Avenger Youtube videos

oldschool · February 27, 2011, 01:41:12 PM

Cool site...the unfortunate wagon is here:

http://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_21230-Hillman-Avenger-Estate-1972.html

There's a comment there too, that it looks beaten up for only one year old....was it blue or green??

avenga · February 27, 2011, 02:05:17 PM

And in that photo it looks like the whole rear quarter has been resprayed.

Paddy75 · August 26, 2011, 02:56:08 AM

http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=46043

The Avenger is born!

JoKer · August 26, 2011, 08:20:42 PM

why is this the 1st time i have seen this thread!

Paddy75 · August 27, 2011, 02:49:14 AM

http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=46043

and whats with the monkey at the start of this video?

Was that a spy from BMC/British Leyland? Hahahahaha, rust in hell Morris Marina!

Do you see the way the guy changes up from 2nd to 3rd, sorta like satisfaction/pride I guess.

JoKer · October 30, 2011, 10:23:17 PM

http://youtu.be/oVCLbjrL8NA

oops something did not look happy!

was busy crewing for a Feck did not come and say hi

Paddy75 · October 31, 2011, 01:34:32 AM

Go to 6:00 mins into this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uquSW3NEuio

looks like a GL, in other episodes there is a running joke that every time Hyacinth walks towards her sisters front door a dog barks at her from the old scrap Avenger and she falls into the hedge.

JoKer · October 31, 2011, 10:32:06 AM

yea his Fulton Hogan hat is from NZ too

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulton_Hogan

Paddy75 · November 01, 2011, 07:52:39 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=KjmgqKDSgSU

go to 5:00 mins in, I guess Victors Avenger was before the gearbox improvement!

avenga · November 01, 2011, 09:17:42 AM

LOL at the old ladies pushing the marina.

Paddy75 · November 03, 2011, 12:48:10 AM

Yeh, the Allegro and Marinas generally had to be pushed a lot (mind you the marina van some say was good - as a van) at least the Avenger was moving!

blekkja · November 04, 2011, 04:53:59 PM

the trick is that you get a van with the heavy duty mgb diff [good for rover 4.4Ls!] and put toyota running gear in it.

then you are boss.

Paddy75 · January 07, 2012, 09:28:39 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHLjXwygrTc

What a creepy advert!
Hoho a Chrysler Alpine (the SIMCA Alpine not the Avenger!) - I think that should have said, '..I see..I seee the wings falling off..'
Or maybe... '..I see the future..there is the letter 'T' .. a handsome stranger from France with the name Talbot.'

Paddy75 · March 03, 2012, 02:37:04 AM

1975 AA advert

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZiSFWaD0Og&feature=related

Hmmm there are a couple of cars there that AA membership was an absolute must! Can you imagine the phone call at the time!
''..I'm after a years AA menbership..'' ''..what do you drive Sir?..'' ''...I drive a Marina and the missus has an Allegro..'' ''..okay Sir that'll be

Paddy75 · March 07, 2012, 06:59:06 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNpbaUoyZOk

Here the pharmacist with unhealthy plans for his wife drives an Avenger, he has some mirrors on it, even dazzled the camera. This looks like the very early 1980's and the Beta system colour cameras they used then caught a lot of glare. I wonder did they shoot the scene where he pulls up by his house a few times? Mind you I don't think the side view mirror set up on that Avenger would be a good idea!