Leyland cars that weren't built in the UK

[McColm]

 There seems to be a handful of cars under the Leyland brand that weren't built in the UK. Australia and South Africa take the lead in this,  adapting their cars to the environment. Canada seems to have sold their cars in the same format as the motherland back in Britain although the names did change.
The Leyland Princess seems to have escaped from this and so does the  Austin 3L .
Other oddities include the Morris Nomad,  it's the hatchback version of the Morris 1500 sedan,  although the Maxi was never built in Australia where did they get that boot from?
The Q series engines would have given the British cars a welcomed boost,  extra performance and possibly more mpg.
Having driven the Austin Princess 2200, I always thought it was under powered and it should have had a five speed gearbox or overdrive in fourth.
Unfortunately there's a limited range in plastic for British Leyland cars,  you can buy slot cars or in some cases resin in 1/32 scale but these can be a bit pricey. Corgi and Dinky or Oxford and Vanguard's are an other option in diecast.
I'm sure with the aid of a Dremel power tool and a soldiering iron that some of these Real World cars could be possible in miniature. No doubt a few will be built in 1 to 1 scale or restored.
Another thought would be to improve the engines and suspension  with modern components but keep the body panels the same. I have an idea for a TV show based around this.

[McColm]

Austin Kimberley and Tasman were home built Australian variants of the Austin/Morris 1800/2200. They could have the replacement for the Austin/Morris/Wolseley models back in the UK.  Two cars were converted into Utes but never made it into production.
I guess the resin seats would have been replaced with velour or leather. Although leather wasn't standard in cars back in the 1970s-1980s.
Then there's the design,  I think that a facelift would have been necessary for the British public.

[McColm]

The Triumph TR8 was never launched in the UK and was intended for the American market. At last the Rover 3.5L V8 was used in a Triumph  vehicle.  Too little too late.

[PR19_Kit]

At least the TR7 was built to take the V8 from the start, so a number of former 4 cylinder TR7s have now become TR8s. Plus the US market TR8 was only ever a sold as convertible, but a large number of fixed head TR8 coupes were built to homologate the car for its use in the WRC events

It's possible to build a fixed head coupe using an original UK market TR7 coupe body shell, with the addition of the TR8 specific bracketry but it's a big job.

BL built a number of TR7 Sprints, with the 16 valve Dolomite Sprint engine, for homologation reasons too, but they were never officially sold on the UK market. Numerous examples still exist, and they're a lot easier to convert from a standard TR7 than to make a TR8.

Then there's the stillborn Lynx of course.....

[McColm]

Thanks Kit,  I tried to build the Lynx using a 1/24 Triumph TR7 and the Dodge Charger no not the one that looks like the  Plymouth the smaller one. There's a photo on my Facebook Page of the white TR7 and the red Triumph Lynx body shell.
I came across this photo on my Facebook page.
https://imgur.com/a/dBMxv1C