Ipa nzira kune freeway

Dambudziko reAustin Highway nderekuti pakazosvika 1962 yunifomu yayo yakanga isingachashandi.

Iyi imota, kwete mugwagwa mukuru weTexas, asi hama yayo yakapfava Wolseley 24/80. Uye usati wabvunza, 24/80 zvinoreva 2.4 malita uye 80 hp. (ndiyo 59 kW mumari yanhasi).

Musanganiswa wemasilinda matanhatu eFreeway/Wolseley wakagadzirwa nekuti muna 1962 British Motor Company (BMC) yainge ichirasikirwa nehondo yekutengesa ichipokana neHolden, Falcon naValiant neBritish-yakafuridzirwa uye yakatora simba re1.6 litre four-cylinder Austin A60, Morris Oxford. uye Wolseley 15 injini. . /60. Vatatu ava havana kumbobvira vachinja kubva pavakaburitswa muna 1959.

Pasina mari yekugadzira injini itsva, mainjiniya eBMC emuno akangowedzera masilinda maviri kune iripo mana-cylinder injini, kuwedzera simba ne35%.

Vatengesi vakatumidza injini iyi 2.4-litre "blue strip" uye sirogani yekushambadzira yakakurudzira vatengi kuti "vape nzira kune freeway."

Zvanga zvichiitwa nevatengi kwaive kunanga kuHolden, Ford, kana Chrysler mutengesi, uye kurota kweBMC kwekutengesa kwakabudirira hakuna kuitika. Mushure mekutengesa zvikamu makumi maviri nenomwe chete, kugadzirwa kwakapera muna 27,000 mu1965. Kana tichienzanisa, Holden akatengesa 154,000 EJ modhi mumwedzi gumi nemisere chete.

Dambudziko renzira yemahara nderekuti pakazosvika 1962 chimiro chayo chakange chisisashande. Italian style guru Batista Pininfarina akagadzira iyo yekutanga dhizaini pakati pemakore ekuma1950. Akapa mota dzeBMC dzakaputirwa zvinyoro nyoro uye zvimbi zvemuswe zvine mwero. Dambudziko raive rekuti pakazosvika 1962 nzira yemahara yaive yakakwira zvakanyanya, yakatetepa, uye zvakare 1959-yakafanana kana ichienzaniswa neyakareba, ipfupi, yakafara, yakashongedzwa uye ine simba rakawanda makwikwi.

Ramba uchifunga kuti Pinnifarina akatora mukana weiyo BMC dhizaini. Akashandisa iyo yakafanana styling template yePeugeot 404, iyo 1957 Lancia Flaminia uye Ferrari 250GT Pininfarina. Kana musinganditendi, tarisai Peugeot 404 uye Freeway. Ose ari maviri anotorwa kubva kune imwechete cookie cutter. Neimwe nzira, unogona kushandisa Google. Kune mawebhusaiti akatsaurirwa kunyaya iyi!

Vanofarira mota vanodaidza mota idzi "BMC Farinas" uye iwe uchashamiswa nekusimba kwevateveri vavo uye legion yevanozvipira. Enda kune chero ye 'All-British' Automobile Club show uye ndinokuvimbisa kuti mhando yakasimukira pashoo, ine vatsigiri vane shungu kwazvo, ichava Farina style BMCs.

David Burrell, mupepeti www.retroautos.com.au