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◊ 2023-05-03 00:53 |
BMC ADO16 variant, since its a 2dr, 68-72 Austin America? |
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◊ 2023-05-03 01:38 |
68+ Mk2, and I think it's a 4 door - B-pillar looks wrong for 2-door. Which could be a late America, but it looks plain without the distinctive side strip. My guess is CDN got ordinary UK-like Austin/Morris 1100/1300 for a year or two. Which is not mentioned by either of my 2 ADO16 books, but ARonline has the answer: "Canada was again different. North of the border the Austin 1100 Mk2 was introduced for 1968 as a four-door sedan but not it appears as a two-door (or estate). This was a proper Mk2 car with cropped tail fins and larger grille. Availability of the new AP automatic transmission was a major selling point, a fully automatic box not being available at that time on the rival Volkswagen Beetle. Although an Austin 1300 sedan was now in production in the UK, this was not exported to Canada (until the arrival of the Austin America). The Austin 1100 Mk2 in Canada, and the two cars offered in the USA [these were a stop-gap poverty 1100 Mk1 2-door and the continued Mk1 MG 1100 Sports Sedan] bridged the gap before the arrival of the Austin America, which was a new version of the Austin 1300 Mk2 two-door saloon adapted to meet the federal requirements on emissions and safety that came into force in the USA in 1968. The Austin America was launched in the USA in the spring of 1968 but it appears rather later in Canada." So a rare CDN Austin 1100 Mk2, on sale for maybe a year or perhaps slightly longer. |
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◊ 2023-05-03 02:14 |
PS - anyone want to see an Austin America V8 with 600 bhp?? Probably unsurprising that it's rear wheel drive .... |
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◊ 2023-05-03 02:51 |
 also, unrelated but if you click back to home that website also offers a Peugeot 604 and a little something for dhill.. .gif ";)") |
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