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Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22780 Location: UK

This looks nice, still in its original faded paint too and with an exterior sunvisor to boot...

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Penman · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4850 Location: Swindon, Wilts.

Hi
The "pre-farina" is an interesting touch.
I seem to recall that they never did a farina style commercial and that that body stayed current until the emergence of the Marina Van, I think they even renamed it as an A60 at sometime.
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Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22780 Location: UK

aye you'd have thought the Farina A55 Mk2 / A60 estate would have made a great van given its shape and size. Lift all the trim from a Wolseley 16/60 and you'd have the makings of a really comfy van!

(there was a van version of the Mk2 A40 Farina, but I think only some export markets got that)

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clan chieftain · Joined: 05 Apr 2008 Posts: 2041 Location: Motherwell

There was a lovely " L " registration A60 Suntor at Scone Palace last year. It goes to quite a few shows up here.
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poodge · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 687

Please correct me if I'm wrong,but isn't this actually a "post-Farina"
A60 van?In any case,the A60 saloon was an only mildly warmed-over version of the Farina series anyway,wasn't it?
There's still 1 or 2 of these on the road here in nz.

bob2 · Joined: 06 Dec 2007 Posts: 1728 Location: Malta

Over here in malta I still see the odd pick up occassionally, till some time ago I used to pass a van similar to this one which was on regular use too but dont see it anymore, the owner was a nut on old vehicles so presumably he put it indoors to restore!!

Wouldnt mind a pick up version for meself one day!!!