Timelines
Britain
1900s
Austin motor vehicles Timeline (1906-1989)
Austin , BMC & BL (British Leyland) Rover group
The Austin marque started with the Austin Motor Company, and survived a merger with the Nuffield Organisation to form the British Motor Corporation, incorporation into the British Leyland Motor Corporation, nationalisation as British Leyland (BL) forming part of its volume car division Austin Morris later Austin Rover, and later privatisation as part of the Rover Group and was finally phased out as a brand in 1989.
Model listing
Models are placed according to which era they were first produced, some models carried over between eras of the marque.
Pre World War I
| Model | Type of body | Cyl. | Disp. | Sold | From | To | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin 25/30 | Open tourer Clément-Gladiator motorcar assembled for financier Du Cros with different ("Austin") radiator | 5,182 | 1906 | 1907 | ||||
| Austin 15/20 | 4,399 | 1906 | 1906 | |||||
| Austin 18/24 | Limousine, Phaeton, Cabriolet, s.w.b. Ranelagh 2-seater with dickey seat | 4,399 | 1907 | 1913 | ||||
| Austin 40 hp | Endcliffe, York | 5,843 | 1908 | 1912 | ||||
| Austin 60 hp | 8,764 | 1908 | 1910 | |||||
| Austin 15 hp | Open tourer, 2-seater Ascot, 2-seater Harrogate with dickey seat, Town Carriage, Lancaster, Landaulettte | 2,539 | 1909 | 1911 | ||||
| Austin 7 hp | Swift Motor Company built, sold as an Austin (162) and Swift (868) | 1,099 | 1909 | 1911 | ||||
| Austin 50 hp | 1910 | 1913 | ||||||
| Austin 15 hp | as 15 hp above | 2,838 | 1911 | 1915 | ||||
| Austin 10 hp | Sirdar 4-seater phaeton | 1,145 | 1911 | 1912 | ||||
| Austin 40 hp | Vitesse | 6,236 | 1912 | 1913 | ||||
| Austin 10 hp 10/12 | Sirdar 4-seater phaeton | 1,615 | 1913 | 1914 | ||||
| Austin 30 hp | Vitesse Phaeton | 1914 | 1916 |
Post World War I
| Model Name | Type of body | Cyl. | Disp. | Sold | From | To | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twenty | saloon, tourer, sports | 3,610 | 1919 | 1930 | ||||
| Seven | saloon, fabric saloon, tourer, sports, coupé, | 1922 | 1939 | |||||
| Twelve | Tourers: 5-str Clifton, Open Road 2-str Open Road, sports coupé Saloons: Burnham, Berkeley, Westminster, Windsor or fabric | 1,660 | 1922 | 1926 | ||||
| Twelve; then from 1931— (Heavy) Twelve-Four | Tourers: 5-str Clifton, Open Road 2-str Open Road, sports coupé Saloons: Burnham, Berkeley, Westminster, Windsor or fabric | 1,861 | 1926 | 1939 | ||||
| Twenty | Carlton and Whitehall saloons (SWB) Ranelagh and Mayfair limousine and landaulette (LWB) | 3,397 | 1927 | 1939 | ||||
| Sixteen Light Six | Harrow two-seat tourer, Open Road tourer Saloons: Burnham, Berkeley, Westminster, fabric | 2,249 | 1927 | 1936 | ||||
| London High Lot Taxicab | standard body built by Vincent or Strachan Jones Bros £5 extra | 1929 | 1934 | |||||
| Light Twelve-Six | Eton Two Seater, Open Road Tourer, Saloons: Harley, Ascot Sports saloons: Kempton, Greyhound; sports tourer Newberry | 1,496 1,711 | 1931 | 1937 | ||||
| Ten-Four | Clifton tourer, Lichfield, Sherborne and Cambridge saloons Colwyn cabriolet, sports tourer | 1,125 | 1932 | 1947 | ||||
| Light Twelve-Four | Eton Two Seater, Open Road Tourer, Harley and Ascot saloons, | 1,535 | 1933 | 1939 | ||||
| Sixteen 16 or 18 h.p. | Harrow two-seat tourer, Open Road tourer Saloons: Carlton, Iver, Berkeley, Westminster, York | 2,249
or 2,510 | 1933 | 1938 | ||||
| London Low Loading Taxicab | standard body built by Vincent or Strachan Jones Bros £5 extra | 1,861 | 1934 | 1939 | ||||
| Fourteen | Goodwood saloon, cabriolet | 1,711 | 1936 | 1939 | ||||
| Eighteen | Norfolk, Windsor and Iver saloons, Chalfont limousine | 2,510 | 1938 | 1939 | ||||
| Eight | 2-door and 4-door saloon, tourer | 1939 | 1947 | |||||
| Twelve | saloon | 1,535 | 1939 | 1947 | ||||
| London Flash Lot Taxicab | standard body built by Vincent or Strachan Jones Bros £5 extra | 1,861 | 1939 | 1939 | ||||
| Twenty Eight | Ranelagh saloon or limousine | 4,016 | 1939 | 1939 |
Post World War II
| Model Name | Type of body | Cyl. | Disp. | Sold | From | To | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin 16 hp | 4-door Saloon, Shooting Brake | 2,199 | 1945 | 1949 | ||||
| A110 Sheerline | Saloon, Touring Limousine | 3,460 | 1947 | 1954 | ||||
| A120 Princess | Saloon, Touring Limousine | 3,995 | 1947 | 1956 | ||||
| A40 Devon/Dorset | 2-door saloon, 4-door saloon, estate, van, pick-up | 1,197 | 1947 | 1952 | ||||
| A125 Sheerline | Saloon, Touring Limousine | 3,995 | 1947 | 1954 | ||||
| A135 Princess | Saloon, Touring Limousine | 3,995 | 1947 | 1956 | ||||
| A90 Atlantic Convertible | 4-seat convertible | 2,660 | 1948 | 1950 | ||||
| A70 Hampshire | Saloon, estate | 2,199 | 1948 | 1950 | ||||
| A90 Atlantic Saloon | 2-door saloon | 2,660 | 1949 | 1952 | ||||
| A70 Hereford | Saloon, estate, convertible | 2,199 | 1950 | 1954 | ||||
| A40 Sports | 4-seat convertible (Body by Jensen) | 1,197 | 1951 | 1953 | ||||
| A30 | 2-door saloon, 4-door saloon, estate | 1951 | 1956 |
BMC era
1952 onwards
| Model Name | Type of body | Cyl. | Disp. | Sold | From | To | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A40 Somerset | 4-door saloon, Convertible | 1,197 | 1952 | 1954 | ||||
| Nash/Hudson/American/Austin Metropolitan | 2-door coupe/convertible | 1,197 | 1954 | 1961 | ||||
| Nash/Hudson/American/Austin Metropolitan | 2-door coupe/convertible | 1,489 | 1954 | 1961 | ||||
| A40 Cambridge | 4-door saloon | 1,197 | 1954 | 1956 | ||||
| A50 Cambridge | 4-door saloon | 1,489 | 1954 | 1957 | ||||
| A55 Cambridge Mk I | 4-door saloon | 1,489 | 1957 | 1958 | ||||
| A90 Six Westminster | 4-door saloon | 2,639 | 1954 | 1956 | ||||
| A35 | 2-door and 4-door saloon, Countryman, van, pickup | 1,098 | 1956 | 1959 | ||||
| Princess IV | limousine | 3,995 | 1956 | 1959 | ||||
| A95 | 4-door saloon, Countryman | 2,639 | 1956 | 1959 | ||||
| A105 | 4-door saloon | 2,639 | 1956 | 1959 | ||||
| A40 Farina Mk I | 2-door saloon, Countryman | 1958 | 1961 | |||||
| Lancer | 4-door saloon (A product of BMC Australia) | 1,489 | 1958 | 1962 | ||||
| A55 Cambridge Mk II | 4-door saloon, Countryman | 1,489 | 1959 | 1961 | ||||
| A99 Westminster | 4-door saloon | 2,912 | 1959 | 1961 | ||||
| Austin Gipsy | 4wd 2-door | 2,199 | 1959 | 1967 | ||||
| A60 Cambridge (Australia) | 4-door saloon, 5-door "Countryman" wagon (A product of BMC Australia - re-engined A55 Cambridge Mk II) | 1,622 | 1959 | 1962 | ||||
| Seven (Mini) | 2-door saloon, Countryman (name changed from Austin Seven to Austin Mini in 1961) | 1959 | 1961 | |||||
| Mini | 2-door saloon, Countryman (name changed from Austin Seven to Austin Mini in 1961 and then sold under the Mini marque from 1969) | 1961 | 1969 | |||||
| A40 Farina Mk II | 2-door saloon, Countryman | 1,098 | 1962 | 1967 | ||||
| A110 Westminster | 4-door saloon | 2,912 | 1961 | 1968 | ||||
| A60 Cambridge | 4-door saloon, Countryman | 1,622 | 1961 | 1969 | ||||
| Freeway | 4-door saloon, 5-door station wagon (A product of BMC Australia) | 2,433 | 1962 | 1965 | ||||
| 1100 | 2-door and 4-door saloon, Countryman | 1,098 | 1963 | 1974 | ||||
| 1800 (ADO17) | 4-door saloon (Austin Balanza in Belgium and the Netherlands) | 1,798 | 1964 | 1975 | ||||
| Mini Moke | 4 seat convertible | 1964 | 1968 |
British Leyland (BL)
(Austin Morris, Leyland Cars, Austin Morris (reformed)) 1967–1982
| Model Name | Type of body | Cyl. | Disp. | Sold | From | To | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1300 | 4-door saloon, 2-door estate car | 1,275 | 1967 | 1974 | ||||
| 3-Litre | 4-door saloon | 2,912 | 1967 | 1971 | ||||
| 11/55 | 4-door saloon (South African market variant of Austin 1100) | 1,100 | 1968 | ? | ||||
| Maxi | 4-door hatchback | 1,485 | 1969 | 1981 | ||||
| Maxi | 4-door hatchback | 1,748 | 1969 | 1981 | ||||
| 1500 | 4-door saloon (Export name for Australian Morris 1500) | 1,485 | 1969? | |||||
| Nomad | 5-door hatchback (Export name for Australian Morris Nomad) | 1,485 | 1969? | |||||
| Tasman/Kimberley | 4-door saloon (Australia and New Zealand only) | 2,227 | 1970 | 1974 | ||||
| Apache | 4-door saloon (Produced by British Leyland Motor Corporation's South African subsidiary, Leykor) | 1,275 | 1971 | 1978 | ||||
| 2200 (ADO17) | 4-door saloon (Austin Balanza in Belgium and the Netherlands) | 2,227 | 1972 | 1975 | ||||
| Allegro | 4-door saloon, 2-door estate | 1981 | 1982 | |||||
| Allegro | 4-door saloon, 2-door estate | 1,098 | 1973 | 1981 | ||||
| Allegro | 4-door saloon, 2-door estate | 1,275 | 1973 | 1982 | ||||
| Allegro | 4-door saloon, 2-door estate | 1,485 | 1973 | 1982 | ||||
| Allegro | 4-door saloon, 2-door estate | 1,748 | 1973 | 1982 | ||||
| Marina | 4-door saloon, 2-door coupe (The Morris Marina was sold as the Austin Marina in certain export markets) | 1,275 1,748 1,798 2,622 | 1973 | 1979 | ||||
| 1800 (ADO71) | 4-door saloon. Sold as the Austin 1800 from March to September 1975 an then as the Princess 1800 through to 1978 | 1,798 | 1975 | 1975 | ||||
| 2200 (ADO71) | 4-door saloon. Sold as the Austin 2200 from March to September 1975 an then as the Princess 2200 through to 1981 | 2,226 | 1975 | 1975 |
BL / Rover Group
(Austin Rover) 1982 to 1988
| Model Name | Type of body | Cyl. | Disp. | Sold | From | To | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metro | 2-door or 4-door hatchback | 4 | 1.0/1.3 | 2,078,218 | 1980 | 1990 | ||
| Ambassador | 4-door hatchback | 4 | 1.7/2.0 | 43,427 | 1982 | 1984 | ||
| Maestro | 4-door hatchback | 4 | 1.3 - 2.0 | 1983 | 1994 | |||
| Montego | 4-door saloon, estate | 4 | 1.3 - 2.0 | 569,000 | 1984 | 1994 |
Commercial vehicles
London Taxicabs
Complying with London Metropolitan Police Area (and Heathrow) regulations also non-compliant hire car variants
| Model Name | Type of body | Cyl. | Disp. | Sold | From | To | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London High Lot Taxicab | Heavy Twelve-Four hire-car chassis amended to comply Reg.s Coachwork arranged to suit customer by Mann & Overton | 1,861 | 1930 | 1935 | ||||
| London Low Loading Taxicab | as above but using dropped cross-braced chassis of new Light Twelve-Six but still using Heavy Twelve engine etc | 1,861 | 1934 | 1939 | ||||
| London Flash Lot Taxicab | as above but with raked windscreen and rounded radiator of rest of Austin range first introduced in 1934 | 1,861 | 1939 | 1939 | ||||
| Metropolitan Taxicab FX3 or FX3D | as above but new all-steel body built by Carbodies in Birmingham and using the Sixteen or A70 petrol engine soon replaced by diesel | 2,199 | 1948 | 1958 | ||||
| FL1 hire car | Private hire version of FX3 | 2,199 | 1949 | 1958 | ||||
| London Taxicab FX4 | The classic Black cab (Hackney carriage) Entirely manufactured by Carbodies from 1982. | 2,178 | 1958 | 1997 | ||||
| FL2 hire car | Private hire version of FX4 | 2,178 | 1959 | 1987 |
Car-based commercials
- Austin 6cwt/8cwt (re-badged Morris Minor) 1953–1971
- Austin A30 van 1954–1956
- Austin A35 van 1956–1968
- Austin A55 and A60 van 1958–1972
- Austin A40 van and pick-up
- Austin Mini van 1960–1982 and pick-up 1961–1982
- Austin 1800 Utility (Australia only) 1968–1971
- Austin Metro van 1982–1990
- Austin Maestro van 1985–1994
Light commercials
- Austin K8 "Three Way" 1947–1954
- Austin LD 1954-1967
- Austin 152/J2 1956-1967
- Austin 101 1957–1961 "badge engineered" version of Morris JB
- Austin J4 1960-1968
- Austin Morris 250 JU 1967-1974
- Austin Morris EA 1968-1984
Lorries
- Austin 2 ton (1913)
- Austin 702 7 ton
- Austin K4 Loadstar 1949-56
- Austin 301 (rebadged Morris Commercial LC5) 1953-57
- Austin WE 303/304, 403, 503 (1955–64)
- Austin WF (1964–68)
- Austin FG (also sold as 404 and S200) 1960-
- Austin FV Series II
- Austin FE Series III
- Austin FF (also sold as Austin 45 and Morris FF) 1958-61
- Austin FH (1961–64)
- Austin FJ (1964–68)
Military
- Austin K2/Y 1939-1945 Ambulance
- Austin K3 1939-1945 3-ton
- Austin K4 Tanker, Dropside, Fire
- Austin K5 1941-1945
- Austin K6 1942-1945
- Austin Champ 1947–56
- Austin K9 1952-1955
