Roy Haynes (designer)
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Ford Motor Company
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where he was responsible for the design of the 1966 Cortina MkII
Ford Cortina
As the 1960s dawned, BMC were revelling in the success of their new Mini – the first successful true minicar to be built in Britain in the postwar era...
. In 1967 he moved to BMC
British Motor Corporation
The British Motor Corporation, or commonly known as BMC was a vehicle manufacturer from United Kingdom, formed by the merger of the Austin Motor Company and the Nuffield Organisation in 1952...
where he created the 1969 Mini Clubman
Mini
The Mini is a small car that was made by the British Motor Corporation and its successors from 1959 until 2000. The original is considered a British icon of the 1960s, and its space-saving front-wheel-drive layout influenced a generation of car-makers...
facelift for the Mini
Mini
The Mini is a small car that was made by the British Motor Corporation and its successors from 1959 until 2000. The original is considered a British icon of the 1960s, and its space-saving front-wheel-drive layout influenced a generation of car-makers...
, and where he designed the 1971 Morris Marina
Morris Marina
The Morris Marina is a car which was manufactured by the Morris division of British Leyland in the UK throughout the 1970s, which was a period of great turbulence and difficulty for the British car industry. It was known in some markets as the Austin Marina, Leyland Marina, and Morris 1.7...
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Haynes was replaced as chief stylist of, what was by then, British Leyland in 1970 by Harris Mann
Harris Mann
Harris Mann is a British car designer. Mann took over from Roy Haynes as chief stylist at British Leyland in 1970.-Biography:...
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In 1976 Roy Haynes formed ElecTraction Ltd Maldon,Essex & designed several electric vehicles.