BMC ADO16

BMC ADO16
Morris 1100 Mk.II four-door saloon
Overview
Manufacturer	British Motor Corporation (1963–1968) British Leyland (1968–1974)
Production	Overall: 1963–1974 Austin: 1963–1974 MG: 1962–1971 Morris: 1962–1971 Riley: 1965–1969 Vanden Plas: 1964–1974 Wolseley: 1965–1973
Assembly	Longbridge, Birmingham, United Kingdom Cowley, Oxford, United Kingdom Australia[1] Belgium Chile Ireland Italy (Innocenti) Malta New Zealand[2] Portugal Rhodesia South Africa Spain (Authi) Trinidad and Tobago Yugoslavia
Designer	Sir Alec Issigonis body design: Pininfarina
Body and chassis
Class	Small family car
Body style	Four-door saloon Two-door saloon Three-door estate
Layout	Front engine, front-wheel drive
Powertrain
Engine	1.1 L A-Series I4 (1100) 1.3 L A-Series I4 (1300)
Dimensions
Wheelbase	93.5 in (2,375 mm)
Length	146.65 in (3,725 mm) (saloon & estate)
Width	60.38 in (1,534 mm)
Height	53 in (1,346 mm)
Kerb weight	1,834 lb (832 kg) approx
Chronology
Predecessor	Austin A40 Farina Riley One-Point-Five Wolseley 1500
Successor	Austin Allegro Morris Marina Vanden Plas 1500

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.^[3] The ADO16 was marketed under various make and model names; however, the Austin 1100 and Morris 1100 were the most prolific of all the ADO16 variants. The car's ubiquity at the height of its popularity led to it simply being known as the 1100 (eleven-hundred) in its home market. Also made with a 1275cc engine, it was then typically called 1300.

In production for 12 years, the ADO16 range sold 2.1 million units between 1962 and 1974, more than half of those being sold on the UK home market.^[4] British Leyland phased out the 1100/1300 between 1971 and 1974 in favour of the Morris Marina and the Austin Allegro.