Classic Car Catalogue

Morris 1968

Mini Mk II  
Minor 1000  
1100/1300  
Oxford Mk VI  
Mini-Moke - discontinued
1800  

Great Britain

Automobil Revue March 1968

British Leyland Motor Corporation was created on 17 January 1968 by the merger of British Motor Holdings (BMH) and Leyland Motor Corporation (LMC). BMH had reported a £3.4 million loss for 1966/7.
Mini-Moke production continue in Australia.
 

Mini Mk II

Mini wb: 4 cyl.
848 cc
37 bhp		 4 cyl.
998 cc
42 bhp		 4 cyl.
998 cc
70 bhp		 4 cyl.
1275 cc
76 bhp		  
Saloon 80.2 in.
(2032 mm)		 850 1000 Cooper
998		 Cooper
1275 S		  
Estate 84.2 in.
(2138 mm)		 - Traveller - -  
Pick-up 84.2 in.
(2138 mm)		          
Van 84.2 in.
(2138 mm)		          

 

In September a manual four speed gear box with synchromesh on all four forward ratios.

Mini Mk II

Mini Traveller Mk II

Mini Cooper
 

Minor 1000

wb: 86 in
(2184 mm)		 R4 cyl.
1098 cc
48 bhp
Saloon 2-dr ✓
Saloon 4-dr ✓
Convertible ✓
Traveller ✓

 

1100 Mk II and 1300 Mk II

wb: 93.5 in.
(2375 mm)		 4 cyl.
1098 cc
48 bhp		 4 cyl.
1275 cc
58 bhp
Saloon 4-dr 1100 1300
Saloon 2-dr 1100 1300
Estate 2-dr - Traveller

 

April 1968: Twin-carb, 68bhp 1275cc engine fitted to the MG and Riley models; Wolseley gets twin-carb, 65bhp unit, while VP, Austin and Morris retains single-carb, 58bhp unit.
All synchro box from mid 1968.

1100 Mk II

1300

1300 Traveller
 

Oxford series VI

wb: 100.3 in.
(2548 mm)		 4 cyl.
1622 cc
61 bhp		  
Saloon ✓  
Traveller ✓  

 

 

1800

wb: 106 in.
(2700 mm)		 4 cyl.
1798 cc
84 bhp		  
Saloon 1800  

 


1800 Mk II
 

Mini-Moke

  4 cyl.
848 cc
34 bhp		  
     

 


Mini Moke z Australii