The Dark Wob

Early 7s used a 4 speed Triumph box, a mate from work bought one of the first ones even though he couldn't drive. His girlfriend used to drive him around in it.

They did.
I had one.
Russet Brown over Gold.
Delightfully rotten floor.

I think the change to 5 speed was at the same time as production was moved to another factory?

Ah, the industrial action farce.

Speke, Canley then Solihull.

Useless twats at Speke killed the variations stone dead. Shameful and short-sighted.

I thought that the Lynx looked brilliant in the artists impressions and then as few years later saw some pics of supposedly an actual prototype, not a mule. If that was what they were going to build it looked crap. I think that it may be somewhere in Gaydon now.

It is indeed.

I had the privilege of a go in it unofficially in 1991 (ish) whilst at College. Our lecturers wife worked for the Heritage division then and he did some work for them. it was in our workshops for a while.

So what does it look like in real life then?

Sort of a SD1 type back end from the B post backwards.

Looks brilliant tbh (for a mock-up/prototype) bearing in mind what was about then- if they'd have actually got th Speke idiots to build any of the intended range it would have stolen a march on the rest of the manufacturers.

Easily room for two adults in rear. looks good, load of engine options etc etc.

The Broadside 'version' has a more polished look about it - parts bin still but .

Looks like the artists impressions. One article mentioned a t bar roof but how they'd reconcile that with a hatchback is questionable I guess.
One of many BL what could have been, like building the SD1 properly.

Indeed - missed opportunities galore.