1978 Austin LC8 FEP

1978 Austin LC8 in Metro - A British Car To Beat The World, Documentary, 1980

Class: Cars, Proto / Concept — Model origin:

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

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Weasel1984 ◊ 2014-04-15 22:12	With some risk I'll date it on 1979 too. EDIT: According to this website first ten pre-serial cars arrived on the test track in the late 1978, so 1978 is the oldest possibility. Also Leyland called its projects at this stage of development the "FEP" (Fully-Engineered Prototype) - same was with ADOs 88. Here are listed the FEPs/pre-serial cars with headlights/indicators used later in the cheaper Metros: (last thumb - 1978 MY+ Starlet in the background, so 1978/79). Unclear front end: Designing and production of pre-serial cars: -- Last edit: 2014-04-20 18:51:34

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Weasel1984

◊ 2014-04-15 22:12

With some risk I'll date it on 1979 too.
EDIT: According to this website first ten pre-serial cars arrived on the test track in the late 1978, so 1978 is the oldest possibility. Also Leyland called its projects at this stage of development the "FEP" (Fully-Engineered Prototype) - same was with ADOs 88.

Here are listed the FEPs/pre-serial cars with headlights/indicators used later in the cheaper Metros: