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"pip bip - choose Corrour" (hhgttg69) 01/31/2018 at 06:59 • Filed to: Austin, hour rule

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Austin ‘landcrab’

kanadanmajava1 > pip bip - choose Corrour 01/31/2018 at 08:04

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In Finland these had a nickname of Hiiva-Mini which translates to Yeast-Mini.

pip bip - choose Corrour > kanadanmajava1 01/31/2018 at 08:06

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wtf?

i’d like to know more about why it was called that

kanadanmajava1 > pip bip - choose Corrour 01/31/2018 at 08:38

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A popular Finnish desert is cardamom bun. It uses yeast as ingredients and it expands wildly during the process.

fintail > pip bip - choose Corrour 01/31/2018 at 09:19

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Just imagine it stuck in a roundabout or backing into Stonehenge:

AuthiCooper1300 > fintail 01/31/2018 at 13:53

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That yellow car is not a “Landcrab” (ADO17) but an Austin Maxi (ADO14), which appeared five years later (1964 vs 1969).

Identical concept and layout (and used exactly the same doors as the Landcrab) but a different car; indeed, smaller than the ADO17 in all relevant dimensions.

fintail > AuthiCooper1300 01/31/2018 at 14:12

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Interesting, I assumed it was just an updated model based on the window and door shapes. I learned something.

AuthiCooper1300 > fintail 01/31/2018 at 14:20

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I confess I used to make the same mistake until I started researching the Landcrab (an exceedingly interesting car... if you are into Minis and such).

I’ve been told both Maxis and Landcrabs have astonishingly good road manners.

Pretty sure I could learn a lot about vintage Mercs!

fintail > AuthiCooper1300 01/31/2018 at 14:25

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A handful were sold in NA back in the day, I know there’s at least one earlier car in my area. Unique tech in them, indeed.

The pictured car is from “European Vacation”, a classic if you are into 80s humor. Here it is with an amusingly under-scaled Stonehenge:

AuthiCooper1300 > fintail 01/31/2018 at 14:30

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I wondered if there was some film reference or something like that when you mentioned Stonehenge!

I do remember Chevy Chase and Beverly D’Angelo were in it but I don’t think I have ever watched it (most likely not, I wouldn’t have forgotten about the Maxi.)

fintail > AuthiCooper1300 01/31/2018 at 15:47

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It’s worth it if you aren’t expecting an intellectual masterpiece. It is full of funny stereotypes, and is old enough be loaded with now-vintage cars. In my opinion, pretty underappreciated.

The Maxi gets banged up when hitting a Consul:

And then a Fiat: