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15 August 1962 – United Kingdom: Launch of the Morris 1100 four-door saloon in Britain with the two-door saloon for export only. Available in two levels of trim: Standard and Deluxe. August 1962 – Denmark: The Morris 1100 four-door saloon is introduced to Denmark where it went on sale as the "Morris Marina" (ADO16).
A BMC share certificate A BMC ambulance A 1963 Austin Mini Super-Deluxe The Mini was BMC's all-time best seller. A 1965 Riley 4/72. BMC was the largest British car company of its day, with (in 1952) 39% of British output, producing a wide range of cars under brand names including Austin, Morris, MG, Austin-Healey, Riley, and Wolseley, as well as commercial vehicles and agricultural tractors.
A local version of the BMC 1100 joined the line up, badged as the Morris 1100 and henceforth the smaller front-wheel-drive BMC models were all to be badged as Morris and the larger ones as Austins borrowing from the established markets where Vice Regal cars were Austin Princess limousines and Morris cars were mass motoring cars.
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The car was initially sold under the Austin marque as the Austin 1800, then by Morris as the Morris 1800, and by Wolseley as the Wolseley 18/85. Later, it was marketed with a 2.2 L engine as the Austin 2200 , Morris 2200 and Wolseley Six .
Morris Motors Limited was a British privately owned motor ... manufacturer William Morris moved on from the sale, hire, and repair of cars to car manufacturing. He ...
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Austin made a range of commercial vehicles from 1913, including car-based vans, taxis, light commercial vehicles and trucks. After the merger with Morris to form BMC in 1952 the Austin name continued to be used, for example the Austin FG, which was previously the Morris FG. The FG was the workhorse that kept Britain running in the 1960s.