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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.
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.

These British-built cars were sold here in the States as the Morris 1000.
These British-built cars were sold here in the States as the Morris 1000.
Saturday, November 18, 2017
Thursday, November 16, 2017
'58 Wolseley 1500
Here's a beautiful 1958 British-built Wolseley 1500 four-door saloon---or what we Americans call a sedan.
That Morris 850 Feeling
Here's an Australian magazine ad for the 1961 Morris 850 (a.k.a. the Morris Mini).
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.
Illustrated here are the Morris Minor 1000, Isis, and Oxford.
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.
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.
British Newspaper Ad For '67 Wolseley Hornet Mk III
Here's a 1967 newspaper advertisement for the Wolseley Hornet Mk 111.
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.
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.
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.
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