SOLVED: Djetset 675 - Vanden Plas saloon proposal by Laurence Pomery (and ERA?)

[Djetset]

To gain a point, who designed this car, and which company built this prototype?  Both correct answers needed to be awarded the point please.

[iani]

Rootes swallow, designed by an ex-ERA team. A bigger rear-engined imp.

[Djetset]

Sorry, but no Rootes connection.

[Djetset]

Up to the Experts.

[exekiel]

british ford conne3ction?

[Djetset]

No Ford connection here.

[wingroad]

ERA built it for BMC in the late 50's to early 60's.Rear engined ,RWD Designed by Bob Koto ?

[Djetset]

Sorry but that's not this car, although you did get one part right 

[oko94]

It looks exactly like a smaller version of the rear-engined ERA proposal for BMC. So if it's not related to Rootes or BMC, maybe it was made for Triumph ?

[Djetset]

I see what you mean, but this is not the ERA project for Rootes, but it is BMC related (but not Triumph).

[Majeko]

Swift?

[Djetset]

Not Swift.

[spider]

Hino?

[Djetset]

Not Hino (and I can't think of any BMC relationship with Hino!).

[spider]

Some thing to do with Michelotti and BMC?

[Djetset]

No Michelotti involvement here.

[D-type]

Could "BMC related" mean Innocenti?

[Majeko]

Hillman Imp replacement?

[Carnut]

Hillman Imp replacement?

Bump

[exekiel]

japanese?

[frederick59]

Roots Chrysler project ?

[Djetset]

Not an Innocenti project, and no Rootes connection, so it's not a Hillman Imp or Chrysler proposal.

[oko94]

Has it been made for one specific brand of the BMC ?

[Djetset]

Not really, but this prototype was prepared by one of the BMC marques.

[oko94]

Morris ?