1959 Austin A55 Cambridge MkII [ADO9A]

1959 Austin A55 Cambridge MkII [ADO9A] in In the Doghouse, Movie, 1962

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

00:02:04 Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
oldsmobile1897 ◊ 2014-08-16 21:08	Plate reads VLM 881 or 661. The car in particular looks like an Austin A55 Cambridge Mark II.
dsl ◊ 2014-08-16 22:10	Yes. VLM was late 58+, so a very early one after Jan 59 launch. YLM gives 1960. -- Last edit: 2023-07-24 21:44:46
DidierF ◊ 2014-08-16 22:12	Front end, blurry:
DidierF ◊ 2014-08-16 22:14	Its rear fender:
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2014-08-17 13:17	The second thumbnail gives a much better view of the Rover dhc. Very desirable, elegant and reasonably quick car, not all Rovers were "Auntie's cars".
Pierre ◊ 2016-07-13 05:38	Ho hum. NTG Motor Services remind all who might not have been precocious schoolboys at the time A55 Mk II, Oxford Series V, Magnette Mk III, 4/68 and 15/60 were launched in 1959. (First BMC 'Farina' being the A40 the previous year). Cap'n of Athletics, then plain 'Mr' Levene had a new, blue Magnette...years later, a colleague in the Bank used to park his Series V behind my Devon, MLT 858 (ended its days in Blackborough). Some say the the bonniest of the 1489cc cars, the earlier A55, had too short a production run. Desirability of the dhc agreed, John. Owned couple of saloons (as non-runners) which had perhaps become weighty, redundant 'Uncle' Rovers.