydropneumatic suspension on the Citroen CX. Unfortunately, extrapolating the virtues of "a wheel in each corner", "float on fluid" and FWD from the Mini to the 1100, 1300, 1800 and beyond, proved to be less successful as the cars became larger. But they are still a reminder that Britain once was a leader in automotive technology Cheers... 5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Haggisman 35 Report post Posted December 13, 2021 On 12/10/2021 at 11:43 AM, jon dee said: While the "landcrab" may have been widely despised for its unconventional (for the time) features by those who never drove one, it actually handled better than pretty much anything else on NZ roads back in the day. Thanks to its Hydralastic suspension, once it got up to cruising speed (and that did take a while) it stuck to the road, cornered well and handled rough surfaces in a manner similar to the Hydropneumatic suspension on the Citroen CX. Unfortunately, extrapolating the virtues of "a wheel in each corner", "float on fluid" and FWD from the Mini to the 1100, 1300, 1800 and beyond, proved to be less successful as the cars became larger. But they are still a reminder that Britain once was a leader in automotive technology Cheers... I remember they did a rally version of this called the ‘Landcrab’. It actually did quite well Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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jon dee 500 Report post Posted December 13, 2021 Results (top of table only) from the 1968 London to Sydney Marathon... British cars showing the way back in the day Cheers... 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
