|
British Motor Corporation (Australia)
British Motor Corporation (Australia) was a motor manufacturing company formed in Australia in 1954 by the merger of the Austin Motor Company (Australia) and Nuffield (Australia). This followed the merger in 1952 of the Austin Motor Company and the Nuffield Group in the United Kingdom to form the British Motor Corporation. Following further corporate changes in the UK in the late 1960s, BMC Australia was absorbed into the newly established British Leyland Motor Corporation of Australia, the name of which became Leyland Motor Corporation of Australia in 1972, ''The Macquarie Dictionary of Motoring'', pp. 272-273 and then JRA Limited in March 1983. Austin Motor Company of Australia In 1949, Austin purchased the Melbourne based Ruskin Body Works and used the factory to make ute and tourer bodies for fitting to imported Austin A40 chassis. Nuffield Australia In 1947 Lord Nuffield purchased the former Victoria Park Racecourse, Sydney as the site for a car assembly plant. Nuffield Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austin Motor Company
The Austin Motor Company Limited was an English manufacturer of motor vehicles, founded in 1905 by Herbert Austin in Longbridge. In 1952 it was merged with Morris Motors Limited in the new holding company British Motor Corporation (BMC) Limited, keeping its separate identity. The marque Austin was used until 1987. The trademark is currently owned by the Chinese firm SAIC Motor, after being transferred from bankrupt subsidiary Nanjing Automotive which had acquired it with MG Rover Group in July 2005. History 1905–1918: Formation and development While running the original Wolseley business, which had a highly cyclical sales pattern, Herbert Austin searched for products with a steady demand. Starting in 1895, he built three cars in his free time. They were among Britain's first cars. The third car, a four-wheeler, was completed in 1899. By 1901 his fellow directors could not see future profit in motor vehicles and so with their blessing and the backing of the Vickers bro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolseley 1500
Wolseley may refer to: People *Sir Charles Wolseley, 2nd Baronet (c. 1630–1714), English politician *Sir Charles Wolseley, 7th Baronet (1769–1846), English landowner and political agitator * Frances Garnet Wolseley, 2nd Viscountess Wolseley (1872–1936), English gardener *Frederick Wolseley (1837–1899), Irish-born Australian woolgrower and inventor of sheep shearing machinery *Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley (1833–1913), Irish-born British field marshal, elder brother of Frederick Wolseley * George Wolseley (1839–1921), British Indian army officer *Pat Wolseley, British botanist * Sir Reginald Wolseley, 10th Baronet (1872–1933), emigrated to the US and initially refused the title * Viscount Wolseley *Wolseley baronets Businesses :all taking their name from Frederick Wolseley (1837–1899) * The Wolseley, a restaurant at 160 Piccadilly, London, in the former showroom of the Wolseley Motors building * The Wolseley Sheep Shearing Machine Company, a British m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austin 1800
As of March 1 ( O.S. February 18), when the Julian calendar acknowledged a leap day and the Gregorian calendar did not, the Julian calendar fell one day further behind, bringing the difference to 12 days until February 28 ( O.S. February 16), 1900. Events * World population approaches the 1 billion milestone which it will attain in 1802. The population distribution by region: ** Africa: 107,000,000 ** Asia: 635,000,000 **China: 300–400,000,000 ** Europe: 203,000,000 ** Latin America: 24,000,000 ** Northern America: 7,000,000 ** Oceania: 2,000,000 January–March * January 1 ** Quasi-War: Action of 1 January 1800 – A naval battle off the coast of Haiti, between four United States merchant vessels escorted by naval schooner , and a squadron of armed barges manned by Haitian pirates (known as picaroons), under the command of general André Rigaud, ends indecisively. ** The Dutch East India Company dissolves. * February 7 – A public plebiscite in Fra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morris Mini Moke
The Mini Moke (styled "MOKE") is a small, front-wheel-drive utility and recreational convertible, conceived and manufactured as a lightweight military vehicle by British Motor Corporation (BMC), and subsequently marketed for civilian use under the Austin, Morris, Leyland, and Moke brands. The name "Mini Moke" combines '' Mini'' with ''Moke'', an archaic term for "mule". The Moke is known for its simple, straightforward, doorless design, and for its adaptability. The first Mokes were manufactured at BMC's Longbridge, Birmingham plant, with 14,518 produced in the UK between 1964 and 1968. 26,000 were manufactured in Australia between 1966 and 1981, and 10,000 in Portugal between 1980 and 1993 when, after a nearly 30-year run, production ended. In 2013, in a joint venture with Jaguar Land Rover, Chinese automaker Chery Automobile started production of a new car called Moke in China. MOKE America distributes the Moke in the United States. British production by MOKE Inter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BMC 1100
The BMC ADO16 is a range of small family cars built by the British Motor Corporation (BMC) and, later, British Leyland. Launched in 1962, it was Britain's best-selling car from 1963 to 1966 and from 1968 to 1971. The ADO16 was marketed under various make and model names; however, the Austin 1100 and Morris 1100 were the most prolific of all the ADO16 variants. The car's ubiquity at the height of its popularity led to it simply being known as the 1100 (eleven-hundred) in its home market. In production for 12 years, the ADO16 range sold 2.1 million units between 1962 and 1974, more than half of those being sold on the UK home market. British Leyland phased out the 1100/1300 between 1971 and 1974 in favour of the Morris Marina and the Austin Allegro. Naming The ADO16 was marketed under the following make and model names: * Austin: 1100, 1300 and 1300GT * Austin: 11/55, America, Apache, De Luxe, Glider and Victoria * Innocenti: Austin I4 and Austin I4S [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolseley 15/60
The Wolseley 15/60 is an automobile which was produced from 1958 to 1961, and then, as the Wolseley 16/60, from 1961 to 1971. The 15/60 was the first of the mid-sized Pininfarina-styled automobiles manufactured by the British Motor Corporation (BMC). Launched in December 1958 as part of BMC's Wolseley brand, the design would eventually be shared with seven other marques. All of the cars were updated in 1961 with a larger engine and new model designations. The Wolseley 16/60 was the last, in production until 24 April 1971. Note that there were two other Farina-styled car lines launched by BMC at the same time — the compact Austin A40 Farina and large Wolseley 6/99/ Austin A99 Westminster and derivatives. __TOC__ Wolseley 15/60 The first generation of the mid-sized unitary construction Farinas was introduced with the Wolseley 15/60. Within months, the similar Riley 4/68, Austin A55 Cambridge Mark II, MG Magnette Mark III, and Morris Oxford V appeared as well. With ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austin A60 Cambridge
:''See Austin 10 for the Cambridge models of 1937 to 1947.'' :''See Austin A40 for other A40 models.'' The Austin Cambridge (sold as A40, A50, A55, and A60) is a medium-sized motor car range produced by the Austin Motor Company, in several generations, from September 1954 through to 1971 as cars and to 1973 as light commercials. It replaced the A40 Somerset and was entirely new, with modern unibody construction. The range had two basic body styles with the A40, A50, and early A55 using a traditional rounded shape and later A55 Mark IIs and A60s using Pininfarina styling. The A40 number was re-used on a smaller car (the Austin A40 Farina) from 1958 to 1968, and the Cambridge name had previously been used to designate one of the available body styles on the pre-war 10 hp range. The Austin Cambridge was initially offered only with a four-passenger, four-door saloon body, although a few pre-production two-door models were also made. It had a modern body design with integra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolseley 24/80
The Wolseley 24/80 is an automobile produced by British Motor Corporation (Australia) from May 1962 to October 1965,Wolseley 24/80 Retrieved from www.co-oc.org on 21 June 2010 based on the British four-cylinder Wolseley 15/60 model. It was externally identical to the Wolseley 15/60. The car was also an up-market version of the contemporary Austin Freeway, employing different frontal and rear styling in order to maximise the perceived differences between the two cars and therefore, it was hoped, attract additional buyers away from [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austin Freeway
The Austin Freeway is an automobile which was developed by BMC Australia, based on the British Austin A60 Cambridge. Introduced in 1962, it was marketed under the Austin name in both four-door sedan and five-door station wagon body styles. Using the locally built 2433 cc six-cylinder "Blue Streak" engine, it represented the first attempt by BMC to challenge the dominant Holden and Ford Falcon models in the lucrative six-cylinder family car class with a locally developed vehicle. The engine was a direct development of the company's 1622cc B-series unit, cylinder dimensions in the six-cylinder unit being identical to those of its four-cylinder counterpart. An upmarket variant, the Wolseley 24/80 sedan was also offered. Although more expensive than its opposition, the Freeway was well equipped by contemporary standards, offering features such as windscreen washers and a fresh air heater/demister. The sedan combined a new full-width grille with the rear-end styling of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolseley 24-80 Automatic
Wolseley may refer to: People * Sir Charles Wolseley, 2nd Baronet (c. 1630–1714), English politician * Sir Charles Wolseley, 7th Baronet (1769–1846), English landowner and political agitator *Frances Garnet Wolseley, 2nd Viscountess Wolseley (1872–1936), English gardener * Frederick Wolseley (1837–1899), Irish-born Australian woolgrower and inventor of sheep shearing machinery * Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley (1833–1913), Irish-born British field marshal, elder brother of Frederick Wolseley *George Wolseley (1839–1921), British Indian army officer * Pat Wolseley, British botanist * Sir Reginald Wolseley, 10th Baronet (1872–1933), emigrated to the US and initially refused the title *Viscount Wolseley * Wolseley baronets Businesses :all taking their name from Frederick Wolseley (1837–1899) * The Wolseley, a restaurant at 160 Piccadilly, London, in the former showroom of the Wolseley Motors building * The Wolseley Sheep Shearing Machine Company, a Bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hydrolastic
Hydrolastic is a type of space-efficient automotive suspension system used in many cars produced by British Motor Corporation (BMC) and its successor companies. Invented by British rubber engineer Alex Moulton, and first used on the 1962 BMC project ADO16 under designer Alec Issigonis, later to be launched as the Morris 1100. Description The system replaces the separate springs and dampers of a conventional suspension system with fluid filled displacer units which are interconnected between the front and rear wheels on each side of the vehicle. Each displacer unit contains a rubber spring, and damping is achieved by the displaced fluid passing through rubber valves. The displaced fluid passes to the displacer of the paired wheel, thus providing a dynamic interaction between front and rear wheels. When a front wheel encounters a bump, fluid is transferred to the corresponding rear displacer, then lowers the rear wheel, hence lifting the rear, minimising pitch associated w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
