Whilst caravanning in the 1970's / 80's as a car mad boy we used to see many Maxi's towing. My parents had two Renault 16's first a TL and then a TS which struggled on the hills. The R16 were the foreign alternative to the Maxi given both cars similarity in terms of versatility.
In 1973 I wanted a new car. I had a mini before, which started off as 848 cc, and four years later, it had become 1275 cc!! I test drove one of these, and it was just like a big, comfortable mini. Tempted. However, Triumph had just introduced the Sprint. Mine was no 13 off the production line. Happy days! Ray Peto
Le sport dans le confort sa ligne traduit sont avance technique 50 ans d'avance sur les ordinateurs plus personnes dans le monde entier peut fabriqué une voiture sans ordinateurs cette voiture et la perfection a coupé le souffle merci au ingénieur de cette époque et merci au propriétaire de se bijoux FRANÇAIS 🇨🇵
@citroendrivervorever1148 Sorry, only just seen this. It was the Isle Of Man motor museum - www.isleofmanmotormuseum.com/about-us/ I cannot praise this museum enough. An absolute pig to get to, especially on public transport and at weekends, but once there I was blown away. Cars I'd only ever seen in pictures, ones I never even knew existed.....in the 3 hours I was there I had trouble getting around all the cars and I didn’t even get onto the motorbikes.
Danke schon! I am gratified by how many comments and likes this particular video continues to regularly receive after all this time. Shame JLR doesn't seem to have any interest in resurrecting the Daimler name, isn't it?
My father had two of these new a 1966 and a 1969. Both were Austin 1800s but basically the same car . Loved them both. Comfortable and lots of room. Couldn't have a better car for Nova Scotia winters.
That's a hydraulic parking brake used in drift cars. The hose is controlling the brake fluid to the disc brakes on the rear wheels and the pressure can be adjusted with the knob next to it. The black elbow housing is the master cylinder. Silvias are great cars for drifting because they have a relatively high power-to-weight ratio, and having a hydraulic e brake allows for precise control of your drifts. Although, I imagine this driver has to change his brakes way more than the average car.
We had the same car, FCA 379X, light switch was by your right knee which you would occasionally turn on or off accidently. Twin carb, never got more than about 25 mpg. Blew up big style at 106,000 miles, used to rust in random places.
When I worked in the City of London our Chaufferd car was identical to this. Went in it once to a function probably the best luxury car I had been in upto that point!
I had a yellow one just like this in the early 1980's. It was my second ever car as a spotty 19 year old. It taught me to drive (opposite lock in the wet!). Such an under rated car. Really well built and great fun. I would love another but now they are worth £20,000 plus :-(
In 1991, I’ve been in the Volvo car 🚗 144 when I was at Chelfham Senior School 🏫 in Bere Alston, West Devon, southwest of England 🏴 honestly happens to be Ian Meaker’s car 🚗. It’s a four 4️⃣ door 🚪 saloon car 🚗. 👍
