How very excellent that a 1964 car can be so enjoyable to drive. I think the design still looks very good, more than half a century after it was created.
Brings back childhood memories, my grandfather had a later one, following his Morris Traveller and he always missed it when he replaced it with a Metro!
Superb review Sir, what a beautiful car in amazing condition, lots of memories of the interior, travelled in many as a child. From a time of Exquisite design, when Great Britain were at the top of the tree, in Auto engineering
Yes, I think that this is the gem of Alan's collection. An absolutely delightful car, albeit a little slow when you take it out of town. Glad you enjoyed it, sir!
I’m currently restoring one of these, from the same year even! It’s my first car and restoration project. Upgraded the head & carbs to the setup found on MG. Minus the creature comforts, it really doesn’t feel that old. Can’t wait to get it back on the road, especially after watching your videos now haha.
Thank you ever so much indeed for watching and commenting! Glad you enjoyed the video. The ADO16s have a poise and delicacy of their own, which seems greater than the sum of their parts. Yours sounds lovely!
We never had a car until I was about 11, Dad just had motor bikes, and we lived in the remote countryside, it was a lovely simple life in many ways in the 60s. Then Dad got a very dark green Morris 1100. The number was 992 DWX. Great little cars. We'd hired an Austin 1300 for a week prior to this I recall, to have a week of day trips to the Lakes and Dales. The 1100 kept having to have its suspension reinflated and Dad was always treating the rust but these bring back happy memories of a simpler time. Lovely useful simple and enjoyable vehicles. Thanks.
Yes, you do need to have the suspension pumped up from time to time, fortunately, there are companies are there who still do this. Thank you for subscribing, dark green ADO16s are absolutely beautiful.
Good Morning Sir, ADO16 probably brings back more childhood memories than any other car. We had three finishing with an Austin 1300 on an L Registration
They must have been really cheap to buy secondhand back in the day, but they seem to offer a really good blend of space, simplicity, technical prowess, styling and ease of use.
I had one,my first car in 81 it was my grandads car that he had new in 68 ,that was a mk2 1300 four door in connaught green . Loved it and all the rust that came with owning it! The back lights were the same as on the fx4 taxis . Very easy to drive and very comfortable to travel in! This is like going back in time.
Yes, well, I did drive a 1300 GT back in January, which was a bit faster than this, with an all synchromesh gearbox and a brake servo. A lot of people seem to like that too! Thank you ever so much indeed for sharing your memories, you are right about the rear lights being on some of the FX4s. The interior of this is in amazing condition.
This was the first car I ever drove, albeit an early 70s example. Great cars and very successful in their day. I love the styling too, very Italian looking I think.
Yes, designed by both Pininfarina and Sir Alec Issigonis, the lines look lovely today. I actually drove a 1971 Austin 1300 GT on Sensible Secondhand Classics earlier this year!
Our family had 5 of these, and apart from susceptibility to tin worm they were all brilliant, and it's great to see a review that does them justice. Couple of observations: all the Mk 1's had overriders on the bumpers, and in the UK we didn't get 2-door versions of the saloon until the MK11s came out ( at the end of '67?) though I believe some made for the overseas market were like that. Really enjoyed the video!
I think that this is the car with the most complicated history that I have ever filmed, and had to simplify/skip over certain things! Thank you ever so much indeed for watching and commenting.
My first 2 cars were 1100s. A school friends family all had 1100s, must have totalled 5 at least. His Uncle who was a BMC mechanic would drive around Tasmania, in his 1100, and service all the family cars in payment for a roast lunch. An arrangement that suited all parties. Lovely example here. Interestingly all Aussie ones had chrome strip down the bonnet and overridders until 1969 when both were dropped in an attempt to modernise the design. Thanks Mr. Lloyd and the owner for making this possible.
@@peterriggall8409 , there must have been hundreds of thousands of these around in Australia at one time. Interesting how the ones where you are were quite different.
I got my drivers license out in the colonies of New Zealand in an ADO16 in 1982. I remember the strip speedo, the car I got the license in belonged to the driving school and had dual controls. My parents were a Vauxhall family 👪 Viva's, Magnum's, Chevette's, CA & CF Bedford(s). Mother worked for franchise importer to New Zealand, so rather force fed the GM product down under. Your 64 models is splendid, we got the aussie Nomad estate in New Zealand 🇳🇿 😮, alongside other UK variants, Riley Kestrel, Van Den Plaa ?, Wolseley, GT 1300 , mk1 & mk2 to name a few including the Maxi & 1800. ❤
This car is beloved by a lot of people, and I think that it's going to remain in the family for as long as possible. It belonged to the owner's late father. Unfortunately, the car is showing some signs of corrosion, in spite of the fact that it was restored about ten years ago, but otherwise it is really good. The Vanden Plas 1100/1300 versions were indeed surprisingly popular. Thank you very much indeed for watching all the way from New Zealand!
A nice trip down memory lane, Sir. My Mum's first car was a red Austin 1100 four door, bought from a motor auction for £30, if memory serves me right. It broke down immediately after being bought and had to be towed home from the auction. She eventually replaced it with a Dolomite.
Yes, they sold literally millions of these, and it is easy to see why. They must have been really common secondhand at the time your mother bought hers. Thank you for watching, we may have another Dolomite coming up at some point soon.
My experience is of a 3year old dark blue 1973 Morris 1300 which made much of the fact that it was a 1300 and not an 1100. It was a similar colour to then new Dr Who Tom Baker's Tardis. Strangly the 1300 was small on the outside but seemingly cavernous inside, like the Tardis. The ride was weird but amazing at the same time and a match for the ever present Security Checkpoint Ramps which tortured Escorts and Mk2 Cortinas.
This one seemed OK, I drove an Imp on Sensible Secondhand Classics recently, and that was a lot worse. Just released a review of a 1300 GT today, actually!
Had one of these from new in dark green, 1965 'C' plate. Didn't realise they had such a low horse power, seemed fast enough those days. I remember that nice dash I changed the steering wheel for a light wooden one which was cool those days.
Great cars, no wonder they were BMC’s best seller in the 60’s, very much a bigger “Mini”. That one looks a nice example and sounds nice as well, I had a mk2 Austin 1300 automatic in 2003 and in 2005 I bought a Wolseley 1300 mk2, both cars unfortunately needed bodywork doing and a cracked rear subframe took the Wolseley off the road and general corrosion to the floors and sills took the 1300 auto off the road bud both were fun cars and had the mini’s cheeky “bouncy” charm, and nowhere near as unreliable as Basil Fawltys 1100! 😁 Great video Joseph, enjoyed it.👍
It is a lovely car to drive. It's a shame that the restoration ten years ago was not done to a very good standard, and thus it will have to be painted again, but apart from that, this wonderful little car is in superb condition. Glad you enjoyed both your 1300s, although it sounds like both of them had exactly the same problem as this one, sadly.....
@@lloydvehicleconsulting Most people swallow the Top Gear rubbish into believing that a car must be fast/'sporty' to be any good. I judge a car on what it is designed for and what it is trying to achieve, and in that regard the ADO16 has never been bettered.
My first car! Well the MG1100 version. It was 27 years old when I got it, one lady owner and only 35000mi. And it needed a new transmission so it was only $500. $1200 for the new transmission which also included a synchromesh on 1st upgrade. It wasn’t until after this was done that I discovered that the owners manual suggested to always start in 2nd unless 1st was required. I still habitably start in second. It got me through 3 years of university with only one breakdown, fuel pump. Also the radiator needed replacing and the dynamo blew. I always liked the ride, which was best described as bouncy, and with skinny tyres, you could get great 4 wheel drifts. With very short gearing, you could pull away in 4th from under 20mph. And being a immortal teenager I wore those belts extremely loose so I could really lean forward. Like that they would have been useless in an accident.
Yes, don't crash in an ADO16. That is my advice. Glad this brought back memories for you, sir! Having an all synchromesh gearbox would have been a nice improvement, actually.
Forget anything said about Ford and Vauxhall in those days - these were king of the rotters bar none. You didn't lose your front wheels because the engine was spraying the subframe with oil but you could quite easily have your back wheels become detached as the rear subframe just disintegrated.
I am sure that they had a lot of problems back in the day, including rust, but this one was exceptionally pleasant to drive for something which was launched 60 years ago. It is going to need repainting, however, as it has started to rust again....
Austin 1100, was the only Car I ever bought brand-new from Lookers, Austin Main Dealership, Deansgate, Mancster. It cost £ 645. In 1965. Sorry for being boringly nostalgic. Anyway, Peace to all.
Yet another car from Alec Issigonis with a full length underdash parcel shelf, obviously Alec never contemplated hiding old condom packets or cigarettes from parents or whoever..as I said before , your whole life was on full display.
Is that the car model from that old British tv serie with that man in that hotel?? Can’t remember the name… Man what were cars romantic in those days. Not so comfortable and safe like nowadays… but so much karakter and nice to look at. Maybe it’s just nostalgia for people or we know them from old tv series we watched on tv.. . It’s easy to romanticize the past nowadays and to watch it back and talk and think about it. I’m sure people had big problems back than also and i’m sure much things are better nowadays. but somehow those old days got something simple and peaceful . Very nice car that let you experience those days.
Yes, this is similar to the Austin 1100 Countryman used in Fawlty Towers, although that is an estate and this is a saloon. Not very safe, but relatively comfortable, and with an awful lot of character. These rusted for fun, so this is an amazing survivor.
@@lloydvehicleconsulting well i love it! Also because i love that part of the series were he got car problems and became very angry at the Austin. I love British humor. You don’t see the car allot in the serie but I remember that part
How very excellent that a 1964 car can be so enjoyable to drive. I think the design still looks very good, more than half a century after it was created.
Yes, surprisingly nice to drive for such an old car. They certainly do look very nice. Thank you for watching, sir!
@@lloydvehicleconsulting but maybe not on motorways ..
Absolutely stunning example sir!!!! Memories of my grandparents arriving in the 1300 variant every Christmas with gifts.
Sir, I am glad this tickled your fancy! We did enjoy this one.
Depecjemodemusic. Lovely story!
Brings back childhood memories, my grandfather had a later one, following his Morris Traveller and he always missed it when he replaced it with a Metro!
Yes, I understand that! The Metros are great, but not necessarily the same as these at all. Thank you for watching!
A lovely example of a Austin 1100 Sir I do enjoy a ADO16. Thank you once again for this review.
Sir, we finally got one on the channel! Thank you for watching.
Superb review Sir, what a beautiful car in amazing condition, lots of memories of the interior, travelled in many as a child. From a time of Exquisite design, when Great Britain were at the top of the tree, in Auto engineering
Yes, I think that this is the gem of Alan's collection. An absolutely delightful car, albeit a little slow when you take it out of town. Glad you enjoyed it, sir!
I’m currently restoring one of these, from the same year even! It’s my first car and restoration project. Upgraded the head & carbs to the setup found on MG. Minus the creature comforts, it really doesn’t feel that old. Can’t wait to get it back on the road, especially after watching your videos now haha.
Thank you ever so much indeed for watching and commenting! Glad you enjoyed the video. The ADO16s have a poise and delicacy of their own, which seems greater than the sum of their parts. Yours sounds lovely!
My Dad had 3 . 1100 s over the years always reliable we drove up and down to London round trip of 1000 miles many times never ever broke down
They were very popular back in the day, weren't they? I think rust was the worst issue with these.
We never had a car until I was about 11, Dad just had motor bikes, and we lived in the remote countryside, it was a lovely simple life in many ways in the 60s. Then Dad got a very dark green Morris 1100. The number was 992 DWX. Great little cars. We'd hired an Austin 1300 for a week prior to this I recall, to have a week of day trips to the Lakes and Dales. The 1100 kept having to have its suspension reinflated and Dad was always treating the rust but these bring back happy memories of a simpler time. Lovely useful simple and enjoyable vehicles. Thanks.
Yes, you do need to have the suspension pumped up from time to time, fortunately, there are companies are there who still do this. Thank you for subscribing, dark green ADO16s are absolutely beautiful.
Good Morning Sir, ADO16 probably brings back more childhood memories than any other car. We had three finishing with an Austin 1300 on an L Registration
They must have been really cheap to buy secondhand back in the day, but they seem to offer a really good blend of space, simplicity, technical prowess, styling and ease of use.
I had one,my first car in 81 it was my grandads car that he had new in 68 ,that was a mk2 1300 four door in connaught green . Loved it and all the rust that came with owning it! The back lights were the same as on the fx4 taxis . Very easy to drive and very comfortable to travel in! This is like going back in time.
Yes, well, I did drive a 1300 GT back in January, which was a bit faster than this, with an all synchromesh gearbox and a brake servo. A lot of people seem to like that too! Thank you ever so much indeed for sharing your memories, you are right about the rear lights being on some of the FX4s. The interior of this is in amazing condition.
I had four of these over the years and loved everyone, one of best small cars ever in my opinion.
Yes, well you will also find a review of a 1300 GT on the channel. I drove it back in January. What fantastic little cars.
This was the first car I ever drove, albeit an early 70s example.
Great cars and very successful in their day. I love the styling too, very Italian looking I think.
Yes, designed by both Pininfarina and Sir Alec Issigonis, the lines look lovely today. I actually drove a 1971 Austin 1300 GT on Sensible Secondhand Classics earlier this year!
Our family had 5 of these, and apart from susceptibility to tin worm they were all brilliant, and it's great to see a review that does them justice. Couple of observations: all the Mk 1's had overriders on the bumpers, and in the UK we didn't get 2-door versions of the saloon until the MK11s came out ( at the end of '67?) though I believe some made for the overseas market were like that. Really enjoyed the video!
I think that this is the car with the most complicated history that I have ever filmed, and had to simplify/skip over certain things! Thank you ever so much indeed for watching and commenting.
My first 2 cars were 1100s. A school friends family all had 1100s, must have totalled 5 at least. His Uncle who was a BMC mechanic would drive around Tasmania, in his 1100, and service all the family cars in payment for a roast lunch. An arrangement that suited all parties.
Lovely example here. Interestingly all Aussie ones had chrome strip down the bonnet and overridders until 1969 when both were dropped in an attempt to modernise the design.
Thanks Mr. Lloyd and the owner for making this possible.
@@peterriggall8409 , there must have been hundreds of thousands of these around in Australia at one time. Interesting how the ones where you are were quite different.
I got my drivers license out in the colonies of New Zealand in an ADO16 in 1982.
I remember the strip speedo, the car I got the license in belonged to the driving school and had dual controls.
My parents were a Vauxhall family 👪
Viva's, Magnum's, Chevette's, CA & CF Bedford(s).
Mother worked for franchise importer to New Zealand, so rather force fed the GM product down under.
Your 64 models is splendid, we got the aussie Nomad estate in New Zealand 🇳🇿 😮, alongside other UK variants, Riley Kestrel, Van Den Plaa ?, Wolseley, GT 1300 , mk1 & mk2 to name a few including the Maxi & 1800. ❤
This car is beloved by a lot of people, and I think that it's going to remain in the family for as long as possible. It belonged to the owner's late father. Unfortunately, the car is showing some signs of corrosion, in spite of the fact that it was restored about ten years ago, but otherwise it is really good. The Vanden Plas 1100/1300 versions were indeed surprisingly popular. Thank you very much indeed for watching all the way from New Zealand!
Beautiful cars I love these.
It is indeed a rather lovely car, isn't it?
A nice trip down memory lane, Sir.
My Mum's first car was a red Austin 1100 four door, bought from a motor auction for £30, if memory serves me right.
It broke down immediately after being bought and had to be towed home from the auction.
She eventually replaced it with a Dolomite.
Yes, they sold literally millions of these, and it is easy to see why. They must have been really common secondhand at the time your mother bought hers. Thank you for watching, we may have another Dolomite coming up at some point soon.
My experience is of a 3year old dark blue 1973 Morris 1300 which made much of the fact that it was a 1300 and not an 1100.
It was a similar colour to then new Dr Who Tom Baker's Tardis.
Strangly the 1300 was small on the outside but seemingly cavernous inside, like the Tardis. The ride was weird but amazing at the same time and a match for the ever present Security Checkpoint Ramps which tortured Escorts and Mk2 Cortinas.
Sir, we did quite enjoy this, despite the lack of servo brakes and the lack of synchromesh on first gear. Certainly very spacious for the size of car.
My memory of driving one was the slightly offset seating position in that the drivers seat was slightly right of centre in relation to the pedals.
This one seemed OK, I drove an Imp on Sensible Secondhand Classics recently, and that was a lot worse. Just released a review of a 1300 GT today, actually!
Learned to drive in the 1300 estate. So surprised to find that it handled so much better than the mark I escort...
Yes a much more sophisticated setup than a Mark I Escort! Thank you very much indeed for watching and commenting.
Had one of these from new in dark green, 1965 'C' plate. Didn't realise they had such a low horse power, seemed fast enough those days. I remember that nice dash I changed the steering wheel for a light wooden one which was cool those days.
Yes, very slow, but nippy enough round town. The dark green colour is absolutely beautiful. Thank you ever so much indeed for watching!
Great cars, no wonder they were BMC’s best seller in the 60’s, very much a bigger “Mini”.
That one looks a nice example and sounds nice as well, I had a mk2 Austin 1300 automatic in 2003 and in 2005 I bought a Wolseley 1300 mk2, both cars unfortunately needed bodywork doing and a cracked rear subframe took the Wolseley off the road and general corrosion to the floors and sills took the 1300 auto off the road bud both were fun cars and had the mini’s cheeky “bouncy” charm, and nowhere near as unreliable as Basil Fawltys 1100! 😁
Great video Joseph, enjoyed it.👍
It is a lovely car to drive. It's a shame that the restoration ten years ago was not done to a very good standard, and thus it will have to be painted again, but apart from that, this wonderful little car is in superb condition. Glad you enjoyed both your 1300s, although it sounds like both of them had exactly the same problem as this one, sadly.....
@@lloydvehicleconsulting Yes sadly, just like their little Mini brother they loved to rot.
@@willswheels283 , I am afraid so, sir...
I sometimes see a 1967 one still on the roads in Leeds! Must live near me in LS9 but not found it!
Yes, these were everywhere back in the day. Obviously not so much any more! Thank you ever so much indeed for watching.
Lovely little car! I love small happy cars. So many modern cars seem to prioritise prestige over fun.
Yes, very happy, not very fast, but extremely charming! Thank you for watching.
Yes they do seem to have a happy face. 😀
@@peterriggall8409 , a happy face indeed!
ADO16s....cars from the Gods! Never been bettered.
It was an amazing car considering that it dates from 1964, I must say!
@@lloydvehicleconsulting Most people swallow the Top Gear rubbish into believing that a car must be fast/'sporty' to be any good. I judge a car on what it is designed for and what it is trying to achieve, and in that regard the ADO16 has never been bettered.
@@DavidUKesb , this one doesn't really like going much above 45 mph, but just for ambling around, it is superbly well designed.
@@lloydvehicleconsulting 55-60mph in the 1300 versions is comfortable.
@@DavidUKesb , really want to try one of those, especially one with servo brakes and a synchromesh bottom gear.
My first car! Well the MG1100 version. It was 27 years old when I got it, one lady owner and only 35000mi. And it needed a new transmission so it was only $500. $1200 for the new transmission which also included a synchromesh on 1st upgrade. It wasn’t until after this was done that I discovered that the owners manual suggested to always start in 2nd unless 1st was required. I still habitably start in second.
It got me through 3 years of university with only one breakdown, fuel pump. Also the radiator needed replacing and the dynamo blew.
I always liked the ride, which was best described as bouncy, and with skinny tyres, you could get great 4 wheel drifts.
With very short gearing, you could pull away in 4th from under 20mph.
And being a immortal teenager I wore those belts extremely loose so I could really lean forward. Like that they would have been useless in an accident.
Yes, don't crash in an ADO16. That is my advice. Glad this brought back memories for you, sir! Having an all synchromesh gearbox would have been a nice improvement, actually.
Forget anything said about Ford and Vauxhall in those days - these were king of the rotters bar none. You didn't lose your front wheels because the engine was spraying the subframe with oil but you could quite easily have your back wheels become detached as the rear subframe just disintegrated.
I am sure that they had a lot of problems back in the day, including rust, but this one was exceptionally pleasant to drive for something which was launched 60 years ago. It is going to need repainting, however, as it has started to rust again....
Austin 1100, was the only Car I ever bought brand-new
from Lookers, Austin Main Dealership, Deansgate, Mancster.
It cost £ 645. In 1965.
Sorry for being boringly nostalgic.
Anyway, Peace to all.
It's not boring at all, this is the place for nostalgia about the ADO16s, I think! Thank you very much indeed for watching and commenting.
MARAVILLOSO!!!
Glad you enjoyed the video!
@@lloydvehicleconsulting Greetings from Spain, my father was a great mechanic of these cars, beautiful memories!
Yes, they are wonderfully nostalgic, aren't they? Thank you for watching all the way from Spain.
Those rusted like crazy, especially around the ventillation intake.
This one was restored in 2013/4, and was already starting to rust quite badly in various places when I drove it in 2022.
@@lloydvehicleconsulting Yeah, my parents had one & it had terrible rust problems..
That seems to be a common thing with the ADO16.
@@jamespassas9441 , bizarrely, I think the Allegros were actually a bit more rust resistant than these.
You enjoyed that one me thinks ! Run out of superlatives !
Yes sir, we did indeed! Despite the lack of synchromesh on first gear and servo assistance on the brakes, it was very pleasant to drive.
My very first car, cost me £60 sold it a year later for, £60.😊
Sounds like smart economic sense! Thank you ever so much indeed for watching and commenting.
0:09 - 0:12. Dashboard/gauge set up from a Princess.
Princess review is in the video description below...
They weren't sensible when they were new!
They probably aren't sensible now either!
Made.in.australia.also.l.love.austins.own.15.trucks.and.pickups❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Brilliant cars.
This was an absolute delight! Thank you ever so much indeed for watching.
Own.its.big.brother.the.1800.australia❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Yet another car from Alec Issigonis with a full length underdash parcel shelf, obviously Alec never contemplated hiding old condom packets or cigarettes from parents or whoever..as I said before , your whole life was on full display.
Yes, this very early ADO16 did have that brilliant strip speedometer and the full parcel shelf. Sir Alec clearly enjoyed that feature.
Is that the car model from that old British tv serie with that man in that hotel?? Can’t remember the name…
Man what were cars romantic in those days. Not so comfortable and safe like nowadays… but so much karakter and nice to look at. Maybe it’s just nostalgia for people or we know them from old tv series we watched on tv.. . It’s easy to romanticize the past nowadays and to watch it back and talk and think about it. I’m sure people had big problems back than also and i’m sure much things are better nowadays. but somehow those old days got something simple and peaceful .
Very nice car that let you experience those days.
Yes, this is similar to the Austin 1100 Countryman used in Fawlty Towers, although that is an estate and this is a saloon. Not very safe, but relatively comfortable, and with an awful lot of character. These rusted for fun, so this is an amazing survivor.
@@lloydvehicleconsulting well i love it! Also because i love that part of the series were he got car problems and became very angry at the Austin. I love British humor. You don’t see the car allot in the serie but I remember that part
@@jdnrotterdam2150 , as far as I know, it is only used in the 1975 episode "Gourmet Night".
7th
Thank you, sir!
Real.family.car.australia.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
1100s.sold.in.australia.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
1800.landcrab.please.show.
Have a look at the video description below.