This is the section where members can pit their photographic skills against the professionals of the Sixties who promoted the car on behalf of BMC. If you think you have a good photograph of a Landcrab then show the world with a brief description. Here's several for starters.
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Mike Jordan's 1800 waits for the off at Trentham Gardens in September 2000. Has it ever seen a real rally? Err...ummm... well....not quite yet! |
After Paddy Hopkirk took second place in the 1968 London Sydney Marathon BL tried hard to convey the combination of practical family values with its rally heritage. |
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The Landcrab has always been a family car. Here the Treasurer's two sprogs wait to depart on a family outing in May 1995. |
A rare advert promoting the class virtues of the Austin 3 Litre featured in the Sunday Times magazine on August 10th 1969 along with details of the Apollo 11 moon landings. | ||
Brian Huskinson's Wolseley 18/85 takes part in a photoshoot for the October 2002 edition of Classic Cars at Pitsford Water Northants. It was matched against a Cortina 2000E, Humber Sceptre and Vauxhall VX90. | The Wolseley brand was promoted as BMC's alternative to Solihull's Rover 2000 utilising styling cues such as a vertical radiator grill and walnut dash. Here their PR company tries to portray a royal connection. | ||
The winners of the 2002 Annual Rally line up in front of their conquest - the centre section of a German U Boat used in the Mick Jagger film 'Enigma' at Bletchley Park. |
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testing an Austin 1800 Mk1 at MIRA in 1966 doesn't seem to be causing too
much discomfort for the engineers responsible. BMC publicity photograph |
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"I always said these six cylinder engines run a little hot!" Southern Secretary Wilf Hatch finds an alternative use for a Wolseley Six at his annual barbecue. | Breaking
news...Landcrab born at Austin Centenary event.
Baby and proud parents doing well! Photograph courtesy of Spencer Hall |