1959 Austin A40 'Farina' MkI [ADO8]

1959 Austin A40 MkI [ADO8] in Wings to Scandinavia, Documentary, 1962

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Lateef ◊ 2023-12-22 16:56	Was it 'Farina' in Finland or 'Futura' as in Sweden and Norway?
dsl ◊ 2023-12-22 19:15	I've wondered same question but no ref found - ARonline says "Home market name: Austin A40 Farina: The Futura name was chosen for the Swedish market, not only to suggest a futuristic car, but also to avoid confusion with the Swedish word ‘farin’, meaning castor sugar. This name was also used in Denmark." Norway usage from here Lateef wrote Interesting, according to this commercial from 1958, it was known as Futura in Norway, just like in Sweden. http://www.filmarkivet.no/v1/film/details.aspx?filmid=46293 What's the Finnish word for "castor sugar"??

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Lateef

◊ 2023-12-22 16:56

Was it 'Farina' in Finland or 'Futura' as in Sweden and Norway?

dsl

◊ 2023-12-22 19:15

I've wondered same question but no ref found - ARonline says "Home market name: Austin A40 Farina: The Futura name was chosen for the Swedish market, not only to suggest a futuristic car, but also to avoid confusion with the Swedish word ‘farin’, meaning castor sugar. This name was also used in Denmark."

Norway usage from here

Lateef wrote Interesting, according to this commercial from 1958, it was known as Futura in Norway, just like in Sweden.
http://www.filmarkivet.no/v1/film/details.aspx?filmid=46293

What's the Finnish word for "castor sugar"??

1959 Austin A40 'Farina' MkI [ADO8]

1959 Austin A40 MkI [ADO8] in Wings to Scandinavia, Documentary, 1962

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