My dad had two. A blue saloon and a red estate with a black roof. Beautiful cars looking back, especially compared to the generic boxes nowadays. Would love to get my hands on one now.
Lovely, quite beautiful cars! My grandfather had a white Austin Cambridge and I think he loved it too.....I spent many happy hours sitting on the back seat, which incidentally, was leather.....
My Dad had one of these back in the Seventies. Maroon with a cream stripe. It had no performance worth talking about but was a beautifully driveable and comfortable car. I learnt to drive in it. All credit to whoever restored HON. It's a superb restoration!
Superb car! Many comments on here saying their grandfather had one and so did mine. Seemed enormous inside (for a 9 year old). He sold it about 1973 but in the early 80's I passed it on a country lane. I tried to trace it recently in order to make an offer but it's probably scrapped.
In the late 1970s, these cars were still popular with men in their late thirties and forties. The younger men were driving Japanese cars, Ford Cortinas and Volkswagen Beetles. 😊
My first car was a 1959 A 60 Cambridge. 4 speed column change. 1622cc engine. Rubber mats in front and carpet in back. Not much in top speed but tremendous pulling power. I was cheerfully accelerating up 'Pretty Sally Hill' whilst towing a Toyota Landcruiser 🙂
My dad had a dove grey and white Morris Oxford. I loved the beauty. Sadly, to my dad it was just a work horse being on the road all day every day as a rep, but I loved the thing. It had a good turn of speed too. I remember trouncing it all the way to Middlesborough and whilst it was taken to top speed, it never missed a beat. That old B series engine was pretty much indestructible. I have since looked up its top speed and it comes out at a laughable 78 MPH. Okay, but this was 50 years ago.
in 1977 my mother gave me my first car,, an automatic austin cambridge,, my friends laughed at me for having a granny car,, funny thing , my friends had v6 and v8 cars and so many times they would ring me up to come and help them because they had broken down,,, i wish i still had the austin because i loved that car, unfortunately rust took hold and the car was written off the road,, one thing i liked about the car was ,if you had a flat battery you could pull out a crank handle and crank over the motor to start it,,, now i just have a boring Mercedes AMG C 63S.
Such beautiful, extremely classy and classic cars.....My grandpa had one in the 1960's and it was one of my earliest memories.....In fact, I'd love to have one now.....
My father had one of these in the 1960s. I thought the performance could be improved and wrote to the Shorrock supercharger company and was sorry to hear back from them that they had no model suitable for it.
Are you sure these are not the Morris Oxford Series 2 with the Isuzu engine in which were manufactured by Hindu Stan Motors of India? Commonly used for taxis and wedding cars I believe?
I wanted the engine sound too, but it couldn't be heard as it left the gates, too much wind interference and a revving escort behind me. They're quiet cars really, lovely purr. I may well meet the owner again soon, i'll ask him to start her up and i'll get my rode mic on the case and record it.
You're quite right, engine wise they are particulary quiet, mainly transmission whine and the exhaust throat sounds are my pleasure :-) I owned two Oxford Countryman's and a lovely black A55 Mk2 Cambridge,, probably inspired from childhood memories of Dad's 1957 black A55 Cambridge.
Some of the best of British cars
My late uncle owned one of these green in color,brings back memories of the good old days when things were so different from today
My dad had two. A blue saloon and a red estate with a black roof. Beautiful cars looking back, especially compared to the generic boxes nowadays. Would love to get my hands on one now.
My dad have this car for more then 30 years. In a very good working conditions. I started learn to drive with this car. A very good memories for me.
Lovely, quite beautiful cars! My grandfather had a white Austin Cambridge and I think he loved it too.....I spent many happy hours sitting on the back seat, which incidentally, was leather.....
My Dad had one of these back in the Seventies. Maroon with a cream stripe. It had no performance worth talking about but was a beautifully driveable and comfortable car. I learnt to drive in it. All credit to whoever restored HON. It's a superb restoration!
My Father in Law had 64 plate A60. I drove it sometimes, and helped with work on it. Engine was whisper quiet and smooth.
Superb car! Many comments on here saying their grandfather had one and so did mine. Seemed enormous inside (for a 9 year old). He sold it about 1973 but in the early 80's I passed it on a country lane. I tried to trace it recently in order to make an offer but it's probably scrapped.
In the late 1970s, these cars were still popular with men in their late thirties and forties. The younger men were driving Japanese cars, Ford Cortinas and Volkswagen Beetles. 😊
My first car was a 1959 A 60 Cambridge. 4 speed column change. 1622cc engine. Rubber mats in front and carpet in back. Not much in top speed but tremendous pulling power. I was cheerfully accelerating up 'Pretty Sally Hill' whilst towing a Toyota Landcruiser 🙂
Seeing this reminds me of the smell inside my father's new 'c' reg green estate.
This car in powder blue with a cream inlay was my first car in 1967, three years old at a cost of £360.
The A series cars were the cats whiskers, ultra reliable brilliant machines
Wow, what fantastic paintwork! Look at the chrome on her!
My dad had a dove grey and white Morris Oxford. I loved the beauty. Sadly, to my dad it was just a work horse being on the road all day every day as a rep, but I loved the thing. It had a good turn of speed too. I remember trouncing it all the way to Middlesborough and whilst it was taken to top speed, it never missed a beat. That old B series engine was pretty much indestructible. I have since looked up its top speed and it comes out at a laughable 78 MPH. Okay, but this was 50 years ago.
My dad had one in 1980..that Austin oxford..NB 1595
Can't wait to see her at some car shows next year - stunner!
Smart looking motor!
in 1977 my mother gave me my first car,, an automatic austin cambridge,, my friends laughed at me for having a granny car,, funny thing , my friends had v6 and v8 cars and so many times they would ring me up to come and help them because they had broken down,,, i wish i still had the austin because i loved that car, unfortunately rust took hold and the car was written off the road,, one thing i liked about the car was ,if you had a flat battery you could pull out a crank handle and crank over the motor to start it,,, now i just have a boring Mercedes AMG C 63S.
Such beautiful, extremely classy and classic cars.....My grandpa had one in the 1960's and it was one of my earliest memories.....In fact, I'd love to have one now.....
I know, my dad had one in the 80s, such a solid car. He regretted parting with it.
My doctor had one of these cars and it used to scare me as a kid when i saw one them on the road. Nice looker though and pleasant to ride in.
Memories of my grandfather
Acá en mi país Argentina,tuvo tres denominaciones ,Di Tella,Riley y el Magnette 1622.
What a lovely car .
What a flaming beauty!
My father had one of these in the 1960s. I thought the performance could be improved and wrote to the Shorrock supercharger company and was sorry to hear back from them that they had no model suitable for it.
Beautiful music.
my late father had one of these cars in blue colour.
Ideal registration for a Honda.
passed my test in the 1960s on one of them, Dad,s was white with a maroon stripe
As did I, in an A55 Farina, three days after my fifteenth birthday, November 1964.
I like this cars thank youvery very much😂😃😄😅
Very handsome
My dad had one of these on an E plate looked enormous when a kid. Burned too much oil in the end
What a pity such a short video you could have done an injustice to a great marque.
IF LOOKED AFTER THEY LAST FOREVER I WOULD NOT PART WITH MINE ITS MY BABY
Guooo el rey de todo lo carro fue tranporte de lo 60 y 70 de la ciudad de Sto Dgo Rep Dominicanas📀😀cuanto rescuerdo
Poor mans Rolls Royce.
Oh Dear!
Many Swansea taxi drivers drive these
Are you sure these are not the Morris Oxford Series 2 with the Isuzu engine in which were manufactured by Hindu Stan Motors of India? Commonly used for taxis and wedding cars I believe?
Malaysia taxi at 1970
Beautiful car....would have preferred to have heard the car as it drove away rather than that daft music!
I wanted the engine sound too, but it couldn't be heard as it left the gates, too much wind interference and a revving escort behind me. They're quiet cars really, lovely purr. I may well meet the owner again soon, i'll ask him to start her up and i'll get my rode mic on the case and record it.
You're quite right, engine wise they are particulary quiet, mainly transmission whine and the exhaust throat sounds are my pleasure :-) I owned two Oxford Countryman's and a lovely black A55 Mk2 Cambridge,, probably inspired from childhood memories of Dad's 1957 black A55 Cambridge.
Yes it's always a nostalgia hit when I see one, my dad had a '68 Cambridge.
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Rot boxes
Phill Robinson not if you looked after them
No worse than anything else on the road at the time.