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 Name
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Type
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From
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To
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Photo
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Austin 15/20
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1906
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1906
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Austin 25/30
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Longbridge Limousine
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1906
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1907
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Austin 18/24
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1907
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1909
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Austin 40
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Defiance
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1908
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1913
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Austin 60
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1908
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1910
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Austin 7
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1910
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1911
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Austin 15
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Town Carriage, Lancaster ¾ Landaulettte, Light Van
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1909
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1913
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Austin 10
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1911
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1912
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Austin 50
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1910
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1913
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Austin 18/24
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Cabriolet
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1911
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1913
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Austin 10 & Austin 12/14
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Courier
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1913
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1916
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Austin 15/20
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1913
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1914
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Austin 30
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Vitesse Phaeton
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1914
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1916
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Post World War I[]
Model Name
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Type
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From
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To
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Photo
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Austin 20/4
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saloon, tourer, sports
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1919
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1930
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Austin 7
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saloon, fabric saloon, tourer, sports, coupé, van
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1922
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1939
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Austin "Heavy" 12
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Burnham saloon, Berkeley saloon, Westminster saloon, Windsor saloon, fabric saloon, tourer, sports coupé
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1922
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1935
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Austin 20/6
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Carlton and Whitehall saloons, Ranelagh limousine and landaulette
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1927
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1939
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Austin 16
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Burnham saloon, Berkeley saloon, fabric saloon, Harrow two seat tourer, Open Road tourer, Westminster Saloon
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1927
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1936
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Austin "Light" 12/6
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Harley and Ascot saloons, Two Seater, Open Road Tourer, Kempton sports saloon and Newberry sports tourer
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1931
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1937
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Austin "Light" 12/4
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Harley and Ascot saloons, Two Seater, Tourer
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1933
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1939
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Austin 10/4
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Clifton tourer, Lichfield , Sherborne and Cambridge saloons, cabriolet, sports
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1932
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1947
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Austin 14/6
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Goodwood saloon, cabriolet, estate car
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1937
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1939
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Austin 18
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Norfolk, Windsor and Iver saloons, limousine
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1938
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1939
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Austin 8
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2dr and 4dr saloon, tourer
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1939
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1947
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Austin 12
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saloon
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1940
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1947
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Austin 28
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limousine
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1939
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1939
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Post World War II[]
Model Name
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Type
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From
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To
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Austin 16HP
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4 door Saloon, Shooting Brake
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1945
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1949
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A120 Princess
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Saloon, Touring Limousine
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1947
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1956
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A40 Devon/Dorset
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2 door saloon, 4 door saloon, estate, van, pick-up
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1947
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1952
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A110/A125 Sheerline
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Saloon, Touring Limousine
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1947
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1954
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A135 Princess
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Saloon, Touring Limousine
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1947
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1956
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A90 Atlantic Convertible
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4 seat convertible
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1948
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1950
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A70 Hampshire
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Saloon, estate
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1948
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1950
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A90 Atlantic Saloon
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2 door saloon
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1949
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1952
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A70 Hereford
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Saloon, estate, convertible
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1950
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1954
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A40 Sports
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4 seat convertible (Body by Jensen)
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1950
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1953
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A30
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2 door saloon, 4 door saloon, estate
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1951
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1956
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BMC Era[]
1952 onwards
Model Name
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Type
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From
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To
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A40 Somerset
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4 dr saloon, Convertible
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1952
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1954
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Nash/Austin Metropolitan
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2 dr coupe/convertible
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1954
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1961
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A40/A50/A55 Cambridge
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4 dr saloon
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1954
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1958
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A90 Six Westminster
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4 dr saloon
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1954
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1956
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A35
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2 and 4 dr saloon, Countryman, van, pickup
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1956
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1959
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Princess IV
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limousine
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1956
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1959
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A95
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4 dr saloon, Countryman
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1956
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1959
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A105
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4 dr saloon
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1956
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1959
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A105 Vanden Plas
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4 dr saloon
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1958
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1959
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A40 Farina Mk I
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2 dr saloon, Countryman
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1958
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1961
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A55 Cambridge
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4 dr saloon, Countryman
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1959
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1961
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A99 Westminster
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4 door saloon
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1959
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1961
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Austin Gipsy
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4wd 2dr
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1959
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1967
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Austin Seven (Mini)
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2 dr saloon, Countryman, Moke
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1959
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1969
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A40 Farina Mk II
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2 dr saloon, Countryman
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1962
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1967
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A110 Westminster
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4 dr saloon
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1961
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1968
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A60 Cambridge
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4 dr saloon, Countryman
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1961
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1969
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Austin 1100
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2 dr and 4dr saloon, Countryman
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1963
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1974
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Austin 1800
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4 dr saloon
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1964
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1975
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British Leyland/BL (Austin Morris, Leyland Cars, Austin Morris (reformed))[]
1967-1982
Model Name
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Type
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From
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To
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3-Litre
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4dr saloon
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1967
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1971
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Austin 1300
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4 dr saloon, estate car
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1963
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1974
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Austin Allegro
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4 dr Saloon
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1969
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1983
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Austin Maxi
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4 dr hatchback
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1969
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1981
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Austin 1800/2200
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4 dr saloon. Sold as the Austin Balanza in Belgium and the Netherlands.
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1964
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1975
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Austin Tasman/Kimberley
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4 door saloon. Tasman was the base version. (Australia and New Zealand only)
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1970
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1974
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18-22/Princess
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4 door saloon
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1975
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1981
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BL/Rover Group (Austin Rover)[]
1982 to 1988
Commercial Vehicles[]
Taxicabs[]
Model Name
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Type
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From
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To
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Austin High Lot Taxi
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Based on Austin Heavy 12/4
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1930
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1935
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Austin 12/4 Low Loader
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Low floor version of High Lot
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1934
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1939
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FX3/FX3D
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1948
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1958
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FL1
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Private hire version of FX3
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1949
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1958
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FX4
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The classic Black cab (Hackney carriage). Production taken over by Carbodies in 1982.
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1958
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1997
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FL2
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Private hire version of FX4
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1959
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Lorries and vans[]
For more details on Austin Commercial vehicles see the Austin article.
Military Vehicles[]
Austin Champ 4-wd designed for British military forces. Fitted with a Rolls-Royce engine
See also[]
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