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The A55 Cambridge Mark II, known as the first "Farina" model because of its Pininfarina design, was produced from 1959 through to 1961. It was a rebadged Morris Oxford and retained the 1.5 L B-Series engine, now with an SU carburettor, and producing 55 bhp (41 kW) at 4350 rpm.

The interior had individual leather trimmed seats in front spaced closely together to allow a central passenger to be carried. The gear change was either on the column or floor mounted and the handbrake lever between the driver's seat and the door. Other improvements highlighted at the time included an enlarged luggage compartment with counterbalanced lid and increased elbow width on both front and rear seats. A heater could be fitted as an optional extra.

A "Countryman" estate model appeared in 1960. Austin Cambridge Estates were called "Countryman". (Morris Oxford Estates were called "Traveller".) A55 Mark II and A60 Estates were identical from the windscreen back; the later models never got the reduced rear fins and modified rear lights of the A60 saloons.

The engineering of the car was conventional with coil sprung independent front suspension and a live axle at the rear with semi elliptic leaf springs. The braking used a Girling system with 9 in (229 mm) drums all round.

Just under 150,000 were built in total.

A MkII A55 was tested by The Motor magazine in 1959 had a top speed of 75.5 mph (121.5 km/h) and could accelerate from 0–60 mph (97 km/h) in 24.5 seconds. A fuel consumption of 31.0 miles per imperial gallon (9.11 L/100 km; 25.8 mpg-US) was recorded. The test car cost ?878 including taxes of ?293.

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1959 wurde der Austin A55 Cambridge Mark II angeboten. Er hatte eine neue, gegenuber dem Vorganger deutlich vergro?erte Karosserie in Trapezform mit Heckflossen. Pininfarina in Italien hatte sie entworfen. Mit der gleichen Karosserie und Technik wurde auch der Morris Oxford angeboten. Ganz ahnliche Karosserien wurden auch bei den zeitgenossischen Peugeot 404 und Fiat 2100 verwendet.

Neben der vierturigen Limousine gab es nun auch einen funfturigen Kombi. (Estate).

Die Motorleistung war durch Einsatz eines SU-Vergasers (anstatt des bisherigen Zenith-Exemplars) auf 55 bhp (40 kW) angehoben worden.

1961 erschien der Nachfolger Austin A60 mit gleicher Karosserie, aber einem starkeren Motor.

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Jill is one of our oldest and closest friends. In February 1991, while Kim was seven months pregnant with Boh, she and Jill were in a motor home at Sears Point Raceway. Jill was standing with her back to the space heater in the motor home when Kim noticed smoke curling up from behind Jill. She made her turn around and saw Jill's sweatshirt just on the verge of bursting into flame.

Kim started batting at the burning material with her hands but it was about to go over. So she saw a 2-liter bottle of Diet Pepsi, picked it up, and doused Jill, putting out the flames.

Our older daughter, Torrey, was about 3 at the time and the event made a huge impression on her. For months, whenever we would meet anyone, Torrey would say with great animation, "Jill caught on fire and Mom put her out!"

So we were thrilled when Jill, just ending her first year as a school board member, was tapped to hand out diplomas at Boh's graduation.

As an extra bonus, the teacher behind the podium, reading Boh's name, is Stephen Clark, her drama teacher, who had the pleasure of giving Boh her International Thespian Society honors the week before.