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Austin A40 MkI (ADO8), introduced in 1958, the A40 Farina was designed by Pinin Farina of Italy: see more at: http://www.simoncars.co.uk/ado8/ado8.html

Austin A40 MkI. See also: http://www.simoncars.co.uk/ado8/ado8.html

Austin A40 MkII (ADO 44) Countryman is the 'Estate' version of the A40, differing only from the saloon by having a lift-up rear window and drop-down bootlid. See also: http://www.simoncars.co.uk/ado8/ado8.html

Austin A40 MkII Countryman. See more at: http://www.simoncars.co.uk/ado8/ado8.html

Austin A40 MkII Countryman. On the Countryman, the bootlid drops down and the rear window lifts up to give a large opening. Italian versions built by Innocenti had single pieve lift up tailgates

Austin A40 MkII. Main differences from the MkI were the wide grille and the 1098cc Aseries Engine behind it. See more at: http://www.simoncars.co.uk/ado8/ado8.html

Austin A40 MkII (ADO44), see also: http://www.simoncars.co.uk/ado8/ado8.html

Austin A55 Cambridge MkII Countryman. See also: http://www.simoncars.co.uk/ado9/ado9.html

Austin A55 Cambridge MkII Countryman, the "Estate" version having lift-up rear window and drop-down bootlid. See also: http://www.simoncars.co.uk/ado9/ado9.html

Austin A55 MkII Cambridge: ADO 9 or Austin Drawing office 9 was the nearest to production car to Farina's design proposal. See also: http://www.simoncars.co.uk/ado9/ado9.html

Austin A60 Cambridge, In the BMC mass facelift session of autumn 1961, the A55 Mk II was transmuted into the A60, and although the same basic bodyshell and mechanical layout was retained, it became a much better car in all aspects. Compared with the A55 Mk II, the A60 had a longer wheelbase, wider tracks, better roadholding, modified styling, a bigger engine and more performance. See also: http://www.simoncars.co.uk/ado9/ado9.html

Austin A60 Cambridge. Visually, the A60 was recognized by fins that had been reduced in size and aggressiveness, with new tail-lamp clusters being specified, plus different duo-tone colour schemes to extra order. See more at: http://www.simoncars.co.uk/ado9/ado9.html

Austin A60 Cambridge Countryman. The estate version of the Austin Cambridge. See more at: http://www.simoncars.co.uk/ado9/ado9.html

Austin A60 Cambridge Countryman. The lift-up rear window and drop-down rear bootlid and the rear fins/taillights were not changed from the A55 MkII into the A60 Countryman models. See more at: http://www.simoncars.co.uk/ado9/ado9.html

Austin A110 Westminster evolved from the A99 but used an almost unchanged Pininfarina-designed body. The MkII versioin in 1964 had no bodywork changes. See also: http://www.simoncars.co.uk/ado10/ado10.html

Austin A110 Westminster evolved from the A99 but used an almost unchanged Pininfarina-designed body. See also: http://www.simoncars.co.uk/ado10/ado10.html

MG Magnette IV. The MG version of the "Farina Austins", this one did not get changed bodywork when the 1622cc engine replaced the 1500. See also See also: http://www.simoncars.co.uk/ado9/ado9.html

Morris Oxford MkVI. See also: http://www.simoncars.co.uk/ado9/ado9.html

Morris Oxford Series V. Morrises version of the 'Farina Austin' Cambridge A55 MkII. Notice the large fins, subsequently trimmed down for the 1622cc engined Oxford Series VI. See also: http://www.simoncars.co.uk/ado9/ado9.html

Morris Oxford MkVI. See also: http://www.simoncars.co.uk/ado9/ado9.html

Morris Oxford MkVI Traveller. See also: http://www.simoncars.co.uk/ado9/ado9.html

Riley 4/72 1965. The final derivative of the mid-sized Riley saloons appeared in 1961 as part of the revised A60/Farina range, the new car was known as the 4/72. The 4/72 inherited the revised, B-Series, 1622cc engine which as before had twin carbs and was shared with the equivalent MG Magnette. See also: http://www.simoncars.co.uk/ado9/ado9.html

Riley 4/72 1965. Unlike the rest of the Farina saloons the Riley and MG versions appeared unchanged and carried on with the unique rear wing styling which featured "cut-back" fins. The only body modifications were alterations in the wheelbase and from and rear tracks. Oddly the Riley 4/72 outlived the MG Magnette by a year. Production ended in 1969 after 14,000 cars had been built. See also: http://www.simoncars.co.uk/ado9/ado9.html

Vanden-Plas Princess 3-litre MkII. Launched in October 1959 as the Austin Princess 3-litre, it was rebranded "Vanden-Plas" in May 1960. Underneath the skin lay Austin A99/Wolseley 6/99 mechanics put together at the Vanden-Plas Kingsbury Works. See also: http://www.simoncars.co.uk/ado10/ado10v.html

Vanden-Plas Princess 3-litre MkII. The MkII was launched in 1961 when siblings Austin A99 and Wolseley 6/99 were upgraded to Austin A110 aqnd Wolseley 6/110. All got a 120bhp engine and handling changes. See also: http://www.simoncars.co.uk/ado10/ado10v.html

Vanden-Plas Princess 4-litre R was an amalgamation of the Princess 3-litre (Austin A110) body to the Rolls-Royce 3909cc FB60 engine. Intended to be a "mini Bentley" (Both Rolls-Royce and Bentley versions were prototyped), sales were slow. From 1964 to 1968 only 6500 were sold, but 10% of projection. See also: http://www.simoncars.co.uk/ado10/ado10v.html

Vanden-Plas Princess 4-litre R, an Austin A110 bodyshell with changed roof panel, rear window, fins and taillights with a Rolls-Royce engine under the bonnet. Price was 35% more than Princess 3-litre. See also: http://www.simoncars.co.uk/ado10/ado10v.html

Wolseley 6/110 MkII. The last update for the model came in 1964 with the introduction of the 6/110 Mark II. The Mark II was a more luxurious car, gave a smoother ride and had better braking and updated transmission. See also: http://www.simoncars.co.uk/ado10/ado10w.html

Wolseley 6/110 MkII. The last in along line of "big" Wolseley saloons, the 6/110 MkII took over in 1964. The main changes for this MkII model were the additions of a four speed manual gearbox and smaller, 13" road wheels. Cosmetically received no changes other than new badges and a restyled front grille. See also: http://www.simoncars.co.uk/ado10/ado10w.html

Wolseley 15/60. Launched in 1958, the Wolseley 15/60 was manufactured at Cowley on the same lines as the MG, Morris and Riley (but not Austin). The 15/60 had the same 52bhp engine as the Austin and Morris and also the same tall finned bodyshell as these. See also: http://www.simoncars.co.uk/ado9/ado9w.html

Wolseley 15/60, launched in December 1958 this was the first 'Farina Austin' to be shown to the public, with Austin, MG, Morris and Riley following in 1959. The tall rear fins of the 15/60 are evident in this view, MG and Riley cars had less vertical light lenses. See also: http://www.simoncars.co.uk/ado9/ado9w.html