Showing posts with label British Motor Corporation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label British Motor Corporation. Show all posts

Friday, December 08, 2017

It Floats On Fluid!

Here's a 1963 Morris 1100 four-door sedan (saloon, but with no bartender, with BMC's Hydrolastic suspension.

https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/1963-Morris-1100-2.jpg 

'56 Morris Isis

Here's a British-built 1956 Morris Isis four-door saloon (sedan).

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0c/Morris_Isis_1956_%287988412636%29.jpg 

Saturday, December 02, 2017

'65 Riley Elf

Here's a 1965 Riley Elf Mk2 saloon (sedan).  This is the Riley equivalent of the Austin/Morris Mini.

Monday, November 27, 2017

'60 US Mag Ad For Austin/Morris 850 (Mini)

Here's a two-page, full-color American magazine ad for the British-built 1960 Austin (Seven) and Morris (Mini-Minor) 850, both would eventually be known, respectively, as the Austin and Morris Minis.

'60 Morris Minor 1000

Here's a 1960 Morris Minor 1000.
 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/1960_Morris_Minor_1000_2-door_sedan_%2827185403482%29.jpg/280px-1960_Morris_Minor_1000_2-door_sedan_%2827185403482%29.jpg
These British-built cars were sold here in the States as the Morris 1000.

Saturday, November 18, 2017

'67 Minis

Here's a 1967 British magazine ad for the Austin/Morris Minis.

Thursday, November 16, 2017

'61 MG Midget Ad

Here's a British magazine ad for the 1961 MG Midget.

https://i.pinimg.com/736x/ce/9b/fc/ce9bfc95fa26d4ed7c2dd71f65e004e7--vintage-poster-vintage-ads.jpg 

'58 Wolseley 1500

Here's a beautiful 1958 British-built Wolseley 1500 four-door saloon---or what we Americans call a sedan.

http://www.mgexp.com/registry/pictures/65454/1958_Wolseley_1500_White_Blue_Herb_Adler_000.jpg 

Quality First

Here's a 1955 British magazine ad for the British-built Morris Isis.

https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3751/32974067952_8b5164d12f_b.jpg 

That Morris 850 Feeling

Here's an Australian magazine ad for the 1961 Morris 850 (a.k.a. the Morris Mini).

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/44/90/97/449097b595013ee90becabbdcba88e4f.jpg 

Thursday, November 09, 2017

Pick Your Morris

Here's a 1957 British magazine ad for Morris cars.

Illustrated here are the Morris Minor 1000, Isis, and Oxford.

https://farm1.static.flickr.com/305/32130978942_fa88a52fc6_b.jpg 

Wednesday, November 08, 2017

Mucho Morris

Here's a British magazine advertisement for the 1962 lineup of Morris automobiles that were, of course, built in Britain.

https://i.pinimg.com/736x/0f/e6/b8/0fe6b884b17f9755ab84e5203cdbc840.jpg 

How 'Bout A '57 Austin-Healey 100-Six?

Here's a very good American magazine ad for the 1957 British-built Austin-Healey 100-Six roadster.

https://i.pinimg.com/736x/30/61/e7/3061e7e2afe003645bde565c42edd24d--british-car-car-posters.jpg 

British Newspaper Ad For '67 Wolseley Hornet Mk III

Here's a 1967 newspaper advertisement for the Wolseley Hornet Mk 111.

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/09/00/ca0900ce10486d292cfd1efbf19c0449.jpg 

Mag Ad For '63 Wolseley 1500

Here's a British magazine ad for the British-built Wolseley 1500.

https://i.pinimg.com/736x/0d/07/f1/0d07f1d5165fe07e3e0d62e5fd87d972--british-car-vintage-cars.jpg 

Tuesday, November 07, 2017

If Morris And Austin Can Have Their Minis And Riley Their Elfs...

Then Wolseley can have their Hornets.

This is another BMC car with a design based the Morris/Austin Mini, the same design used for the Riley Elf.

Here's a 1968 Wolseley Hornet Mk II.

https://i.pinimg.com/736x/86/46/7e/86467ec799d1c1e5fe6c8bb6bdbd1619--classic-mini-jpg.jpg

Monday, November 06, 2017

Thursday, July 07, 2016

Friday, July 01, 2016

Floats On Fluid, Eh?





Here's a 1964 Australian television commercial for the Morris BMC 1100.  It floats on fluid!

Saturday, June 25, 2016

'59 MG 1600

Here's an advertisement from the October, 1959 issue of Motor Trend magazine for the 1959 MG 1600.