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Austin A40 (ADO 8), A40 Mk II (ADO 44)
Prince Philip thought that Austin styling looked poor compared to other brands, and his comment fired up Leonard Lord to ask Pinin Farina to help out. First fruit of this decision was the 'hatchback' Austin A40 launched at the 1958 London Motor Show as a 2-door booted saloon with a 948cc A-Series engine. In 1959 the Countryman version was launched with a drop-down bootlid and lift-up rear window to give hatchback praticality. In 1961 the A40 was revised with new grille, longer wheelbase and slightly more power as the MkII. For 1962 the 1098cc engine was given to the Austin A40 MkII but the recently introduced Austin 1100 (ADO 16) saw sales of the A40 go into decline.
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