Is There A Difference Between The Two?!
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Posted 14 September 2011 - 12:49 PM
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Posted 14 September 2011 - 03:45 PM
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Posted 14 September 2011 - 05:59 PM
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Posted 14 September 2011 - 10:01 PM
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Posted 15 September 2011 - 10:23 PM
In theory Austin Mini's were built at the Longbridge factory and Morris Mini's at the Cowley Oxford factory but in practice this was not always the case................
But on my log book it says "Austin Morris" so where was mine built?
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Posted 16 September 2011 - 06:16 PM
In theory Austin Mini's were built at the Longbridge factory and Morris Mini's at the Cowley Oxford factory but in practice this was not always the case................
But on my log book it says "Austin Morris" so where was mine built?
they started to build it at longbridge - then got bored so it was finished off at cowley...lol......only joking.......mines an austin morris too but i dont know why, perhaps BL werent quite sure what to call it so they called it both austin and morris to stop any arguements...
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Posted 16 September 2011 - 11:31 PM
In theory Austin Mini's were built at the Longbridge factory and Morris Mini's at the Cowley Oxford factory but in practice this was not always the case................
But on my log book it says "Austin Morris" so where was mine built?
As mentioned by Dan, from 1970 the Mini became a marque in its own right. However, it was, nevertheless, built by the Austin Morris Division of British Leyland - hence the entry in your log book. In 1981-82 the name of the 'parent' company changed to the Austin Rover Group, and again in 1989 to Rover Group.
As to where your car was built, production of the Mini ceased at Cowley in 1968 so your Austin Morris Mini was almost certainly built in Longbridge. Although, in the late '70, Minis were imported into the UK from the Seneffe factory in Belgium to make up the shortfall between production at Longbridge and demand. This was reported at the time as being as much as 4%. Seneffe closed in 1981.
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