9YaTaH wrote:
Raises an interesting question...When did Morris Clubman move to Leyland? The move to Enfield?
No, before the move.
According to notes by Peter Davis and Chris Rogers in "Building Cars in Australia"....
When
British Motor Holdings Merged with
Leyland Motors Limited in the UK in May 1968 the name of the Australian company changed to
British Leyland Motor Corporation of Australia Ltd. This included the Austin-Morris Division.
In December 1971 the final name change to
Leyland Motor Corporation of Australia Ltd. Usually shortened to Leyland Australia. This was recommended by public relations to give the company a more Australian name.
So from 1972 the Morris Clubman became the Leyland Mini. The Clubman reference was dropped. This included other models. The "Morris Marina" became the "Leyland Marina", "Morris Moke" became "Leyland Moke". There has even been some documentation where the P76 was being referred to as "Austin P76" prior to the name change.
A 71-72 GT is a technically a "Morris Mini Clubman GT"
A 72-73 GT is actually a "Leyland Mini GT" (not Clubman)
