BMC ADO16
The BMC ADO16 is a range of small family cars built by the British Motor Corporation (BMC) and, later, British Leyland. Launched in 1962, it was Britain's best-selling car from 1963 to 1966 and from 1968 to 1971. The ADO16 was marketed under various make and model names; however, the Austin 1100 and Morris 1100 were the most prolific of all the ADO16 variants. The car's ubiquity at the height of its popularity led to it simply being known as the 1100 (eleven-hundred) in its home market. Also made with a 1300cc engine, it was then typically called 1300.
| BMC ADO16 | |
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Morris 1100 Mk.II four-door saloon | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer |
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| Production | Overall: 1963–1974 Austin: 1963–1974 MG: 1962–1971 Morris: 1962–1971 Riley: 1965–1969 Vanden Plas: 1964–1974 Wolseley: 1965–1973 |
| Assembly | Longbridge, Birmingham, United Kingdom Cowley, Oxford, United Kingdom Australia Belgium Chile Ireland Italy - Innocenti Malta New Zealand Portugal Rhodesia South Africa Spain - Authi Trinidad and Tobago Yugoslavia |
| Designer | Sir Alec Issigonis body design: Pininfarina |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Small family car |
| Body style | |
| Layout | Front engine, front-wheel drive |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 93.5 in (2,375 mm) |
| Length | 146.65 in (3,725 mm) (saloon & estate) |
| Width | 60.38 in (1,534 mm) |
| Height | 53 in (1,346 mm) |
| Kerb weight | 1,834 lb (832 kg) approx |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Austin A40 Farina Riley One-Point-Five Wolseley 1500 |
| Successor | Austin Allegro Morris Marina Vanden Plas 1500 |
In production for 12 years, the ADO16 range sold 2.1 million units between 1962 and 1974, more than half of those being sold on the UK home market. British Leyland phased out the 1100/1300 between 1971 and 1974 in favour of the Morris Marina and the Austin Allegro.