List of Austin motor vehicles


The Austin marque started with the Austin Motor Company, and survived a merger with the Nuffield Organisation to form the British Motor Corporation, incorporation into the British Leyland Motor Corporation, nationalisation as British Leyland 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
ModelType of bodyCyl.Disp. Sold FromTo
25/30 hpOpen tourer Clément-Gladiator motorcar assembled for financier Du Cros with different radiator
4
5,182
67
19061907
15/20 hp
4
4,151
4
19061906
18/24 hpLimousine, Phaeton, Cabriolet, s.w.b. Ranelagh 2-seater with dickey seat
4
4,399
1,575
19071913
40 hpEndcliffe, York
4
5,843
152
19071913
60 hp
6
8,764
14
19081910
15 hpOpen tourer, 2-seater Ascot, 2-seater Harrogate with dickey seat, Town Carriage, Lancaster, Landaulettte
4
2,539
213
19081910
7 hpbuilt by Swift Motor Company: sold as Austin 162; Swift 868
1
1,099
162
19101911
50 hp
6
7,374
24
19101913
10 hpSirdar 4-seater phaeton
4
1,145
367
19111912
15 hpas 15 hp above
4
2,838
688
19111915
18/24 hp
4
4,916
?
19111913
30 hpVitesse Phaeton
4
5884
425
19121916
40 hpVitesse
4
6,23619121913
10 or 10/12 hpSirdar 4-seater phaeton
4
1,615
1,879
19131915
20 hp
4
3160
1,291
19131917

Post World War I

Post World War II

BMC era

1952 onwards
Model NameType of bodyCyl.Disp. Sold FromTo
A40 Somerset4-door saloon, Convertible
4
1,197
173,306
19521954
Nash/Hudson/American/Austin Metropolitan2-door coupe/convertible
4
1,19713,82519541955
Nash/Hudson/American/Austin Metropolitan2-door coupe/convertible
4
1,48919561961
A40 Cambridge4-door saloon
4
1,19719541956
A50 Cambridge4-door saloon
4
1,48919541957
A55 Cambridge Mk I4-door saloon
4
1,48919571958
A90 Six Westminster4-door saloon
6
2,639
25,532
19541956
A352-door and 4-door saloon, Countryman, van, pickup
4
1,098
280,897
19561959
Princess IVlimousine
6
3,995
200
19561959
A954-door saloon, Countryman
6
2,639
28,065
19561959
A1054-door saloon
6
2,639
6,770
19561959
A40 Farina Mk I2-door saloon, Countryman
4
948
169,612
19581961
Lancer4-door saloon
4
1,48919581962
A55 Cambridge Mk II4-door saloon, Countryman
4
1,489
149,994
19591961
A99 Westminster4-door saloon
6
2,912
15,162
19591961
Austin Gipsy4wd 2-door
4
2,199
21,208
19591967
A60 Cambridge 4-door saloon, 5-door "Countryman" wagon
4
1,62219591962
Seven 2-door saloon, Countryman
4
848
19591961
Mini2-door saloon, Countryman
4
848
997
998
1,071
1,275
19611969
A40 Farina Mk II2-door saloon, Countryman
4
1,098
172,550
19621967
A110 Westminster4-door saloon
6
2,912
26,105
19611968
A60 Cambridge4-door saloon, Countryman
4
1,622
276,534
19611969
Freeway4-door saloon, 5-door station wagon
6
2,43319621965
11002-door and 4-door saloon, Countryman
4
1,09819631974
1800 4-door saloon
4
1,798
221,000
19641975
Mini Moke4 seat convertible
4
19641968

British Leyland (BL)

1967–1982
Model NameType of bodyCyl.Disp. Sold FromTo
13004-door saloon, 2-door estate car
4
1,27519671974
3-Litre4-door saloon
6
2,912
9,992
19671971
11/554-door saloon
4
1,1001968?
Maxi4-door hatchback
4
1,48519691981
Maxi4-door hatchback
4
1,74819691981
15004-door saloon
4
1,4851969?
Nomad5-door hatchback
4
1,4851969?
Tasman/Kimberley4-door saloon
6
2,22719701974
Apache4-door saloon
4
1,275
21,655
19711978
2200 4-door saloon
6
2,22719721975
Allegro4-door saloon, 2-door estate
4
998
19811982
Allegro4-door saloon, 2-door estate
4
1,09819731981
Allegro4-door saloon, 2-door estate
4
1,27519731982
Allegro4-door saloon, 2-door estate
4
1,48519731982
Allegro4-door saloon, 2-door estate
4
1,74819731982
Marina4-door saloon, 2-door coupe
4
6
1,275
1,748
1,798
2,622
19731979
1800 4-door saloon. Sold as the Austin 1800 from March to September 1975 and then as the Princess 1800 through to 1978
4
1,79819751975
2200 4-door saloon. Sold as the Austin 2200 from March to September 1975 and then as the Princess 2200 through to 1981
4
2,22619751975

BL / Rover Group

1982 to 1988
Model NameType of bodyCyl.Disp. Sold FromTo
Metro2-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 - 2.0569,00019841994

Commercial vehicles

London Taxicabs

Complying with London Metropolitan Police Area regulations
also non-compliant hire car variants.
Model nameType of bodyCyl.Disp.SoldFromTo
London High Lot TaxicabHeavy Twelve-Four hire-car chassis amended to comply Reg.s
Coachwork arranged to suit customer by Mann & Overton
4
1,86119301935
London Low Loading Taxicabas above but using dropped cross-braced chassis of new Light Twelve-Six but still using Heavy Twelve engine etc
4
1,86119341939
London Flash Lot Taxicabas above but with raked windscreen and rounded radiator of rest of Austin range first introduced in 1934
4
1,86119391939
Metropolitan Taxicab FX3
or FX3D
as above but new all-steel body built by Carbodies in Birmingham and using the Sixteen or A70 petrol engine
soon replaced by diesel
4
2,19919481958
FL1 hire carPrivate hire version of FX3
4
2,19919491958
London Taxicab FX4The classic Black cab
Entirely manufactured by Carbodies from 1982.
4
2,17819581997
FL2 hire carPrivate hire version of FX4
4
2,17819591987

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