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Finland Independence Day
Today we celebrate the Independence Day of Finland (Itsenäisyyspäivä) – Finland was an interesting market for the ADO16, most of the variants were available but a local name was coined for the Austin 1100, the Austin 1100 Maileri.
However, the Mailer name tag was not officially applied to the Morris 1100 although for Finns today, Mailer has become synonymous with all ADO16 variants – and just in case you are wondering, Finnish modifies and inflects nouns depending on their rôle in the sentence, so in context both Mailer and Maileri are correct.
Our featured car is a 1963, Morris 1100 finished in we think, Smoke Grey with a Blue Grey interior.
We are the only truly global ADO16 club with contacts and representatives in over 40-countries including Finland; our membership continues to grow and our Facebook Group has over 2,100 members! You can join the only ADO16 club with a FREE membership level here: www.ado16.info/membership-join
Its independence day in sevenoaks next week
Thailand National Day
The Kingdom of Thailand celebrates King Bhumibol Adulyadej's Birthday (วันคล้ายวันเฉลิมพระชนมพรรษาพระบาทสมเด็จพระปรมินทรมหาภูมิพลอดุลยเดช บรมนาถบพิตร) and we celebrate with a selection of images...
...as the advert shows the ADO16 was originally imported into Thailand as the Morris 1100 but thereafter numerous others version followed and most have seen all manner of alterations for personal satisfaction...
...we hope there’s something to satisfy your taste! Thailand continues to boast many ADO16 survivors and most are very much still in regular use.
We are the only truly global ADO16 club with contacts and representatives in over 40-countries including Thailand; our membership continues to grow and our Facebook Group has over 2,100 members! You can join the only ADO16 club with a FREE membership level here: www.ado16.info/membership-join
Another Angle on The Ranger
John Thomas, who previously worked at Broadspeed Engineering Limited in Sparkhill, Birmingham became involved with one particular Ranger supplier, Dove House Garage in Coleshill, Warwickshire and in 1975 produced a six-wheeled version of the Ranger – it remained the only one to be ever made but it epitomised the spirit of invention of many Ranger owners...
...Steve is another such inventive owner; he purchased his Ranger new in 1975 and in recent years has been giving his car something of a makeover – the flared wheel arches are most striking but how about the hydraulic handbrake or self-fabrication of dry suspension units to replace the hydrolastic units!
With special thanks to Steve Davies.
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Does anyone know where the six wheeler is, I twice tried to buy it way back but missed
We're delighted to announce we've added a couple of brochures here tonight as well. One of which was very kindly supplied by our friends The Wolseley Register (The Wolseley 11/55 brochure). The other is from our own collection (Riley Kestrel range).
Fancy a sneaky peek? See the comments.... ⬇️⬇️
Brochures - which car will you choose? | ado16.info
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If you're looking to buy a new car, what better way for it be presented to you than in a range of glossy brochures? The only problem appears to be that...
It's been a while - but we've added two fantastic press photographs to our archive pages tonight.
Preview (as ever) in the comments below... ⬇️⬇️
Press Photographs - cars shown in idyllic surroundings | ado16.info
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Press photographs were produced by BMC/BL and distributed to publishers for use in any publications they were planning where the ADO16 would be featured.
