Created www.austin-rover.co.uk in 2001 and built it up to become the world's foremost reference source for all things BMC, Leyland and Rover Group, before renaming it AROnline in 2007.
Is the Editor of the Parkers website and price guide, formerly editor of Classic Car Weekly, and launch editor/creator of Modern Classics magazine. Has contributed to various motoring titles including Octane, Practical Classics, Evo, Honest John, CAR magazine, Autocar, Pistonheads, Diesel Car, Practical Performance Car, Performance French Car, Car Mechanics, Jaguar World Monthly, MG Enthusiast, Modern MINI, Practical Classics, Fifth Gear Website, Radio 4, and the the Motoring Independent...
Likes 'conditionally challenged' motors and taking them on unfeasible adventures all across Europe.
i think i prefer the top sketch, but with a different light cluster, did it miss out, most certainly yes, this, Allegro SD1 (concept) and Marina Estate, Mini, and various others in the line up might have been over kill, but variety is the spice of life
The SD1 Estate was the true missed opportunity. Particularly in light of the 2.0 and TD variants that came later.
In the top sketch the rear lights look like current BMW ones..
If the company couldn’t afford both a saloon & an estate, they should have built the hatch from the offset.
5 series Touring of it’s day?
Based on the sheer size of the boot in the later Ambassador, a Princess estate would have been a Volvo 240 killer – it would have been huge!