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helen m

Post subject: "orangebox" mini

Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 12:40 am

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found this one on the aronline site (i was actually looking to see if they had anything on 4 door minis) - don't know why it's called an orangebox though....

and this is what they have to say about it:

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And finally...To confuse people who may have seen the ADO15 prototypes on the road testing, the testing team developed this false front, nicknamed the "orange box". The idea was to make the ADO15 look more like an A30/35 and divert speculation away from what it really was.

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Timbo

Post subject: Re: "orangebox" mini

Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 1:35 pm

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helen m wrote:

- don't know why it's called an orangebox though....

Two storys I've heard:
1) They were painted orange
2) They hadn't designed the seats yet and you had to sit on orange boxes

Given that you can see the seats in there, I suspect the first.

Tim

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TheMiniMan

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Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 2:43 pm

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& THE Engine was around the other way in the Orange box, Carb & exhaust at the front... True.!!!

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Timbo

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Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 3:11 pm

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Yep, and the bodies were 2 inches narrower, they had no subframes and had 948cc Morris Minor blocks.

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Mort Subite

Post subject: Re: "orangebox" mini

Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 11:28 am

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helen m wrote:

found this one on the aronline site (i was actually looking to see if they had anything on 4 door minis) - don't know why it's called an orangebox though....

and this is what they have to say about it:

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And finally...To confuse people who may have seen the ADO15 prototypes on the road testing, the testing team developed this false front, nicknamed the "orange box". the idea was to make the ADO15 look more like an A30/35 and divert speculation away from what it really was.

I like the Austin grill (piggy nose) look of theis prototype.

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