A thing I didn't know was a thing

"Cé hé sin" (michael-m-mouse) 04/11/2019 at 17:40 • Filed to: Austin Apache

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The Austin Apache.

The what?

One of these:

It was a South African three box version of the Austin/Morris 1100/1300 (there was also a Spanish variant called the Authi Victoria). The eagle eyed who know their old cars will recognise elements of the Triumph 2000/2500 which was deliberate as both were by Michelotti.

Here’s the original:

Just 20,000 Apaches were made over a seven year period so it can’t have been a particularly profitable venture.

For Sweden > Cé hé sin 04/11/2019 at 17:44

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Apache thread?

Svend > Cé hé sin 04/11/2019 at 17:53

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Nice fleet of Rover 200 BRMs back there.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > For Sweden 04/11/2019 at 17:57

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Cé hé sin > Svend 04/11/2019 at 18:00

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Yes, I think that rather dates the picture!

Cé hé sin > For Sweden 04/11/2019 at 18:01

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Somebody said Apache ?

For Sweden > Cé hé sin 04/11/2019 at 18:03

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Mmmm Irish pizza

Svend > Cé hé sin 04/11/2019 at 18:08

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Ye’, it’s almost certainly Gaydon about 15 years ago. 

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > Cé hé sin 04/11/2019 at 18:14

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I honestly want a Morris 1100.

Cé hé sin > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 04/11/2019 at 18:21

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Here you go . Some fancy prices mind.

AuthiCooper1300 > Cé hé sin 04/11/2019 at 18:49

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The eagle eyed who know their old cars will recognise elements of the Triumph 2000/2500 which was deliberate as both were by Michelotti.

It was particularly obvious in the case of the Victoria de Luxe, with its quad headlights:

(image taken from http://www.mginfo.co.uk/leyland/?q=node/85 )

Note that Victorias were all Austins. Authi was the parent company, not a brand.

The nice thing about trying to keep alive any ADO16 derivative is that years ago their umbrella British club had a batch of Hydrolastic displacers remanufactured. No such luck with the h y d r o v e r s i o ns of the Mini. Someone from BMIHT told me years ago that all the tooling for the Mini hydro units seemed to have been scrapped.

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > Cé hé sin 04/11/2019 at 19:10

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I'd have said wildly divergent...

ranwhenparked > Cé hé sin 04/11/2019 at 19:40

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This probably would have been the smarter version to sell in the US. It probably wouldn’t have done much better than the Austin America, but it might have done a little better.