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The Commando "R"

Not one of the best-known Commando models, the "R" preceded the "Roadster".
It was a mixture of Fastback parts- side covers, exhaust sytem-, and later Roadster (petrol tank, rear mudguard, rear light arrangement), and even "S"-type components (seat).

It also still has the rear wheel shod with the highly unpractical Avon GP tire, basically a racing tire. All early Commandos had it fitted from new.
I remember a long weekend with friends in the Alps some years ago, starting out with a brandnew GP tire on my '68 Fastback, coming home on a slick!

Picture is a period press picture from our archives, with the note "1st R" on the back, so probably the first one built, pre-production.