ADO16, MG1100, Austin America

June 9, 2011 Staff Austin, Classic Cars, MG, Restoration & Repair Comments Off on ADO16, MG1100, Austin America

ADO16, BMC1100I have to admit it, I am a die-hard fan for the BMC 1100 family of cars. Say what you want about the British Motor Corporation, BMC, and its later incarnation BLMC, British Leyland Motor Corporation, these were innovative cars. This includes the MG1100 Sports Sedan, MG 1300, Austin America, Morris 1100, Vanden Plas Princess and even Wolseleys! To that end I want to call your attention to the fantastic site by my friend Todd Miller at AustinAmericaUSA.com. Not only does he have repair information, historical details, and an Austin America registry, but he also has reproduced some hard to find parts such as rubber vent window inserts.

Oh, and want something really wild? He has been in personal contact with Dr. Alex Moulton, the inventor of the revolutionary hydrolastic suspension system used in these cars. Some of the emails back and forth before them are reproduced on his site. Don’t worry that the site is named for the Austin America, Todd supports the MG 1100 and all the other varieties as well.

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