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The Farina Austins
In 1955 there was a Royal visit to BMC by Prince Philip and the BMC Chairman Sir Leonard Lord was out to impress the Prince with the best of British design. But the Prince thought the new Austins looked rather dull against foreign competition, and the BMC Chairman did not get the approval he wished for. Within a few days he had arranged to meet Pinin Farina and a contract was signed that resulted in the 'Austin Farinas'; these were the Austin A40 (ADO 8), Austin Cambridge range (ADO 9) and the Austin Westminster range (ADO 10). The Pininfarina contact continued into the 1960s with Italian influence on the MGB, Austin 1100/1300 (ADO 16), Austin 1800/2200 (ADO 17).
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Austin A40 (ADO 8 and ADO 44) |
'Austin Farinas', the BMC ADO 9 (and later ADO 38) |
'Big Farinas', the BMC ADO 10 (and later ADO 37) |
ADO 16, Austin 1100/1300 |
ADO 17, Austin 1800/2200 |
MG MGB and MGB GT |
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