The BMC ADO16 is a family of small family cars built by the British Motor Corporation and, later, British Leyland. It was launched in 1962 and for the rest of that decade the ADO16 was consistently the UK's best-selling car. Models included: Although most of the cars were manufactured in England, they were also built in Spain by Authi, in Italy by Innocenti and at the company's own plant in Belgium. It was the basis for locally adapted similar cars manufactured in Australia and South Africa. The vehicle was launched as the Morris 1100 on 15 August 1962. The range was expanded to include... several rebadged versions, including the twin-carburettor MG 1100, the Vanden Plas Princess , the Austin 1100 , and finally the Wolseley 1100 and Riley Kestrel . The Morris badged 1100/1300 gave up its showroom space to the Morris Marina in 1971, but Austin and Vanden Plas versions remained in production in the UK till June 1974. The estate version followed in 1966, called Countryman in the Austin version and Traveller in the Morris one, continuing the established naming scheme.
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