The Austin A40 Farina was part of the 'squaring off' of the BMC car range - prior to this they were typically like the Riley Pathfinder and the Austin Cambridge from the 1956 launch range - rounded and organic in shape. The Farina cars all had pointed tail lamps with little pointed vertical fins and roughly square grilles with headlamps in the top corners forming the wing line which follows through the body - they also have very squared-off roof lines. I always thought that they were odd having the bottom half of the back end opening, with the rear seat folding down, but the window bit at the top did not open - except on the rare 'estate' version. It was a hatch back with no hatch. My sister had one as her first car, it was the later version with the larger grille and was a very good car, reliable & practical. Later it was superseded by the 1100.

These are very hard to find at a sensible price, mine is worn, but is OK as was the price.

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