Austin A35 fuel economy test

[PeteXXX]

I used to know an old dear (long deceased) who had a Morris Minor with an original reg of 1066 UK
That'd cost a few bob now!!

 

[dicko]

You must remember back in those days we bought 4* petrol for 5/- a gallon. I could easily do Lincolnshire to Bournemouth on a £1 note 40mpg in my 850 mini.

 

[CXRAndy]

I wouldn't mind an A35 van to be honest. Lots of character, should be a simple and inexpensive classic to look after and it ticks the most important box in Tyred's car buying criteria - room for a bike. I only do a few thousand miles per annum nowadays and it can't be any less reliable than my stupid Fabia.

Starting at £15k

 

[Grant Fondo]

I used to know an old dear (long deceased) who had a Morris Minor with an original reg of 1066 UK
That'd cost a few bob now!!

My 1960 Moggy was 9288 EL, i got more for the plate than the car!

 

[presta]

I used to know an old dear (long deceased) who had a Morris Minor with an original reg of 1066 UK
That'd cost a few bob now!!

My father's first two cars were PXA 5, and 2 RVW, back in the days when phone numbers were only two or three digits too.

 

[Gunk]

My 1960 Moggy was 9288 EL, i got more for the plate than the car!

My parents Moggy was KPP 123, funny how you remember stuff like that all these years later

 

[PeteXXX]

My 1960 Moggy was 9288 EL, i got more for the plate than the car!

My father's first two cars were PXA 5, and 2 RVW, back in the days when phone numbers were only two or three digits too.

My parents Moggy was KPP 123, funny how you remember stuff like that all these years later

My Austin A40 Devon was GAP 39

 

[midlife]

My dad's Vauxhall Velox was KRH 69, worth a princely sum given number plate prices today maybe?

 

[Drago]

Just watched the video. Interesting.

I'd like to see it done in an A35 today in modern urban traffic and then at modern motorway speeds. As good as it is it won't be well into the 70's MPG that my relatively humble hatchback returns me while seating 5 and bristling with safety and comfort kit.

Still and all, a good result indeed for the time and a lovely film to watch. A bit of a time capsule with some tech talk thrown in.

Useless fact - our Chief Constable is a car man and has an A35 and an RS2000.

 

[presta]

My parents Moggy was KPP 123, funny how you remember stuff like that all these years later

YKE 594J

.....was the registration of a stranger's Maxi that crashed into the back of my father's mate's Capri when it was parked outside the house ~45 years ago whilst they went bowling.

 

[Grant Fondo]

back in the days when phone numbers were only two or three digits too

Oh yeah, i had 606 in the mid 80s, middle of nowhere though.

 

[rogerzilla]

My mother had a Metro with a 1.0 A-series engine. It did 42mpg when she got it (on a run). By the time she sold it a few years later, it was doing 24mpg and the exhaust smoke was yicky, despite regular professional servicing. Cars used to wear out quickly in those days.

 

[Illaveago]

It's amazing how well A35's and A40's do in classic car racing events .

 

[Illaveago]

I started off with an old Morris Minor 1000, then a 1965 Austin Mini 850 Super De Luxe, a 1970 Morris Mini 1000 and finally an Austin Metro 1300HLS. They all did around late 30 to 40 mpg and I didn't hang around .

 

[tyred]

The BMC stuff was usually more fuel efficient than the equivalent Fords of the time from what I seen.