The Austin marque started with the Austin Motor Company, and survived a merger with the Nuffield Organization 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
data source
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! style="background:#efefef; width:25%"| Model
! style="background:#efefef; width:57%" | Type of body
! style="background:#efefef; width:1%" | Cyl.
! style="background:#efefef; width:5%" | Disp.
! style="background:#efefef; width:1%" |
! style="background:#efefef; width:5%" | Sold
! style="background:#efefef; width:1%" |
! style="background:#efefef; width:5%" | From
! style="background:#efefef; width:5%" | To
|-
|25/30 hp
|Open tourer Clément-Gladiator motorcar assembled for financier Du Cros with different ("Austin") radiator
|style="text-align:center;" |4
|5,182
|
|style="text-align:center;" |67
|
|1906
|1907
|-
|15/20 hp
|
|style="text-align:center;" |4
|4,151
|
|style="text-align:center;" |4
|
|1906
|1906
|-
|18/24 hp
|Limousine, Phaeton, Cabriolet, s.w.b. Ranelagh 2-seater with dickey seat
|style="text-align:center;" |4
|4,399
|
|style="text-align:center;" |1,575
|
|1907
|1913
|-
|40 hp
|Endcliffe, York
|style="text-align:center;" |4
|5,843
|
|style="text-align:center;" |152
|
|1907
|1913
|-
|60 hp
|
|style="text-align:center;" |6
|8,764
|
|style="text-align:center;" |14
|
|1908
|1910
|-
|15 hp
|Open tourer, 2-seater Ascot, 2-seater Harrogate with dickey seat, Town Carriage, Lancaster, Landaulettte
|style="text-align:center;" |4
|2,539
|
|style="text-align:center;" |213
|
|1908
|1910
|-
|7 hp
|built by Swift Motor Company: sold as Austin 162; Swift 868
|style="text-align:center;" |1
|1,099
|
|style="text-align:center;" |162
|
|1910
|1911
|-
|50 hp
|
|style="text-align:center;" |6
|7,374
|
|style="text-align:center;" |24
|
|1910
|1913
|-
|10 hp
|Sirdar 4-seater phaeton
|style="text-align:center;" |4
|1,145
|
|style="text-align:center;" |367
|
|1911
|1912
|-
|15 hp
|as 15 hp above
|style="text-align:center;" |4
|2,838
|
|style="text-align:center;" |688
|
|1911
|1915
|-
|18/24 hp
|
|style="text-align:center;" |4
|4,916
|
|style="text-align:center;" |?
|
|1911
|1913
|-
|30 hp
|Vitesse Phaeton
|style="text-align:center;" |4
|5884
|
|style="text-align:center;" |425
|
|1912
|1916
|-
|40 hp
|Vitesse
|style="text-align:center;" |4
|6,236
|
|
|
|1912
|1913
|-
|10 or 10/12 hp
|Sirdar 4-seater phaeton
|style="text-align:center;" |4
|1,615
|
|style="text-align:center;" |1,879
|
|1913
|1915
|-
|20 hp
|
|style="text-align:center;" |4
|3160
|
|style="text-align:center;" |1,291
|
|1913
|1917
|-
|}
Inter-war
{| class="wikitable" style="width:80%"
|-
! style="background:#efefef; width:25%"| Model Name
! style="background:#efefef; width:57%" | Type of body
! style="background:#efefef; width:1%" | Cyl.
! style="background:#efefef; width:5%" | Disp.
! style="background:#efefef; width:1%" |
! style="background:#efefef; width:5%" | Sold
! style="background:#efefef; width:1%" |
! style="background:#efefef; width:5%" | From
! style="background:#efefef; width:5%" | To
|-
|Twenty
|saloon, tourer, sports
|style="text-align:center;" |4
|3,610
|
|style="text-align:center;" |15,287
|
|1919
|1930
|-
|Seven
|saloon, fabric saloon, tourer, sports, coupé,
|style="text-align:center;" |4
|style="text-align:center;" |747
|
|style="text-align:center;" |290,000
|
|1922
|1939
|-
|Twelve
|Tourers: 5-str Clifton, Open Road, Harley All-Weather<br>2-str Open Road, sports coupé<br>Saloons: Burnham, Berkeley, Westminster, Windsor or fabric
|style="text-align:center;" |4
|1,660
|
|
|
|1922
|1926
|-
|Twelve; then from 1931—<br>(Heavy) Twelve-Four
|Tourers: 5-str Clifton, Open Road<br>2-str Open Road, sports coupé<br>Saloons: Burnham, Berkeley, Westminster, Windsor or fabric
|style="text-align:center;" |4
|1,861
|
|
|
|1926
|1939
|-
|Twenty
|Carlton and Whitehall saloons (SWB)<br>Ranelagh and Mayfair limousine and landaulette (LWB)
|style="text-align:center;" |6
|3,397
|
|
|
|1927
|1939
|-
|Sixteen<br>Light Six
|Harrow two-seat tourer, Open Road tourer<br>Saloons: Burnham, Berkeley, Westminster, fabric
|style="text-align:center;" |6
|2,249
|
|
|
|1927
|1936
|-
|London High Lot Taxicab
|standard body built by Vincent or Strachan<br>Jones Bros £5 extra
|style="text-align:center;" |4
|style="text-align:center;" |1,861
|
|
|
|1929
|1934
|-
|Light Twelve-Six
|Eton Two Seater, Open Road Tourer, Saloons: Harley, Ascot<br>Sports saloons: Kempton, Greyhound; sports tourer Newberry
|style="text-align:center;" |6
|style="text-align:center;" |1,496<br/>or<br/>
1,711
|
|
|
|1931
|1937
|-
|Ten-Four
|Clifton tourer, Lichfield, Sherborne and Cambridge saloons<br>Colwyn cabriolet, sports tourer
|style="text-align:center;" |4
|1,125
|
|style="text-align:center;" |290,000
|
|1932
|1947
|-
|Light Twelve-Four
|Eton Two Seater, Open Road Tourer, Harley and Ascot saloons,
|style="text-align:center;" |4
|1,535
|
|style="text-align:center;" |71,654
|
|1933
|1939
|-
|Sixteen 16 or 18 h.p.
|Harrow two-seat tourer, Open Road tourer<br>Saloons: Carlton, Iver, Berkeley, Westminster, York
|style="text-align:center;" |6
|style="text-align:center;" |2,249<br/>or<br/>2,510
|
|
|
|1933
|1938
|-
|London Low Loading Taxicab
|standard body built by Vincent or Strachan<br>Jones Bros £5 extra
|style="text-align:center;" |4
|1,861
|
|
|
|1934
|1939
|-
|Fourteen
|Goodwood saloon, cabriolet
|style="text-align:center;" |6
|1,711
|
|
|
|1936
|1939
|-
|Eighteen
|Norfolk, Windsor and Iver saloons, Chalfont limousine
|style="text-align:center;" |6
|2,510
|
|style="text-align:center;" |2,953
|
|1938
|1939
|-
|Eight
|2-door and 4-door saloon, tourer
|style="text-align:center;" |4
|style="text-align:center;" |900
|
|style="text-align:center;" |56,103
|
|1939
|1947
|-
|Twelve
|saloon
|style="text-align:center;" |4
|1,535
|
|style="text-align:center;" |8,600
|
|1939
|1947
|-
|<s>Sixteen</s>
|<s>saloon</s>
|style="text-align:center;" |<s>4</s>
|<s>2,199</s>
|
|
|
|<s>1939</s>
|<s>1947</s>
|-
|London Flash Lot Taxicab
|standard body built by Vincent or Strachan<br>Jones Bros £5 extra
|style="text-align:center;" |4
|1,861
|
|
|
|1939
|1939
|-
|Twenty Eight
|Ranelagh saloon or limousine
|style="text-align:center;" |6
|4,016
|
|style="text-align:center;" |300
|
|1939
|1939
|-
|}
Post World War II
{| class="wikitable" style="width:80%"
|-
! style="background:#efefef; width:25%"| Model Name
! style="background:#efefef; width:57%" | Type of body
! style="background:#efefef; width:1%" | Cyl.
! style="background:#efefef; width:5%" | Disp.
! style="background:#efefef; width:1%" |
! style="background:#efefef; width:5%" | Sold
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! style="background:#efefef; width:5%" | From
! style="background:#efefef; width:5%" | To
|-
|Austin 16 hp
| 4-door Saloon, Shooting Brake
|style="text-align:center;" |4
|2,199
|
|style="text-align:center;" |35,434
|
|1945
|1949
|-
|A110 Sheerline
|Saloon
|style="text-align:center;" |6
|3,460
|
|
|
|1947
|1947
|-
|A120 Princess
| Saloon
|style="text-align:center;" |6
|3,460
|
|
|
|1947
|1947
|-
|A40 Devon/Dorset
|2-door saloon, 4-door saloon, estate, van, pick-up
|style="text-align:center;" |4
|1,197
|
|style="text-align:center;" |456,544
|
|1947
|1952
|-
|A125 Sheerline
|Saloon, Touring Limousine
|style="text-align:center;" |6
|3,995
|
|
|
|1947
|1954
|-
|A135 Princess
|Saloon, Touring Limousine
|style="text-align:center;" |6
|3,995
|
|
|
|1947
|1956
|-
|A90 Atlantic Convertible
|4-seat convertible
|style="text-align:center;" |4
|2,660
|
|style="text-align:center;" |7,981
|
|1948
|1950
|-
|A70 Hampshire
|Saloon, estate
|style="text-align:center;" |4
|2,199
|
|style="text-align:center;" |85,682
|
|1948
|1950
|-
|A90 Atlantic Saloon
|2-door saloon
|style="text-align:center;" |4
|2,660
|
|
|
|1949
|1952
|-
|A70 Hereford
|Saloon, estate, convertible
|style="text-align:center;" |4
|2,199
|
|
|
|1950
|1954
|-
|A40 Sports
|4-seat convertible (Body by Jensen)
|style="text-align:center;" |4
|1,197
|
|style="text-align:center;" |4011
|
|1951
|1953
|-
|A30
|2-door saloon, 4-door saloon, estate
|style="text-align:center;" |4
|style="text-align:center;" |803
|
|style="text-align:center;" |223,264
|
|1951
|1956
|-
|}
BMC era
1952 onwards
{| class="wikitable" style="width:80%"
|-
! style="background:#efefef; width:25%"| Model Name
! style="background:#efefef; width:57%" | Type of body
! style="background:#efefef; width:1%" | Cyl.
! style="background:#efefef; width:5%" | Disp.
! style="background:#efefef; width:1%" |
! style="background:#efefef; width:5%" | Sold
! style="background:#efefef; width:1%" |
! style="background:#efefef; width:5%" | From
! style="background:#efefef; width:5%" | To
|-
| A40 Somerset
|4-door saloon, Convertible
|style="text-align:center;" |4
|1,197
|
|style="text-align:center;" |173,306
|
|1952
|1954
|-
| Nash/Hudson/American/Austin Metropolitan
|2-door coupe/convertible
|style="text-align:center;" |4
|1,197
|
|13,825
|
|1954
|1955
|-
| Nash/Hudson/American/Austin Metropolitan
|2-door coupe/convertible
|style="text-align:center;" |4
|1,489
|
|
|
|1956
|1961
|-
| A40 Cambridge
|4-door saloon
|style="text-align:center;" |4
|1,197
|
|
|
|1954
|1956
|-
| A50 Cambridge
|4-door saloon
|style="text-align:center;" |4
|1,489
|
|
|
|1954
|1957
|-
| A55 Cambridge Mk I
|4-door saloon
|style="text-align:center;" |4
|1,489
|
|
|
|1957
|1958
|-
| A90 Six Westminster
|4-door saloon
|style="text-align:center;" |6
|2,639
|
|style="text-align:center;" |25,532
|
|1954
|1956
|-
|A35
|2-door and 4-door saloon, Countryman, van, pickup
|style="text-align:center;" |4
|1,098
|
|style="text-align:center;" |280,897
|
|1956
|1959
|-
| Princess IV
|limousine
|style="text-align:center;" |6
|3,995
|
|style="text-align:center;" |200
|
|1956
|1959
|-
| A95
|4-door saloon, Countryman
|style="text-align:center;" |6
|2,639
|
|style="text-align:center;" |28,065
|
|1956
|1959
|-
| A105
|4-door saloon
|style="text-align:center;" |6
|2,639
|
|style="text-align:center;" |6,770
|
|1956
|1959
|-
| A40 Farina Mk I
|2-door saloon, Countryman
|style="text-align:center;" |4
|style="text-align:center;" |948
|
|style="text-align:center;" |169,612
|
|1958
|1961
|-
| Lancer
|4-door saloon (A product of BMC Australia)
|style="text-align:center;" |4
|1,489
|
|
|
|1958
|1962
|-
| A55 Cambridge Mk II
|4-door saloon, Countryman
|style="text-align:center;" |4
|1,489
|
|style="text-align:center;" |149,994
|
|1959
|1961
|-
|A99 Westminster
|4-door saloon
|style="text-align:center;" |6
|2,912
|
|style="text-align:center;" |15,162
|
|1959
|1961
|-
|Austin Gipsy
|4wd 2-door
|style="text-align:center;" |4
|2,199
|
|style="text-align:center;" |21,208
|
|1959
|1967
|-
| A60 Cambridge (Australia)
|4-door saloon, 5-door "Countryman" wagon (A product of BMC Australia - re-engined A55 Cambridge Mk II)
|style="text-align:center;" |4
|1,622
|
|
|
|1959
|1962
|-
| Seven (Mini)
| 2-door saloon, Countryman (name changed from Austin Seven to Austin Mini in 1961)
|style="text-align:center;" |4
|style="text-align:center;" |848
|
|
|
|1959
|1961
|-
| Mini
| 2-door saloon, Countryman (name changed from Austin Seven to Austin Mini in 1961 and then sold under the Mini marque from 1969)
|style="text-align:center;" |4
|style="text-align:center;" |848 <br>997 <br>998 <br>1,071 <br>1,275
|
|
|
|1961
|1969
|-
| A40 Farina Mk II
|2-door saloon, Countryman
|style="text-align:center;" |4
|1,098
|
|style="text-align:center;" |172,550
|
|1962
|1967
|-
| A110 Westminster
|4-door saloon
|style="text-align:center;" |6
|2,912
|
|style="text-align:center;" |26,105
|
|1961
|1968
|-
| A60 Cambridge
|4-door saloon, Countryman
|style="text-align:center;" |4
|1,622
|
|style="text-align:center;" |276,534
|
|1961
|1969
|-
| Freeway
|4-door saloon, 5-door station wagon (A product of BMC Australia)
|style="text-align:center;" |6
|2,433
|
|
|
|1962
|1965
|-
|1100
|2-door and 4-door saloon, Countryman
|style="text-align:center;" |4
|1,098
|
|
|
|1963
|1974
|-
| 1800 (ADO17)
|4-door saloon (Austin Balanza in Belgium and the Netherlands)
|style="text-align:center;" |4
|1,798
|
|style="text-align:center;" |221,000
|
|1964
|1975
|-
| Mini Moke
| 4 seat convertible
|style="text-align:center;" |4
|
|
|
|
|1964
|1968
|-
|}
British Leyland (BL)
(Austin Morris, Leyland Cars, Austin Morris (reformed))
1967–1982
{| class="wikitable" style="width:80%"
|-
! style="background:#efefef; width:25%"| Model Name
! style="background:#efefef; width:57%" | Type of body
! style="background:#efefef; width:1%" | Cyl.
! style="background:#efefef; width:5%" | Disp.
! style="background:#efefef; width:1%" |
! style="background:#efefef; width:5%" | Sold
! style="background:#efefef; width:1%" |
! style="background:#efefef; width:5%" | From
! style="background:#efefef; width:5%" | To
|-
| 1300
|4-door saloon, 2-door estate car
|style="text-align:center;" |4
|1,275
|
|
|
|1967
|1974
|-
|3-Litre
|4-door saloon
|style="text-align:center;" |6
|2,912
|
|style="text-align:center;" |9,992
|
|1967
|1971
|-
|11/55
|4-door saloon (South African market variant of Austin 1100)
|style="text-align:center;" |4
| 1,100
|
|
|
|1968
|?
|-
| Maxi
|4-door hatchback
|style="text-align:center;" |4
|1,485
|
|
|
|1969
|1981
|-
| Maxi
|4-door hatchback
|style="text-align:center;" |4
|1,748
|
|
|
|1969
|1981
|-
|1500
|4-door saloon (Export name for Australian Morris 1500) 2-door coupe <br> 1,748
- Austin 2 ton (1913)
- Austin 702 7 ton
- Austin K30 30cwt truck (1939–1941)
- Austin K2 (Jan 1939 to 1949) 2 ton short wheelbase and long wheelbase
- Austin K3 (1939 to 1945) 3 ton long wheelbase
- Austin K4 (1939 to 1949) 5 ton
- Austin K2 Series II Loadstar (1949–1955) 2 ton
- Austin K4 Series II Loadstar (1949–1956) 5 ton
After formation of BMC in 1952 vehicles based on both Austin and Morris designs were largely available with either Austin or Morris badges, the exception being the largest truck (the 7 tonner) which was badged BMC. The forward control trucks being based on the Morris trucks that came before, and the normal control vehicles being based on the Loadstar design, (see also Morris WE).
- Austin 301 (rebadged Morris Commercial LC5) 1953–57
- Morris WE/Austin S203/S403/S503 (1955–1964) 2ton/4ton/5ton
- Morris WF/Austin S303/S403/S503 (1964–1968) 3ton/4ton/5ton
- Austin FV Series II (1954–1955) Morris forward control truck badged Austin
- Austin FE Series III (1955–1959) Morris forward control truck badged Austin
- Austin FF (also sold as Austin 45 and Morris FF) 1958–61
- Austin FG (also sold as 404 and S200) 1960–1968
- Austin FH (1961–64)
- Austin FJ (1964–68)
Military
- Austin K2/Y 1939-1945 Ambulance
- Austin K3 1939-1945 3-ton
- Austin K4 Tanker, Dropside, Fire
- Austin K5 1941–1945
- Austin K6 1942–1945
- Austin Champ 1947–56
- Austin K9 1952–1955
References
- Austin Memories—History of Austin and Longbridge