British · 1962–1973
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 globally under various make and model names; the most prolific variant was the Austin 1100 and Morris 1100. At the height of its popularity, it was widely known as the 1100 (eleven-hundred) in its home market, or as the 1300 when equipped with the 1275 cc engine. In production for 12 years, production of the ADO16 reached 2.3 million between 1962 and 1974, more than half of those sold in 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.
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Predecessor: Austin A40 Farina · Successor: Austin Allegro
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Specifications
- sp
- uk
- name
- BMC ADO16
- Manufacturer
- British Motor Corporation (1963–1968), British Leyland (1968–1974)
- Production
- Overall: 1962–1974, Austin: 1963–1974, MG: 1962–1971, Morris: 1962–1971, Riley: 1965–1969, Vanden Plas: 1964–1974, Wolseley: 1965–1973
- Assembly
- United Kingdom: Longbridge, Birmingham (Longbridge plant), United Kingdom: Cowley, Oxford (Cowley plant), Australia: Victoria Park (BMC Australia), Belgium: Seneffe, Chile: Arica, Ireland: Dublin, Italy: Lambrate, Milan (Innocenti), Malta: Marsa (Malta Car Assembly), New Zealand: Auckland; Petone (NZMC), Portugal: Setúbal, Rhodesia: Salisbury, South Africa: Blackheath (Leykor), Spain: Pamplona (Authi), Trinidad and Tobago, Yugoslavia: Novo Mesto (IMV)
- Body style
- Four-door saloon, Two-door saloon, Three-door estate
- Engine
- 1.1 L A-Series I4 (1100), 1.3 L A-Series I4 (1300), 1.5 L E-Series I4 (1500)
- Layout
- Front engine, front-wheel drive
- Class
- Small family car
- Length
- 146.65 in , (saloon & estate)
- Width
- 60.38 in
- Height
- 53 in
- Wheelbase
- 93.5 in
- Kerb weight
- 1834 lb approx
- Designer
- Sir Alec Issigonis, body design: Pininfarina
- Predecessor
- Austin A40 Farina , Riley One-Point-Five , Wolseley 1500
- Successor
- Austin Allegro, Morris Marina, Vanden Plas 1500
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/Q796306CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMC_ADO16CC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1377819708 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1970_Morris_1100_Mk_2.jpgCC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo: Vauxford · 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.