Advertising Last completed movie pages 1969 Austin 1800 British Army MkII [ADO17]Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin: 
![1969 Austin 1800 British Army MkII [ADO17]](/i001002833.jpg)
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Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene
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◊ 2017-02-08 18:39 |
![[Image: 12-54a1800mk2a.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/10314/12-54a1800mk2a.jpg) ![[Image: 12-54a1800mk2.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/10314/12-54a1800mk2.jpg) ![[Image: 12-54a1800mk2aa.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/10314/12-54a1800mk2aa.jpg) ![[Image: 12-54a1800mk2c.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/10314/12-54a1800mk2c.jpg) Mk2 with Austin grille and early S coachline. |
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◊ 2017-02-08 19:36 |
That coachline also featured on the 1800, the only way you can tell an "S" is to look at the badge on the bootlid or check out the oily bits. The two "S" cars we had in the family, both Wolseleys, had a wider chromed plastic stripe along the side. http://www.simoncars.co.uk/ado17/ado17a.html -- Last edit: 2017-02-08 19:43:36 |
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◊ 2017-02-08 20:40 |
Agree Wolseley 18/85 S had the plastic strip throughout production (Sept 69 to March 72). Austin and Morris 1800 S were introduced July 69 and am fairly sure started with just the coachline until Oct 71 (I think) when they got the Wolseley-style plastic strip for last few months. Also fairly sure that there was a coachline difference before the plastic strip arrived - either the S had coachline when plain 1800 did not, or S had a thick coachline when plain 1800 only had thin. |
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◊ 2017-02-09 00:07 |
My reference shows a plain 1800 Mk II on the H-plate with coachline. -- Last edit: 2017-02-09 00:08:14 |
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◊ 2017-02-09 00:39 |
I'm still trying to pin it down - convinced there was something about the coachlines, but it's not coming up with examples. I'll ditch S from this one. May mean downgrading some of our other 1800 S as well, but holding fire for the moment. |
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◊ 2017-02-09 09:04 |
It may help to approach this from another angle, why would the Army want an "S"? Knowing, as I do, the famous tight purse of MoD, it seems unlikely that they would cough up for another carburettor and four pot front brakes just to transport the occasional half colonel from main building to Aldershot, or whatever. -- Last edit: 2017-02-09 09:06:31 |
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◊ 2017-02-09 13:21 |
FJ = 1969/70 |
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