List of Austin motor vehicles

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 ^[1]

Model	Type of body	Cyl.	Disp.		Sold		From	To
25/30 hp	Open tourer Clément-Gladiator motorcar assembled for financier Du Cros with different ("Austin") radiator	4	5,182		67		1906	1907
15/20 hp		4	4,151		4		1906	1906
18/24 hp	Limousine, Phaeton, Cabriolet, s.w.b. Ranelagh 2-seater with dickey seat	4	4,399		1,575		1907	1913
40 hp	Endcliffe, York	4	5,843		152		1907	1913
60 hp		6	8,764		14		1908	1910
15 hp	Open tourer, 2-seater Ascot, 2-seater Harrogate with dickey seat, Town Carriage, Lancaster, Landaulettte	4	2,539		213		1908	1910
7 hp	built by Swift Motor Company: sold as Austin 162; Swift 868	1	1,099		162		1910	1911
50 hp		6	7,374		24		1910	1913
10 hp	Sirdar 4-seater phaeton	4	1,145		367		1911	1912
15 hp	as 15 hp above	4	2,838		688		1911	1915
18/24 hp		4	4,916		?		1911	1913
30 hp	Vitesse Phaeton	4	5884		425		1912	1916
40 hp	Vitesse	4	6,236				1912	1913
10 or 10/12 hp	Sirdar 4-seater phaeton	4	1,615		1,879		1913	1915
20 hp		4	3160		1,291		1913	1917

Inter-war

Model Name	Type of body	Cyl.	Disp.		Sold		From	To
Twenty	saloon, tourer, sports	4	3,610		15,287		1919	1930
Seven	saloon, fabric saloon, tourer, sports, coupé,	4	747		290,000		1922	1939
Twelve	Tourers: 5-str Clifton, Open Road, Harley All-Weather 2-str Open Road, sports coupé Saloons: Burnham, Berkeley, Westminster, Windsor or fabric	4	1,660				1922	1926
Twelve; then from 1931— (Heavy) Twelve-Four	Tourers: 5-str Clifton, Open Road 2-str Open Road, sports coupé Saloons: Burnham, Berkeley, Westminster, Windsor or fabric	4	1,861				1926	1939
Twenty	Carlton and Whitehall saloons (SWB) Ranelagh and Mayfair limousine and landaulette (LWB)	6	3,397				1927	1939
Sixteen Light Six	Harrow two-seat tourer, Open Road tourer Saloons: Burnham, Berkeley, Westminster, fabric	6	2,249				1927	1936
London High Lot Taxicab	standard body built by Vincent or Strachan Jones Bros £5 extra	4	1,861				1929	1934
Light Twelve-Six	Eton Two Seater, Open Road Tourer, Saloons: Harley, Ascot Sports saloons: Kempton, Greyhound; sports tourer Newberry	6	1,496 or 1,711				1931	1937
Ten-Four	Clifton tourer, Lichfield, Sherborne and Cambridge saloons Colwyn cabriolet, sports tourer	4	1,125		290,000		1932	1947
Light Twelve-Four	Eton Two Seater, Open Road Tourer, Harley and Ascot saloons,	4	1,535		71,654		1933	1939
Sixteen 16 or 18 h.p.	Harrow two-seat tourer, Open Road tourer Saloons: Carlton, Iver, Berkeley, Westminster, York	6	2,249 or 2,510				1933	1938
London Low Loading Taxicab	standard body built by Vincent or Strachan Jones Bros £5 extra	4	1,861				1934	1939
Fourteen	Goodwood saloon, cabriolet	6	1,711				1936	1939
Eighteen	Norfolk, Windsor and Iver saloons, Chalfont limousine	6	2,510		2,953		1938	1939
Eight	2-door and 4-door saloon, tourer	4	900		56,103		1939	1947
Twelve	saloon	4	1,535		8,600		1939	1947
Sixteen	saloon	4	2,199				1939	1947
London Flash Lot Taxicab	standard body built by Vincent or Strachan Jones Bros £5 extra	4	1,861				1939	1939
Twenty Eight	Ranelagh saloon or limousine	6	4,016		300		1939	1939

Post World War II

Model Name	Type of body	Cyl.	Disp.		Sold		From	To
Austin 16 hp	4-door Saloon, Shooting Brake	4	2,199		35,434		1945	1949
A110 Sheerline	Saloon	6	3,460				1947	1947
A120 Princess	Saloon	6	3,460				1947	1947
A40 Devon/Dorset	2-door saloon, 4-door saloon, estate, van, pick-up	4	1,197		456,544		1947	1952
A125 Sheerline	Saloon, Touring Limousine	6	3,995				1947	1954
A135 Princess	Saloon, Touring Limousine	6	3,995				1947	1956
A90 Atlantic Convertible	4-seat convertible	4	2,660		7,981		1948	1950
A70 Hampshire	Saloon, estate	4	2,199		85,682		1948	1950
A90 Atlantic Saloon	2-door saloon	4	2,660				1949	1952
A70 Hereford	Saloon, estate, convertible	4	2,199				1950	1954
A40 Sports	4-seat convertible (Body by Jensen)	4	1,197		4011		1951	1953
A30	2-door saloon, 4-door saloon, estate	4	803		223,264		1951	1956

BMC era

1952 onwards

Model Name	Type of body	Cyl.	Disp.		Sold		From	To
A40 Somerset	4-door saloon, Convertible	4	1,197		173,306		1952	1954
Nash/Hudson/American/Austin Metropolitan	2-door coupe/convertible	4	1,197		13,825		1954	1955
Nash/Hudson/American/Austin Metropolitan	2-door coupe/convertible	4	1,489				1956	1961
A40 Cambridge	4-door saloon	4	1,197				1954	1956
A50 Cambridge	4-door saloon	4	1,489				1954	1957
A55 Cambridge Mk I	4-door saloon	4	1,489				1957	1958
A90 Six Westminster	4-door saloon	6	2,639		25,532		1954	1956
A35	2-door and 4-door saloon, Countryman, van, pickup	4	1,098		280,897		1956	1959
Princess IV	limousine	6	3,995		200		1956	1959
A95	4-door saloon, Countryman	6	2,639		28,065		1956	1959
A105	4-door saloon	6	2,639		6,770		1956	1959
A40 Farina Mk I	2-door saloon, Countryman	4	948		169,612		1958	1961
Lancer	4-door saloon (A product of BMC Australia)	4	1,489				1958	1962
A55 Cambridge Mk II	4-door saloon, Countryman	4	1,489		149,994		1959	1961
A99 Westminster	4-door saloon	6	2,912		15,162		1959	1961
Austin Gipsy	4wd 2-door	4	2,199		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)	4	1,622				1959	1962
Seven (Mini)	2-door saloon, Countryman (name changed from Austin Seven to Austin Mini in 1961)	4	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)	4	848 997 998 1,071 1,275				1961	1969
A40 Farina Mk II	2-door saloon, Countryman	4	1,098		172,550		1962	1967
A110 Westminster	4-door saloon	6	2,912		26,105		1961	1968
A60 Cambridge	4-door saloon, Countryman	4	1,622		276,534		1961	1969
Freeway	4-door saloon, 5-door station wagon (A product of BMC Australia)	6	2,433				1962	1965
1100	2-door and 4-door saloon, Countryman	4	1,098				1963	1974
1800 (ADO17)	4-door saloon (Austin Balanza in Belgium and the Netherlands)	4	1,798		221,000		1964	1975
Mini Moke	4 seat convertible	4					1964	1968

British Leyland (BL)

(Austin Morris, Leyland Cars, Austin Morris (reformed)) 1967–1982

Model Name	Type of body	Cyl.	Disp.		Sold		From	To
1300	4-door saloon, 2-door estate car	4	1,275				1967	1974
3-Litre	4-door saloon	6	2,912		9,992		1967	1971
11/55	4-door saloon (South African market variant of Austin 1100) [2]	4	1,100				1968 [3]	?
Maxi	4-door hatchback	4	1,485				1969	1981
Maxi	4-door hatchback	4	1,748				1969	1981
1500 [4]	4-door saloon (Export name for Australian Morris 1500) [4]	4	1,485				1969?
Nomad [4]	5-door hatchback (Export name for Australian Morris Nomad) [4]	4	1,485				1969?
Tasman/Kimberley	4-door saloon (Australia and New Zealand only)	6	2,227				1970	1974
Apache	4-door saloon (Produced by British Leyland Motor Corporation's South African subsidiary, Leykor)	4	1,275		21,655		1971	1978
2200 (ADO17)	4-door saloon (Austin Balanza in Belgium and the Netherlands)	6	2,227				1972	1975
Allegro	4-door saloon, 2-door estate	4	998				1981	1982
Allegro	4-door saloon, 2-door estate	4	1,098				1973	1981
Allegro	4-door saloon, 2-door estate	4	1,275				1973	1982
Allegro	4-door saloon, 2-door estate	4	1,485				1973	1982
Allegro	4-door saloon, 2-door estate	4	1,748				1973	1982
Marina	4-door saloon, [5] 2-door coupe [5] (The Morris Marina was sold as the Austin Marina in certain export markets) [5]	4 [6] 6 [6]	1,275 [6] 1,748 [6] 1,798 [5] [6] 2,622 [6]				1973 [5]	1979 [6]
1800 (ADO71)	4-door saloon. Sold as the Austin 1800 from March to September 1975 and then as the Princess 1800 through to 1978	4	1,798				1975	1975
2200 (ADO71)	4-door saloon. Sold as the Austin 2200 from March to September 1975 and then as the Princess 2200 through to 1981	4	2,226				1975	1975

BL / Rover Group

(Austin Rover) 1982 to 1988

Model Name	Type of body	Cyl.	Disp.		Sold		From	To
Metro	2-door or 4-door hatchback	4	1.0/1.3		2,078,218		1980	1990
Ambassador	4-door hatchback	4	1.7/2.0		43,427		1982	1984
Maestro	4-door hatchback	4	1.3 - 2.0				1983	1994
Montego	4-door saloon, estate	4	1.3 - 2.0		569,000		1984	1994

Commercial vehicles

London Taxicabs

Complying with London Metropolitan Police Area (and Heathrow) regulations
also non-compliant hire car variants.

Model name	Type of body	Cyl.	Disp.		Sold		From	To
London HL "High Lot" Taxicab	Heavy Twelve-Four hire-car chassis amended to comply Reg.s Coachwork arranged to suit customer by Mann & Overton	4	1,861				1930	1935
London LL "Low Loading" Taxicab	as above but using dropped cross-braced chassis of new Light Twelve-Six but still using Heavy Twelve engine etc	4	1,861				1934	1939
London FL "Flash Lot" Taxicab	as above but with raked windscreen and rounded radiator of rest of Austin range first introduced in 1934	4	1,861				1939	1940
Metropolitan Taxicab FX3 or FX3D	as above but new all-steel body built by Carbodies in Coventry and using the A70 petrol engine From 1954 an Austin diesel engine was available alongside the petrol engine	4	2,199 (petrol) 2,178 (diesel)				1948	1958
Austin FL1 hire car	Private hire version of FX3	4	2,199 (petrol) 2,178 (diesel)				1948	1958
London Taxicab FX4	The classic Black cab (Hackney carriage) All steel body made by Carbodies on a chassis supplied by Austin in Adderley Park, Birmingham. Powered by a 2.2 litre diesel or 2.2 litre petrol, until 1972, when the petrol engine was dropped and the diesel engine capacity increased to 2.5 litres. Chassis plant moved to Carbodies in 1972. Carbodies acquired the intellectual rights to the vehicle in 1982, from which time it was sold as the Carbodies FX4.	4	2,199 (petrol) 2,178 or 2,520 (diesel)				1958	1982
FL2 hire car	Private hire version of FX4	4	2,199 (petrol) 2,178 or 2,520 (diesel)				1958	1978

Car-based commercials

• Austin 6cwt/8cwt (re-badged Morris Minor) 1953–1971
• Austin A30 van 1954–1956
• Austin A35 van 1956–1968
• Austin A55 and A60 van 1958–1972
• Austin A40 van and pick-up
• Austin Mini van 1960–1982 and pick-up 1961–1982
• Austin 1800 Utility (Australia only) 1968–1971
• Austin Metro van 1982–1990
• Austin Maestro van 1985–1994

Light commercials

• Austin K8 "Three Way" 1947–1954
• Austin LD 1954-1967
• Austin 152/J2 1956-1967
• Austin 101 1957–1961 "badge engineered" version of Morris JB
• Austin J4 1960-1968
• Austin Morris 250 JU 1967-1974
• Austin Morris EA 1968-1984

Lorries

• Austin 30cwt truck (1919-1923) ^[7]
• 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

1. R J Wyatt, The Austin 1905-1952. David & Charles, Newton Abbott, 1981, ISBN   0 7153 7948 8
2. Austin 11/55, www.aronline.co.uk Retrieved on 26 September 2013
3. Timeline 1968, www.ado16.info Archived 27 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 26 September 2013
4. Export markets, www.elevenhundred.com Retrieved on 29 September 2013
5. Austin Marina GT, www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au Retrieved on 7 May 2013
6. Austin in South Africa 1962-1979 Timeline and Literature, moby302.co.za Retrieved via web.archive.org on 2 June 2013
7. "30cwt (p.41)" (PDF). Goodrich Tyre; revsinstitute.org. 1 January 1920. Retrieved 9 June 2025.

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