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 sourceR J Wyatt, The Austin 1905-1952. David & Charles, Newton Abbott, 1981, Model Type of body Cyl. Disp. Sold From To25/30 hpOpen tourer Clément-Gladiator motorcar assembled for financier Du Cros with different ("Austin") radiator45,1826719061907 15/20 hp 44,151419061906 18/24 hpLimousine, Phaeton, Cabriolet, s.w.b. Ranelagh 2-seater with dickey seat44,3991,57519071913 40 hpEndcliffe, York45,8431521907191360 hp68,7641419081910 15 hpOpen tourer, 2-seater Ascot, 2-seater Harrogate with dickey seat, Town Carriage, Lancaster, Landaulettte42,539213190819107 hpbuilt by Swift Motor Company: sold as Austin 162; Swift 86811,09916219101911 50 hp67,3742419101913 10 hpSirdar 4-seater phaeton41,1453671911191215 hpas 15 hp above42,8386881911191518/24 hp44,916?1911191330 hpVitesse Phaeton4588442519121916 40 hpVitesse46,23619121913 10 or 10/12 hpSirdar 4-seater phaeton41,6151,8791913191520 hp431601,29119131917
Inter-war Model Name Type of body Cyl. Disp. Sold From ToTwentysaloon, tourer, sports43,61015,28719191930 Sevensaloon, fabric saloon, tourer, sports, coupé, 4747290,00019221939TwelveTourers: 5-str Clifton, Open Road, Harley All-Weather2-str Open Road, sports coupéSaloons: Burnham, Berkeley, Westminster, Windsor or fabric 41,66019221926Twelve; then from 1931—(Heavy) Twelve-FourTourers: 5-str Clifton, Open Road2-str Open Road, sports coupéSaloons: Burnham, Berkeley, Westminster, Windsor or fabric41,86119261939TwentyCarlton and Whitehall saloons (SWB)Ranelagh and Mayfair limousine and landaulette (LWB)63,39719271939 SixteenLight SixHarrow two-seat tourer, Open Road tourerSaloons: Burnham, Berkeley, Westminster, fabric62,24919271936 London High Lot Taxicabstandard body built by Vincent or StrachanJones Bros £5 extra41,86119291934Light Twelve-SixEton Two Seater, Open Road Tourer, Saloons: Harley, AscotSports saloons: Kempton, Greyhound; sports tourer Newberry61,496or 1,71119311937Ten-FourClifton tourer, Lichfield, Sherborne and Cambridge saloonsColwyn cabriolet, sports tourer41,125290,00019321947Light Twelve-FourEton Two Seater, Open Road Tourer, Harley and Ascot saloons, 41,53571,65419331939Sixteen 16 or 18 h.p.Harrow two-seat tourer, Open Road tourerSaloons: Carlton, Iver, Berkeley, Westminster, York62,249or2,51019331938London Low Loading Taxicabstandard body built by Vincent or StrachanJones Bros £5 extra41,86119341939FourteenGoodwood saloon, cabriolet61,71119361939EighteenNorfolk, Windsor and Iver saloons, Chalfont limousine62,5102,95319381939Eight2-door and 4-door saloon, tourer490056,10319391947Twelvesaloon41,5358,60019391947Sixteensaloon42,19919391947London Flash Lot Taxicabstandard body built by Vincent or StrachanJones Bros £5 extra41,86119391939Twenty EightRanelagh saloon or limousine64,01630019391939
Post World War II Model Name Type of body Cyl. Disp. Sold From ToAustin 16 hp 4-door Saloon, Shooting Brake42,19935,43419451949A110 SheerlineSaloon63,46019471947A120 Princess Saloon63,46019471947 A40 Devon/Dorset2-door saloon, 4-door saloon, estate, van, pick-up41,197456,54419471952 A125 SheerlineSaloon, Touring Limousine63,99519471954 A135 PrincessSaloon, Touring Limousine63,99519471956 A90 Atlantic Convertible4-seat convertible42,6607,98119481950 A70 HampshireSaloon, estate42,19985,68219481950 A90 Atlantic Saloon2-door saloon42,66019491952 A70 HerefordSaloon, estate, convertible42,19919501954 A40 Sports4-seat convertible (Body by Jensen)41,197401119511953A302-door saloon, 4-door saloon, estate4803223,26419511956
BMC era 1952 onwards Model Name Type of body Cyl. Disp. Sold From To A40 Somerset4-door saloon, Convertible41,197173,30619521954 Nash/Hudson/American/Austin Metropolitan2-door coupe/convertible41,19713,82519541955 Nash/Hudson/American/Austin Metropolitan2-door coupe/convertible41,48919561961 A40 Cambridge4-door saloon41,19719541956 A50 Cambridge4-door saloon41,48919541957 A55 Cambridge Mk I4-door saloon41,48919571958 A90 Six Westminster4-door saloon62,63925,53219541956A352-door and 4-door saloon, Countryman, van, pickup41,098280,89719561959 Princess IVlimousine63,99520019561959 A95 4-door saloon, Countryman 62,63928,06519561959 A1054-door saloon62,6396,77019561959 A40 Farina Mk I2-door saloon, Countryman 4948169,61219581961 Lancer4-door saloon (A product of BMC Australia)41,48919581962 A55 Cambridge Mk II4-door saloon, Countryman41,489149,99419591961A99 Westminster4-door saloon62,91215,16219591961Austin Gipsy4wd 2-door42,19921,20819591967 A60 Cambridge (Australia)4-door saloon, 5-door "Countryman" wagon (A product of BMC Australia - re-engined A55 Cambridge Mk II)41,62219591962 Seven (Mini) 2-door saloon, Countryman (name changed from Austin Seven to Austin Mini in 1961)484819591961 Mini 2-door saloon, Countryman (name changed from Austin Seven to Austin Mini in 1961 and then sold under the Mini marque from 1969)4848 997 998 1,071 1,27519611969 A40 Farina Mk II2-door saloon, Countryman41,098172,55019621967 A110 Westminster4-door saloon62,91226,10519611968 A60 Cambridge4-door saloon, Countryman41,622276,53419611969 Freeway4-door saloon, 5-door station wagon (A product of BMC Australia)62,4331962196511002-door and 4-door saloon, Countryman41,09819631974 1800 (ADO17)4-door saloon (Austin Balanza in Belgium and the Netherlands)41,798221,00019641975 Mini Moke 4 seat convertible419641968
British Leyland (BL) (Austin Morris, Leyland Cars, Austin Morris (reformed)) 1967–1982 Model Name Type of body Cyl. Disp. Sold From To 13004-door saloon, 2-door estate car41,275196719743-Litre4-door saloon62,9129,9921967197111/55 4-door saloon (South African market variant of Austin 1100) Austin 11/55, www.aronline.co.uk Retrieved on 26 September 20134 1,1001968 Timeline 1968, www.ado16.info Retrieved on 26 September 2013? Maxi4-door hatchback41,48519691981 Maxi4-door hatchback41,74819691981 1500Export markets, www.elevenhundred.com Retrieved on 29 September 20134-door saloon (Export name for Australian Morris 1500) 41,4851969?Nomad5-door hatchback (Export name for Australian Morris Nomad) 41,4851969?Tasman/Kimberley4-door saloon (Australia and New Zealand only)62,22719701974Apache4-door saloon (Produced by British Leyland Motor Corporation's South African subsidiary, Leykor)41,27521,655197119782200 (ADO17)4-door saloon (Austin Balanza in Belgium and the Netherlands)62,22719721975 Allegro4-door saloon, 2-door estate499819811982Allegro4-door saloon, 2-door estate41,09819731981Allegro4-door saloon, 2-door estate41,27519731982Allegro4-door saloon, 2-door estate41,48519731982Allegro4-door saloon, 2-door estate41,74819731982Marina4-door saloon,Austin Marina GT, www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au Retrieved on 7 May 2013 2-door coupe (The Morris Marina was sold as the Austin Marina in certain export markets) 4 6 1,275 Austin in South Africa 1962-1979 Timeline and Literature, moby302.co.za Retrieved via web.archive.org on 2 June 2013 1,748 1,798 2,622 1973 1979 1800 (ADO71)4-door saloon. Sold as the Austin 1800 from March to September 1975 and then as the Princess 1800 through to 197841,798197519752200 (ADO71)4-door saloon. Sold as the Austin 2200 from March to September 1975 and then as the Princess 2200 through to 198142,22619751975
BL / Rover Group (Austin Rover) 1982 to 1988 Model Name Type of body Cyl. Disp. Sold From ToMetro2-door or 4-door hatchback41.0/1.32,078,21819801990 Ambassador4-door hatchback41.7/2.043,42719821984 Maestro4-door hatchback41.3 - 2.019831994 Montego4-door saloon, estate41.3 - 2.0569,000 19841994
Commercial vehicles
London taxicabs Complying with London Metropolitan Police Area (and Heathrow) regulationsalso 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.sCoachwork arranged to suit customer by Mann & Overton41,86119301935 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.41,86119341939 London FL "Flash Lot" Taxicab as above but with raked windscreen and rounded radiator of rest of Austin range first introduced in 193441,86119391940 Metropolitan Taxicab FX3or FX3Das 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 engine42,199 (petrol) 2,178 (diesel)19481958 Austin FL1 hire carPrivate hire version of FX342,199 (petrol) 2,178 (diesel)19481958 London Taxicab FX4The 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 FX4.42,199 (petrol) 2,178 or 2,520 (diesel)19581982 FL2 hire carPrivate hire version of FX442,199 (petrol) 2,178 or 2,520 (diesel)19581978
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) 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