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Re: BMC show 2012 ( Picture heavy)

Post by thamestyres » Wed Aug 08, 2012 7:58 am

the back of the victoria looks more like a 2000 than a dolomite, the rear lights are more 2000 ish the rear screen is bmc 1300 even has the angles on the edge of the boot below the screen, the hight of the boot at the back of the boot is slimmer than a dolomite just an observation :o the victoria may have been more likely based on a triumph 2000 instead.... regards ricky
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Re: BMC show 2012 ( Picture heavy)

Post by scoobyh123 » Wed Aug 08, 2012 11:56 am

You could well be right Rick - i got curious to know more about the origins of it so found this on ar-online.

It appears Michelotti redesigned the ADO16/BMC11/1300 to produce the Victoria and as he also designed the Dolomite so it's easy to see how the 2 cars ended up looking similar.
Again, Michelotti was responsible for the Triumph 2000/2500 range so could explain the rear lights too.

Shame it was never sold in this country, however reading the various stories behind the merger of Triumph with BMC etc, i suspect it would have impacted on the sales of the Triumph 13/1500 and Toledo/Dolomite ranges. Presumably BL management would have vetoed such a thing happening as they seemed to favour Triumph above the BMC products.
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Re: BMC show 2012 ( Picture heavy)

Post by thamestyres » Wed Aug 08, 2012 4:39 pm

i would think thats because the triumph had more prestige.. regards ricky
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Re: BMC show 2012 ( Picture heavy)

Post by scoobyh123 » Wed Aug 08, 2012 5:29 pm

Could well be! I sort of got the impression from other things i read (some time back now so can't remember where) that triumph were favoured over Jaguar and Rover too. Perhaps they viewed Triumph as the companys "saviour"?
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Post by Richard Moss » Wed Aug 08, 2012 10:23 pm

thamestyres wrote:the rear screen is bmc 1300 even has the angles on the edge of the boot below the screen

That's because the centre section is pure ADO16.
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Post by les-rovit » Fri Aug 17, 2012 12:53 pm

Had to smile at the SD1 reg well would you belive I had a Silver SD1 2.6 VDP and the reg D265 NOB being a 2.6 I very nearly had a plate made with D 26 5NOB :lol: :lol:

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Re: BMC show 2012 ( Picture heavy)

Post by stoterstangen90 » Sun Dec 30, 2012 12:29 am

I was there.


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Re: BMC show 2012 ( Picture heavy)

Post by scoobyh123 » Sun Dec 30, 2012 2:08 am

stoterstangen90 wrote:I was there.


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I am standing in front of the red Vitesse.
Green jacket.

Come and say hello next time then, we don't bite! :lol: You'll find us with the 800s though, not the SD1's :wink: !
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Re: BMC show 2012 ( Picture heavy)

Post by stoterstangen90 » Sun Dec 30, 2012 2:13 am

Next time better

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