Maestro could have looked like BX?
Moderator: RichardW
Maestro could have looked like BX?
I heard the other day that the BX was originally shaped for Austin for the Maestro but Austin ran into development problems and scrapped the design that was then bought by Citroen. Dont know howe true this is but its an interesting story
-
- Posts: 650
- Joined: 20 Nov 2003, 16:51
- Location: United Kingdom
- My Cars: C5 X7 2.7 hdi
Past cars
Activa, silver MK1 (221bhp stock) stripped out with twin sparcos Evo seats. 95
Activa, light met red MK1 98
Activa, dark met red MK1 98
Activa, dark met blue MK1 (202bhp stock) 96
Xantia exclusive V6 auto 3l 98
Xantia 2l 8v auto
BX 4x4 GTi dark met silver
BX 4x4 GTi white
BX GTi 16v white fibre bumpers
BX GTi 16v black fibre bumpers
BX GTi 16v hurricane (doa)
BX DTR estate
The Maestro was nothing to with Citroen- it was done by Ian Beech, although Harris Mann, who was renowned for doing wedgy cars did some early sketches of what he thought it should look like, which were similar to the BX-theres a picture here.http://www.austin-rover.co.uk/index.htm?lm10storyf.htm It does look BX like, although I doubt that someone with Manns track record ( I think he also did the huge 4 door Lagonda ) would have nicked someone elses idea!!
- fastandfurryous
- Posts: 1388
- Joined: 07 Jul 2004, 17:57
- Location: On the road, travelling at high speed. Meep Meep.
- My Cars:
- x 4
Interesting though that the attempt to bring solid-state dashboards into the model range happened at about the same time for many manufacturers. The Digital dashboard shown on that page is not a million miles away from the dash in the BX Digit. Unsurprisingly, just about any car with a digital dashboard has never really found favour with new-car buyers.
-
- Posts: 1503
- Joined: 26 Feb 2003, 10:52
- Location: Yorkshire
- My Cars: Current:
Volvo V60 D4 180
Previous:
BX16RS (two of),
BX19TZI,
Xantia 2.0i saloon,
Xantia 2.0 Exclusive CT turbo Break,
Peugeot 807 2.0 HDi 110,
Renault Grand Scenic, 2.0 diesel (150bhp)
C5 X7 2.0 HDi 160 which put me off French cars possibly forever - x 16
There were also rumours that the GS was based on a design originally intended for the BMC 1100 & 1800
http://www.landcrab.net/mainframes/main ... na1800.htm
http://www.landcrab.net/mainframes/main ... na1800.htm
-
- Posts: 1246
- Joined: 26 Oct 2003, 16:08
- Location: United Kingdom
- My Cars:
-
- Posts: 1801
- Joined: 19 Dec 2002, 14:46
- Location: United Kingdom
- My Cars:
Right you lot, Listen up.
The BX was not a Bertone design, nor was it a Bertoni design, nor yet a Rover one.
Bertone's Volvo design did predate the BX and was clearly mildly influential but Marcello Gandini designed it as a freelance project, a Golden handshake taken with him from Bertone after he left, following the design for the Countach.
Pininfarina did indeed restyle the 1100/1800 for BMC. They said No. Robert Opron Citroenised both designs, being particularly successful with the CX.
As for Harris Mann's "designs," (which do not include Bill Towns' gorgeous Lagonda,)
he should have gone to Specsavers.
Guigiaro, on seeing the TR7 for the first time, walked around it and remarked
"My God; he's done it to the other side as well!"
The BX was not a Bertone design, nor was it a Bertoni design, nor yet a Rover one.
Bertone's Volvo design did predate the BX and was clearly mildly influential but Marcello Gandini designed it as a freelance project, a Golden handshake taken with him from Bertone after he left, following the design for the Countach.
Pininfarina did indeed restyle the 1100/1800 for BMC. They said No. Robert Opron Citroenised both designs, being particularly successful with the CX.
As for Harris Mann's "designs," (which do not include Bill Towns' gorgeous Lagonda,)
he should have gone to Specsavers.
Guigiaro, on seeing the TR7 for the first time, walked around it and remarked
"My God; he's done it to the other side as well!"