BMC 1100 / 1300
Classic Car Buyer|November 29, 2017

This was the model that in its heyday held more than 14% of Britain’s newcar market, a figure that makes ADO16 unrivalled in terms of success. And it’s still a top buy now, particularly against its more expensive rival from Ford.

Paul Guinness
BMC 1100 / 1300

The arrival of the innovative view Morris 1100 in 1962 marked an important moment in the history of the British Motor Corporation. The company seemed confident that the front-wheel drive, transverse engine layout of the Mini would translate well into a family-size offering; and such confidence proved to be well-placed, for the 1100 (and later 1300) range went on to become Britain’s bestselling line-up of the ’Sixties.

Indeed, the BMC 1100/1300 range (codenamed ADO16 throughout its development) went on to enjoy a twelve-year run, achieving sales of well over two million during that time – half of them here in the UK. So successful was the 1100 family, it took an incredible 14.3% of the British market in 1965 – with one in every seven new cars sold that year being from the BMC 1100 line-up.

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