A Landcrab is the 1800 series sedans made by BMC. Basically it was BMC's
largest front-wheel drive car to that day, and supposively took all the
knowledge of Issnosigis and all the excellent traits of the 1100/1300 and the
Mini and made a bigger car. Stupidly though, it also used 1100/1300 doors and
came out rather repulsive! You could get Austin/Morris/Wolseley and Riley
versions of the same car. (Personally I think it would have made a great
"MAGNA" to go with the "Magnette") They were capable but ugly.
The name landcrab came from a race where the cars had a tendancy to go
sideways, but any better knowledge of source of term "Landcrab"? I assure you
it never appeared onthe bootlid.
John
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