British Leyland · 1964–1975
BMC ADO17
BMC ADO17 is the model code used by the British Motor Corporation (BMC) for a range of front wheel drive cars in the European 'D' market-segment of larger family cars, manufactured from September 1964 to 1975. 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. Informally, because of the car's exceptional width and overall appearance, these cars became widely known by the nickname ‘Landcrab’. The 1800 was voted European Car of the Year for 1965.
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Specifications
- name
- Austin 1800 / 2200, Morris 1800 / 2200, Wolseley 18/85 / Six
- Manufacturer
- BMC, British Leyland
- Assembly
- United Kingdom: Longbridge, Birmingham (Longbridge plant), Australia: Newmarket, Queensland (Leyland Australia), New Zealand: Auckland; Petone (NZMC)
- Production
- 1964–1975
- aka
- Austin Balanza , Austin Freeway, Austin Windsor, BMC Freeway , Morris Monaco
- Class
- Large family car
- Layout
- FF layout
- Body style
- 4-door saloon, 2-door coupe utility (Australia)
- Engine
- 1798 cc B-Series pushrod Straight-4, 2227 cc E-series SOHC straight-6
- Predecessor
- Austin Cambridge, Morris Oxford VI, Wolseley 16/60
- Successor
- Princess
- Designer
- Sir Alec Issigonis
- Related
- Austin Kimberley/Tasman
- Wheelbase
- 106 in
- Length
- 165 in
- Width
- 67 in
- Height
- 55.5 in
Specification summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Measured facts from Wikidata (CC0). Check the linked sources for citations.
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Sources
- Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q266681CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMC_ADO17CC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1372192578 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Morris_1800_1970.jpgCC BY-SA 2.5 · Photo: DeFacto · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.