Hey guys
A little off topic... but the austin america seem's to be a 2 door version of the morris 1100, so was australia ever offered these 2 door version's in the morris/austin range...?

I must admit i don't mind the look of them,and the 68 is taking a little longer than expected......im toying with the idea of 1100 for a daily until the delux is finished, but love the 2 version....


Any information would be appreciated

Cheers Anthony

If Morris 1100 doesn't post a response I suggest you PM him. He's the local wiz on these 'big Minis'.

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ex-NSW Police 1970 MK II Cooper S
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The Austin America came in both two and four door models. I think they were introduced in about 68 or 69 as a replacement for the MG 1100. They tried to compete against the VW Beetle as a cheap import for the US market. The big problem was the Americans, they can't drive! They can't drive a manual and they didn't know how to use the AP Auto so most Austin Americas died an early death from poor maintenance and poor driving.

The two door ADO-16 shell was introduced in England fairly early on (62 I think) and used for MG, Morris and Austin models.

Australia never got the two door shell. Our cars had to have a very high local content to satisfy the rules of the day. (An Australian Morris 1100 has about 30% more local content than a current Holden Commodore) So to meet the local content with a 2 door would have meant tooling up for more panels and it would not have been economically viable.

http://www.elevenhundred.com/

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"Show me the Mini!"

Or visit Captain America...
http://www.austinamericausa.com/

Cheers guys,
, quietly i was hoping the 2 door existed in australia, would have been something else!

Thanks for the 2 links nice little tease

I guess i will keep a look out for a 1100 that needs a little work,but will fill the void for a little while

Cheers Anthony

They're a fun car to drive. Surprisingly smooth on the road and handle
exceptionally well. You will be accosted by old men and the occasional old girl,
half of Australia must have learned to drive in 'em.

Did you see the cars for sale in the Australian 1100 site above?

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ex-NSW Police 1970 MK II Cooper S
VMCI #43

Hiya,

I just bought a 1966 two owner fella.

It's the red one on elevenhundred site under survivors, top left.

Needs a bit of work, but should be fun .

I think I will call him Brian.

cheers! jon

I've been watching them closely on ebay for a year now.
You can pick up a pretty good one from about $1000 - $2000.
And a perfect one, often fully restored for less than $5000.

I saw this add good price but i wasn't sure what my plans were at the time..looked good from the add...goodluck with it...

There is an 1100 Automatic on Ebay at the moment...

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230495115214

and maybe my Wolseley 1300 if the price is right

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'62 Morris 850 (Marion)
'65 Mini Delux - sleeper 1275/S discs (Ms Plum)
'69 Vanden Plas Princess 1300
'71 Wolseley 1300
'74 Austin 1300 Countryman
'94 XJ6 Sport 3.2
'04 Rover 75 CDTi

noticed this one, bugger im in melbourne...
Cheers anyway Anthony

ADO 16 with MG grill would be the choice of them, also the Vanderplas version. If there were any left around that were decent, jump in and drive examples.

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YDO005 1965 stock standard MORRIS MINI DELUXE