The first biggest project for the newest Haynes and you may Mann relationship is ADO28 (above), inspired simply months once BMC and you will Leyland Motors merged. It portrayed the initial section of a complete plan Roy Haynes got come up with for BMC, where there would be only around three first frame, on to and therefore different various other authorities would-be put, ‘…sets from Minis in order to Jags,’ told you Harris.

Work within Ford

‘Whenever Roy worked from the Ford, however come up with the conclusion that BMC didn’t have a keen Escort rival. The latest nearest material in order to it was the latest Small. The new Marina got the thought of brand new Minor and you can blew they with a special muscles. It absolutely was an attempt to attempt to split the range and have now some money straight back.’

Harris has also been working on his or her own individual programs. Certainly one of a lot more unique was Austin Zanda (below), a styling exercise showed while in the 1969 as an exhibit for products of the Pushed Material Fisher, this new Cowley looks-and then make company. The auto was uncompromisingly wedge-molded, indicating the way in which Harris Mann – and you may, individually, other people particularly Bertone and you will Giugiaro – sensed vehicle build is actually changing.

‘In the back of my personal attention, I spotted you to given that channel Milligrams is always to grab.