lovely film, so glad this 1300 GT found such a good owner
@paulbennell33133 жыл бұрын
Massively underrated little car! Huge fun!
@MyJon643 жыл бұрын
Had an 1100, your GT is the one I really wanted. 40 years ago!
@TheStoryMouse3 жыл бұрын
Delightful. The photography, the editing and of course the guy's endearing enthusiasm for the car make this a beautifully put-together film. Thank you.
@noonoo60793 ай бұрын
I had two of these , one orange , one red….. I loved them… great cars…. Wish I had that one !
@scroggins100 Жыл бұрын
Had four of them and loved them all. Very underrated car and beat the Mini hands down. Wife passed her test in it and the kids loved them. Just a real fun car.
@davidahugill96144 ай бұрын
I had a Riley Kestrel in the 70s .......twin SU carbs ...a great car to drive . Took one from the UK down to the Pyrenees. No trouble at all there and back . The bodywork let it down at the end ......fond memories. DAVE H.
@thomaswykes36473 жыл бұрын
My mates mum had one of these in that dung green colour. She was very proud of the fact that the 1300 GT shared the same engine and transmission as the 1275 Mini Cooper of the same year.
@evanowen2 жыл бұрын
When I was 18 I had a new 1973 Austin 1300 GT in green mallard....the things we did together....
@robertp.wainman40943 жыл бұрын
The 1100/1300 range was a wonderful design with amazing use of space. Great roadholding, especially the 1300GT, comfortable hydrolastic suspension - so much smoother than modern small cars with their unsettled 'crashing' ride quality - and an interior filled with light due to the amount of glass all around offering perfect visibility.
@glennlingard78517 ай бұрын
Very nice, back in the 70’s l had the yellow 1300 GT, SEE 123H, family got bigger so traded for a Maxi, another great car l loved, 50 years later l treated myself to a Austin 1300 Vanden Plas, WEE 212K.
@TheClub-by7me3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely brilliant video and great to see our club member and friend Geoff enjoying his lovely GT :-)
@machinesmacchiatosmedia96633 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@sunilayya89483 жыл бұрын
Looks truly beautiful today. One of the best looking classics. We had a mk3 which we adored.
@mahulad72983 жыл бұрын
Had one of these for 13 years the best small car I've ever owned broke my heart to sell it but went to a great BMC enthusiast and is still on the road in pristine condition
@machinesmacchiatosmedia96633 жыл бұрын
Thanks Mahulad
@sheshachalamsriram35453 жыл бұрын
👍..........👌
@dj_efk3 жыл бұрын
If you think this is a cut above the standard models then you’d absolutely drool all over the Riley version! I do have a soft spot for the BMC 11/1300, lovely video.
@Radfordperson2 жыл бұрын
The Vanden Plas version is a cut above that!
@dj_efk2 жыл бұрын
@@Radfordperson debatable - inside yes absolutely the picnics tables trump all else! But that grille….
@MrKenny7773 жыл бұрын
Lovely little car and a delightful video from start to finish.
@212MPH3 жыл бұрын
A lovely car, I remember them well, usually always bright orange.
@richardsealey36263 жыл бұрын
Bronze Yellow.
@flumpaustin19943 жыл бұрын
"Blaze"
@bryanpalmer96603 жыл бұрын
Remember in the early 70s a teacher at my school had a brand new GT,black color used to see her driving in the school gates,nice car
@davidjones3323 жыл бұрын
My first car was a Morris 1100, eleven years old and getting tired when I bought it, but still a lovely car to drive on twisty roads. This was a much-underrated design, so cleverly packaged.
@robertp.wainman40943 жыл бұрын
Absolutely!
@hermanmunster3358 Жыл бұрын
Gorgeous little example!
@jacobrobin3063 жыл бұрын
Such a beautiful looking car. 👍
@philjamieson55723 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this excellent presentation. We had a 1300 as a family car, but I didn't know that this version existed.
@redbank5423 жыл бұрын
A very smart car. We had the Austin 1100 and the 1300GT.
@NorthEastTrailRunner2 жыл бұрын
My dad had an Austin 1300GT in sick colour when I was 4 years old. I would love one of these.
@youmike6011 ай бұрын
The Austin 1300 was my first car when I starded driving in 1979. I bought it for 600._ Swiss Francs and loved it for years
@drewwagar Жыл бұрын
My grandfather loved his Austin 1100. :)
@alistairbernard95743 жыл бұрын
Nice video on a Beautiful car. Great drive. Cheers
@rtfazeberdee35193 жыл бұрын
My second car after having a 100 as my first. great fun with a great A series sound
@BanjoLuke13 жыл бұрын
They say (and they may be wrong) that there was some sort of plan to "Cooperise" the ADO16. Just as the Cooper morphed into the 1275GT, so the never-made 1300 Cooper became the 1300GT. It may be bullshit, but I like the story. This was a quick little car in the day. And this is a lovely example. The whole ADO16 range (or ranges) were wonderful cars. How lovely to see one still being enjoyed. Excellent video, thank you.
@fonziebulldog57863 жыл бұрын
Remember a similar Austin 1300 who i was traveling in as a kid from northern Europe down to France and the year was around 1968. Those were the days. Like a world who dont exist anymore.
@MagnusMaximusinWales3 жыл бұрын
A nice example, they're as rare as hen's teeth in the UK too and fetching silly money now. I have to say it's very rare to see a clip on here with a few hundred likes and no downvotes!
@5556ranger3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the video. It brings back a lot of memories. I had a 1969 Austin America while I was in college and made 13 trips from Lakeland to Charlotte North Carolina. Love that little car
@5556ranger3 жыл бұрын
After I graduated in 1973 I sold it and bought a brand new 73 MGB Roadster. I have that car to this day
@Jamcam992 жыл бұрын
Beautiful car. When I was a kid my Dad one of these.
@autojam36153 жыл бұрын
I learned to drive in the MG 1300 in snowberry white, I added 1300 GT wheel trims, looked great with red interior and walnut dash. Unfortunately it only had the single carb engine, so not as quick as the 1300GT.
@robertdickson36703 жыл бұрын
Love that car!
@peterchildress77193 жыл бұрын
Mine was a 1970 h reg I got from a dealer in 73.drove like a mini with pep.went everywhere in it til 76 when it was stolen in birmingham.white with vinyl roof.one of my best cars I have ever owned.🤗
@stanionman817811 ай бұрын
I had one of these from new in 1972, same colour body and interior, probably the best car I have ever bought, you summed it up beautifully about the charms of this little car, I hope you keep it for a long time and love it to bits 💜
@TheIntrikit3 жыл бұрын
Awesome video you have made, I still drive my 71 1300 most days too :)
@Colin6233 жыл бұрын
I bought one of these new back in 1972 same colour and interior, fantastic little car and as you say the spec was very high for that time ! loved it to bits, was mad to get rid of it after just two years and 12,000 miles only 🤦♀️❤
@arkhsm2 ай бұрын
I was 12 when this was made, and it just looked way more zoot/sporty than the std versions; and I thought those wheel covers looked the bling back in the day !!
@xWrongButtonx3 жыл бұрын
Fallen in love with this car thanks to your video mate. Never saw one, actually, never heard off it before at all. But, sometimes in life, as luck would have it, cars find you, even though I wasn't sure I was ready for it... My wife's grandfather owned 1976. 1300 non gt, was a project car for him, I guess, that he didn't live to see through. After he passed away, car was abandoned in his friends garage, and nobody of the family members new anything about it. 30 or some years later, finally, this magnificent vehicle saw the light of the day again- the house, and the garage it was parked in was recently sold and it's previous owner, just before selling the house, contacted my wife's mother asking if she would like to get the car back! Ofc, confused and surprised, my mother in law instantly called me asking for a favor of going there and picking it up. Long story short, was love on first sight. I'm 39years old and this is my first ever car project, completely lacking experience and know-how, not to mention lack of funds and hard to get by parts, bits and pieces, but I'm loving it and enjoying every single moment. Not going to give up, because I know, thanks to your video, how epic this car truly is, once sorted out. It deserves to be on the road again.
@davidthompson68343 жыл бұрын
My dear old dad had an Austin 1100 he drilled the sills and put oil in them then drove it backwards and forwards on a ramp to stop the subframe rotting
@tallslimguy2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful countryside - thanks for sharing and greetings from the South Coast of England 🇬🇧
@panagiotistsouktakos66993 жыл бұрын
My father had an orange one but with 2 doors. I am 43 years old. So many memories..he was crying when gave it after 30 years. He kept the engine key to remember it..
@severnside31453 жыл бұрын
ADO16. Start the engine. Pull away in first gear. Hear the whine. Feel the floating suspension. Massive smile on my face!
@studiocalder8183 жыл бұрын
So lovely particular car. I've lot of memories on my uncle's Innocenti Im3, that was produced in Italy with some modifies, in the front and at the dashboard particularly. My father had a Giulia Ti, the other uncles Flavia Coupé, 124 Sport, anyway I loved so much that small low sports family car
@robjones28523 жыл бұрын
I loved the hydrolastic Mini; the 1500 Nomad (though I would prefer the 1300 Auto version); and the 1800 Landcrab; but from that lineup of gems, I really think this 1100/1300 somehow settled upon an enchanting sweetspot of plucky elegance, economy, and functionality.
@phil955i2 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed that. Once a very common site on UK roads.
@MegaTube13133 жыл бұрын
Brilliant video. Remember these fondly as a child as my uncle had one . Late 80s lots used in banger racing 😬 Bought one in nz while traveling (not gt) wish I brought it home 👍
@machinesmacchiatosmedia96633 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing
@garymillhouse96552 жыл бұрын
Had one in glacier white loved it 1970 wished I had kept it 🙂
@Bruce-19563 жыл бұрын
I knew someone who had one and I thought it was the bees knees, better than my Mini.
@lawrencerogers5763 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed the tone of your narrative as well as seeing the car again.
@RomanAlexander13 жыл бұрын
The "Jewel in the crown" was the VDP, and I suspect that the Kestrel and the MG were also ahead in the pecking order as was the Wolseley... Although that is rather lovely.
@lazycalm413 жыл бұрын
My dad had one of these when I was in my early 20's. Here in the UK even then they were rare- ish but he let me borrow it many times. I always loved driving it too, great fun. His was the same colour as yours too. Teal blue I believe the colour is?
@chriswilliams54983 жыл бұрын
Great vid , thankyou.
@robjones28523 жыл бұрын
What an absolute gem.
@sheshachalamsriram35453 жыл бұрын
Super lovely car I wish to have this car now👌
@francishruszka74293 жыл бұрын
Superb! Love and enjoy! 👍💕
@zelphx2 жыл бұрын
Good on ya mate! -From northern California :)
@TheGramophoneGirl3 жыл бұрын
Great to see as it would have undoubtedly rotted away had it stayed in the UK. Nice to see it with age appropriate UK reg plates too.
@bernarddsilva80502 жыл бұрын
These were popular in Malaysia , 1300 GT. Driven them in the 70s. Wearne Brothers sold them.
@pauljohnson7may2 жыл бұрын
Bloody good cars, better than a mini. I used to buy them in the late 70's early 80's for next to nothing, they were very quiet & reliable but the heelboard used to rot out and take the rear subframe with it.
@nathanthomas8222 Жыл бұрын
Minter. Good darts👍🏻
@jackiehankin38593 жыл бұрын
Austin1100/ 1300 best car ever built fantastic nothing ever close to this masterpiece and never will be
@peterfeltham56123 жыл бұрын
Yes they were lovely cars,and this one has a lovely owner.
@jrgensenbo29993 жыл бұрын
My father had one. 1300 GT, white with black vinyl roof. I think he purchaised it 1970 - and kept it till he died in 1992. I have seen it a few times since. It is still in good hands 😁 During the same periode, 1968 to 1976 I owned an Austin Cooper S MKll from 1968. I regret, I didn't keep both of them 🤥🤥 Would've been great fun today - and not an bad investment 😉😉
@stratac303 жыл бұрын
Yep I had one these 1300 GT’s, a 1971 model, same colour Teal Blue. The earlier models were in my opinion better than series 2 version, the series 1 had an oil pressure gauge which the series 2 didn’t which is all important especially as the engine was very similar to the Cooper S and didn’t have fresh air vents which quite honestly were a waste of time as more fresh came into the car by opening the quarter lights. Great little car, far better than the equivalent Escort 1300GT. It’s a shame there are so few survivors in the UK.
@philnewstead53883 жыл бұрын
The big problem with them was the corrosion, my father had a1967 1100 always kept it garaged except when we went on holiday, it was undersealed from new and he religiously dried it off if it went out in the rain, it was regularly serviced at the local BMC dealer and it still rotted out after five years.
@xsduprwd39373 жыл бұрын
@@philnewstead5388 Still plenty about in NZ, a 1300GT just sold tonight on a local car sales site (trademe) very tidy rust free car for $11550. 20 years ago probably $1550!
@philnewstead53883 жыл бұрын
XSDUP rwd I think the problem here is the bad winters and that we have salt on the roads for about three months every year and the fact that BMC knew there were rust traps in the design and chose to do nothing about them. They were an excellent car and technically quite advanced, dad loved his, indeed when he came to replace his 1100 in 1973 he went into the showroom to buy a 1300 GT in that lovely mustard colour they did them in but let the salesman talk him into the then new Marina. I was so disappointed I thought he would come back with a 1300 GT and he came back with a Marina 1.3 Coupé.
@ferrumignis3 жыл бұрын
@@philnewstead5388 _"The big problem with them was the corrosion"_ To be fair that was a big problem with most cars of the era.
@philnewstead53883 жыл бұрын
Philip Townsend I believe it was supposed to be treated as you say and was treated from new by the dealer when undersealing was a cost option that said it was 1967 and the garage wasn't damp and and we had the annual ritual of treating the car inside te doors with a product called Dinitrol which was the forerunner of Waxoyl which is used in a similar way but the car was used every day as it was the families only transport back then. I suspect the problem was 1960s corrosion technology. Many years later when I was working in a BL dealer I went on the launch course for the series two Allegro and the man proudly pointed out that they had 'eliminated the built in design flaw that caused the sills to rot out on the 1100'. All that said my dad loved his 1100 and went into the showroom to replace it with one of the last 1300 GTs which I was very excited about and came home with a Marina 1300 Coupé in harvest gold which I was somewhat less impressed with.
@berwhaletheavenger6 ай бұрын
The number of these that were cannibalised by Mini owners for the engine/gearbox.......including me.
@tee28993 жыл бұрын
Id love one, my cousin had one in the early 90s
@ceased2care Жыл бұрын
Had a standard 1300 model, but saw only as padding, the differences between the 2. Always thought the GT was mostly about looks
@docpitufo3 жыл бұрын
I had the same one 33 years ago. I regret that I sold it. Sigh 😕
@bernardcharlesworth98603 жыл бұрын
Lovely car just produced before the Allegro. When Austin's. Were still good.
@MagnusMaximusinWales3 жыл бұрын
Oi, I hope you're not slandering the flying pig? Surprisingly good little cars once you got past the looks!
@simon10663 жыл бұрын
My first proper car that wasn’t a wreck on wheels was an 1100. Owned it for a couple of years, but rust had started to eat through under the headlamps. British weather and poorly applied paint I guess. Exchanged it for a new mini clubman, which had even more rust issues from new, the floor carpet was saturated in water every time it rained. The dealer washed their hands of it and got no help at all from British Leyland. Then the front wheel bearings collapsed. Gave up with British cars then, only Japanese and German vehicles seemed to be built properly, shame.
@greenNRGinit3 ай бұрын
I wish I could find one of these in the USA for sale. 👍
@cedricd64203 жыл бұрын
Owned Austin 1100 and then 1300 . Nice comfortable ride but rust and water leaks were a problem.
@johnwebstet81322 жыл бұрын
Tidy car a head of its time front wheel drive hatchback with great road holding and exciting performance what more coûld you want back then or even today!?
@patrickthornberry36462 жыл бұрын
Bought a Austin 1300 in 86 for 200 quid. Wished I had kept it. Wasnt a GT but a great car. K reg.
@davidsmith23563 жыл бұрын
Loved the 1100 range…
@stevegreenwood78373 жыл бұрын
Nice one mate , l had the 1100 version and it was a joy, but always wished it had that bit extra power the 1300 GT had that as you say very much like the cooper- s which made all the difference . steve . u.k
@annurch5583 жыл бұрын
Than you
@lewis723 жыл бұрын
I think that these cars are better than the Mini ! Very confusing range though. In addition to the 1300 GT, there was the sporting MG 1300. Luxury models were the Riley Kestrel and Wolseley 1300 with the Vanden Plas Princess above those two.
@andypandywalters3 жыл бұрын
Nice video of a nice car Geoff. Really enjoyed it. Thanks for posting. (have a look out for my two videos of my GT !)
@machinesmacchiatosmedia96633 жыл бұрын
Thanks Andy. All the best from the Machines & Macchiatos team
@geoffeastwood53523 жыл бұрын
They're the cars we always promised ourselves Andy! Take care, Geoff.
@MapleMarmite3 жыл бұрын
Very nice car in a colour I don’t recall seeing often. Most of the GTs I remember were orange or white. If it went straight to Australia from new, it seems odd that they registered it in the UK first, if that’s the original plates under yours. I’ve been on the look out for the Austin America version here in Canada but no luck finding anything other than a couple of rusted remains, sadly.
@geoffeastwood53523 жыл бұрын
The colour is Teal Blue, BLVC 18. It was introduced in 71 and was used on some late Americas. It should be possible to find a better America in the US where the climate is drier, if transport isn't prohibitive. Happy hunting!
@machinesmacchiatosmedia96633 жыл бұрын
Thanks a million
@comicmania20082 жыл бұрын
WOW thanks for showing us your car, I love your car mate, fabulous! It's similar to my Dad's what he bought new in 1972, Morris 1300 standard single SU carburettor, not the GT model, but I loved that car. Would love to buy one like yours, but how on Earth do you acquire a new windscreen if it breaks, or even e.g. break pads / shoes / filters? Been driving my Audi A3 I bought from new in 2006 though, it'll be 16 years in June. Thinking of keeping it going like you keep yours going, as it still drives virtually like new, performs as good as most others on the road, and spares and maintenance items are still easy to get at the mo. Can't really afford a new car, just retired a couple of years ago.
@Quinntheeskimo993 жыл бұрын
Just amazing how time alters perceptions. I remember these GT‘s new; the last gasp of the long-running 1100/1300 range. I drove one (in snowberry white - the least embarrassing colour of the three available) as a company car and used it to deliver decimal currency training. Plenty of room to store my huge cardboard New Pence coins in the boot. At twenty something, was rather ashamed to be seen in it. Looks great now and I would love one.
@Quinntheeskimo993 жыл бұрын
@@philiptownsend4026 My point is this; when these cars (and many others now seen as “classics” ) were new they were not seen in the same light as they are now. This particular model was simply not the sort of car that a young guy would want to be seen in, because it was an old model, trimmed-up with what we used to call “go faster” bits. As I recall it was only available in the UK in three colours, an orangey yellow, bright red (both of which look cool now) and white, which was the least likely to provoke gales of laughter from friends and neighbours.
@Schlipperschlopper3 жыл бұрын
This car haffs!
@yvindHvaal3 жыл бұрын
Had a MG 1300 1971. A broken driveshaft made a big gap in the gearbox. Found a wrecked 1300 GT at a salvage yard and swapped the complete power package. Drove like a rocket after that. Sadly the MG rotted out from under me..
@esssexboy3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful car it's in a period when the UK could actually make good exciting car's. I had the Allegro which replaced this and it was utterly awful
@iannowell68023 жыл бұрын
My first car ever before I was legal to drive good fun Past test drove my brothers 1100 not quite the same
@robinburn49743 жыл бұрын
They were good cars in their time, I had a 63 model that was yellow and literally broke in two, but it was OK for about 2 months 😂😂
@kev.j.goodwin86123 жыл бұрын
My first car when I was 17 in 1974 was a Mk1 1968 1100. Very much an old blokes car but that was all I could afford at the time - reliable but very underwhelming just like most of the bottom of the range small cars at the time. The small engined Ford Escorts were equally bad with no performance to speak of in terms of 0-60. They all rusted away in a few years given the salt corrosion from winter driving. The 1300 GT is lovely and the one to have gone for back in the day from the range - nice to see it surviving in a much kinder climate.
@ceedoubleyou Жыл бұрын
would've liked a shot of the instrument panel.
@jefffield46103 жыл бұрын
This was a car from my childhood, my Uncle had a white one, little beaut!
@machinesmacchiatosmedia96633 жыл бұрын
Thanks Jeff
@tonypetts66633 жыл бұрын
Jealous much😋 A great little car, nice to have it's back story too. And a rust free example, try finding one that nice in rainy Britain.