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Question: What if Issigonis had worked for Ford. ?
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Peter_L



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 25, 2015 3:22 pm    Post subject: Question: What if Issigonis had worked for Ford. ? Reply with quote
I just watched a video on the Mini. (Links posted by Peter S)

Opinions: If Issigonis had worked for Ford, what differences may it have made to the Mini, then and now. ?
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BigJohn



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 25, 2015 3:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
He would have been sacked before he managed to get a design out! The Mini lost money, that's not the Ford way, look how long the Edsel brand lasted.
That aside, it probably would have had a sidevalve and transverse leaf suspension Laughing
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Phil - Nottingham



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 25, 2015 8:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I agree - they were so conventional and not at all innovative he never would have stayed. How they managed to pioneer McPherson strut front suspension in 1950 is a wonder - I suppose on a monocoque it must have been cheaper than bulky subframes (the cheap Mini rear apart) though the Morris did without both and just used torsion rods
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