Associated British Motors Orbit

The Orbit is a car from the fictional Associated British Motors company and featured in a short-lived British Television programme On The Line from Central Television. The programme aired in 1982 with 13 epispodes[1] but the series was not extended and the two bespoke Orbit cars were offered up as prizes to readers of the TV Times in June 1982.[2]

The Orbit 1300 is based on the first generation Ford Fiesta. With the assistance of Custom Car magazine,[3] Slick Tricks Racing reworked the front and rear featuring new lights from a Ford Capri and a new bonnet, grille and bumpers and the wheels were changed to Ford Escort ones.[4]

References

  1. ^ "On The Line". IMDb. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  2. ^ "AMANDA REDMAN Star of ON THE LINE invites you to WIN THE ORBIT". Radio Times (19 June 1982): 4–6.
  3. ^ "ABM Orbit". Custom Car. November 1981.
  4. ^ "Remember the ABM Orbit 1300?". Classic Retro Modern: 11. August 2022.
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