1960 Austin Mini 850

BMC & British Leyland Cars: Austin, Morris, Princess & Model Families

BMC and British Leyland brought together famous British marques without always erasing their individual identities. The same engineering projects could appear as Austins, Morrises and Wolseleys, while later cars moved towards model names such as Princess.

Use this page as the bridge between our separate Austin and Morris collections, the Princess and Ambassador family, and the shared BMC and British Leyland models that crossed badge boundaries.

Shared model families

Austin & Morris Mini

One revolutionary design, initially marketed through two dealer networks.

Read the Mini guide →

18–22 Series & Princess

The model that briefly carried Austin, Morris and Wolseley badges before becoming simply Princess.

Read the Princess guide →

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