1974 AUSTIN 2200 | MATHEWSONS CLASSIC CARS | AUCTION: 24, 25 & 26 JULY 2024

1974 AUSTIN 2200 | MATHEWSONS CLASSIC CARS | AUCTION: 24, 25 & 26 JULY 2024
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[@colinstewart4357]

We had an 1800 when I was a kid. Massive inside, took the whole family,granny and all on holidays.

[@jamesbowler3654]

It will burn oil if you rev up the engine and turn it off at the top of the rev’s

[@mikerelf1362]

I was a junior salesman at Wadham Stringers a BMC dealership in 1973, we had the contract with BP, i would deliver one or two 2200s a week. I felt so posh driving them.

[@krr9510]

Great cars. My dad had 2 brand new Austin 1800s before getting a Wolseley 18/85. Always wanted him to get a Wolseley Six in Rheingold Metallic with Rostyle wheels!

[@Matnrach2-mf9qr]

Derek tells it as it is!

[@zedbou5040]

I love them too. I had a Wolseley 6 and an 1800, both in maroon. The 6 was a flyer. It didn't burn oil any more than any other car I owned. I got told off for not using my company car, favouring my 6.

[@nicnak4475]

Damask red, 2200 was based on the Maxi E series engine, 1500 + two more cylinders, very smooth engine.

[@GreenmanXIV]

My 1975 Cortina 2000E estate was Zeibarted from new. Jizer, will clean it off, but with a ton of elbow grease.

[@user-io2et5bv2s]

Why on earth would you clean off the Zeibart? A great product that has saved many old cars.

[@GreenmanXIV]

@@user-io2et5bv2s The jacking point tube had corroded I needed to clean off the Zeibart, to weld on a new tube.

[@mikemartin2957]

​@@user-io2et5bv2sit's a good presevative if it's difficult to come off, that's the trouble with modern waxoyl it washes off easily & nowadays Dynatrol & Built Hamber Dynax is far more efficient. .

[@minimaxi802]

There are very few Austin and Morris 2200 survivors compared with the 1800, made for three years 1972-75 with the posher Wolseley Six. You could tell which model of Landcrab coming the other way with the badge, 1800s were in the centre and the 2200s were on the right.

[@mickfromyorkshire]

We had them as staff cars in the army and the officers loved them as they could climb in whilst still carrying their sword.

[@michaeltorpy3366]

Used to work for Austin rover dealers in Jersey we had a whole department just doing zybart and sun roofs in the 70s and 80s

[@colinjohnpack3105]

My dad had the 1.8 Austin and never used oil at all very good they are good cars is drove it a lot if a lorry hit us caved in the side right off if it was still in the road I have it now

[@user-io2et5bv2s]

Why on earth would you clean off the Zeibart? A great product that has saved many old cars.

[@lordpitnolen2196]

We had the WOLSELEY 1800 version. Great, big car. Used it on a hired caravan holiday. On return (about 800 miles) the front of the caravan was smeared with black from the exhaust - I wasn't aware of the oil problem. About a month after holiday the engine blew up - top inch of piston jammed at TDC and left the crank rod to do it's worst 😢

[@Pigglesgetsit]

My aunt had one which I borrowed when practicing for my test. My instructor’s car was a mk2 escort. They were chalk and cheese. I kept stalling the escort at first but in the Morris you could lift up the clutch in 2nd without pressing the accelerator from a standing start and it still would not stall, just lurch reluctantly forwards.

[@michaeledwards427]

Its good to see that its been ziebarted, as being a landcrab it would've certainly needed it due to the fact that every landcrab built at Longbridge was too wide to go through the factory bridge over the road so every bare unpainted bodyshell was taken by car transporter to the neighbouring factory. In sunshine, rain, snow or whatever.

[@user-dd6vz7bd8t]

my dad sold bl cars in the day i often looked upon the 18 and 22 as overgrown 11s and 13s

[@bhamboy05]

Not sure why you'd want to remove the anti corrosion oil which has probably helped saved it. Nice looking car...

[@zebedep]

Landcrab!

[@littlebigman6957]

It's a land crab

[@timwebber371]

Didn't the 2200's have black chrome around the headlights while the 1800's had silver, yet this exanple of a 2200 has silver chrome?

[@zedbou5040]

Possibly, but wasn't the black light bezel reserved for the S model? Maybe the later ones; I remember seeing the black.

[@Ron-io3vu]

They look nice going round a track 😂😂

[@scorpian1960]

My first car, a 1972, it was like a tank, a ford cortina back ended me and the only damage was the rear bumper pushed in slightly

[@MrSoppysod]

A "paint job" as you call it would spoil its originality which you seem to hold so dear. My little 66 Imp has original paint which looks its age, but I wouldn't respray it, I just make sure it gets no worse.

[@MarkJThrelfall]

Derek will not say anything good about Austin / BL cars, being a Bedford Vauxhall man.. I don't take much notice when he's on a video these days

[@tomhart-shea8344]

I had a Princess 2200 for 4 years. Same engine as the car he is selling. It never needed oil between services. His 'patter' makes me feel I would never buy any car from him.