After the Great War, it was soon realised that for financial reasons Austin was in need of a car that would sell in great numbers and appeal to a wider public than before. Working on the design project... View more details

The Austin Twelve was designated The Salesmans Joy, and a most ready seller, nearly 70,000 being sold up to 1930. Launched in late 1921, the Twelve owed its success to Austins superior build quality and... View more details

When Great War ended, Austin concentrated on one model - a new 20hp. The design was influenced by Austin's own experiences of using a 6-cylinder Hudson while the Austin factory was called to manufacture... View more details

They say you should never meet your heroes, and certainly the Austin Mini-Cooper – or any Mini, for that matter – tends to make a less-than perfect first impression to anyone unfamiliar with... View more details

With space for all the family and great economy, the fun, practical and now increasingly rare Austin 1100 is fast becoming a highly sought-after classic.Why you want oneBMC ADO16s may not be quite as rare... View more details

With space for all the family and great economy, the fun, practical and now increasingly rare Austin 1300 is fast becoming a highly sought-after classic.Why you want oneBMC ADO16s may not be quite as rare... View more details

Love it or hate it no one can look at an Austin Allegro without having an opinion on what is probably BMCs most infamous creation.The Austin Allegro was introduced by BMC in 1973 to replace the 1100/1300... View more details

The British Motor Corporation introduced the Austin A35 in 1956 as a replacement for the highly successful Austin A30.The A35 looks very similar to its predecessor with a larger wrap around rear window... View more details

The Austin A30 was a major departure for the Longbridge based manufacturer as it was the first Austin to be built with a unit constructed monocoque instead of the traditional chassis.The little four seater... View more details

As a first offering from British Leyland 1969's Austin Maxi was also the last production car designed by Alec Issigonis with its name being an homage to the Issigonis designed Mini that had launched ten... View more details

The Austin A40 Farina is the car that bridged the A35/1100 generation gap and is as practical as it is stylish.Think Pinifarina, and you tend to think of a long line of jawdropping stunners such as the... View more details

What can we say that hasn’t already been said about the original Austin Mini, the first and best of all the compact cars? The concept by Sir Alec Issigonis was stunning – turning the 850cc... View more details

Ironically made in Oxford, the Austin Cambridge was made between 1954 and 1971 with four different model variants made in those years, the first of these being the A40. It was the first Austin to be designed... View more details

Austin 3-Litre Nicknamed the ‘landcrab’, the Austin 3 litre was made from 1968 to 1971. BMC wanted a car to rival other large executive saloons. As the name suggests, it had a 3 litre engine... View more details

Launched in 1983, the Austin Maestro replaced the Allegro and the Maxi in one fell swoop. A wide variety of options were available, from thrifty diesels to the plush Vanden Plas. A choice of two hatchbacks... View more details

Designed to be an unbeatable fighting vehicle in the light of WW2 experience, DAVE RICHARDS tests the unbeatable Champ HISTORY After WW2, the War Office saw a need to replace the ubiquitous Jeep with a... View more details

Beloved by all, the Mk1 Mini was wizardry on wheels. With a career spanning eight years and leading to a dynasty lasting for over fifty, many purists find the MK1s the best of the bunch. Certainly, the... View more details