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Offline ImpishGrin

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Re: SOLVED: Djetset #72 - Saab 98 Giugiaro
« Reply #25 on: August 15, 2009, 08:12:14 PM »
Well, afaik the Ital is also Mann's design. Ital Design was only responsible for poductionization of the modified car. At least tat's what they also say in many of my sources.
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Re: SOLVED: Djetset #72 - Saab 98 Giugiaro
« Reply #26 on: August 16, 2009, 11:38:51 AM »
Quote from: ImpishGrin on August 15, 2009, 08:12:14 PM
Well, afaik the Ital is also Mann's design. Ital Design was only responsible for poductionization of the modified car. At least tat's what they also say in many of my sources.

I think that's because Giugiaro disowned it.
Can't say I blame him...
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Re: SOLVED: Djetset #72 - Saab 98 Giugiaro
« Reply #27 on: August 16, 2009, 12:00:29 PM »
Be fair to the Marina!

It was originally intended as a stop-gap Cortina clone to allow BL to develop a 'proper' fleet car.  The market researchers had found that while private motorists would buy a car in the Mini/1100/13300/Maxi/1800/2200 range with a transverse engine and FWD, fleet buyers wanted to purchase a conventional car with front engine and rear wheel drive: Ford Anglia/Escort/Cortina/Granada. Vauxhall Viva/Cavalier etc.  So BL produced the Marina as a short design life car to give them time to change their policy.  But they lost the plot and kept the Marina/Ital on long past its sell-by date.
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