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Austin Motor Company/British Motor Corporation Press Releases January to December...

Catalogue reference: TE-PR-BL-AUS-3

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TE-PR-BL-AUS-3
Title
Austin Motor Company/British Motor Corporation Press Releases January to December 1956
Date
1956
Description

Press releases 1956; Austin A35 is most economical small car; British cars for Olympic games - includes photograph; Austin sales Switzerland & Belgium; Austin mobile service in Wales; London Motor Show; Morrison Electricar at Dairy Show; Pape visits Austin stand; 75mph boost for A35; Two pedal control for family car; 100mph Austin fully automatic; New Austin Healey Hundred Six; BMC 7 tonne diesel at Commercial Show; BMC vehicles full year guarantee; New range of 1500cc OHV light commercials; Austin Healey breaks speed record; Austin plant in Columbia, South America - Fabrica Columbiana De Austin Vehicles; Gift to air forces memorial fund; Austin series III coach chassis announced; BMC redundancies and strikes; Austin 301 Truck for Export; BMC new range of light commercial vehicles; Morrison Electricar tipper; JV Gray appointed General Manager of BMC Far East Organisation, Singapore; Apprentices build production exhibition models; New Austin A105; Tulip Rally winner returns; Austin at Turin Show; Series III Nash Metropolitan announced; Austin at Geneva show for 20th time; Austin gain Philippines market; Overdrive automatic unit for A50 Cambridge; Austin export and home sales broken; Monte Carlo award for Austin A90 'Six' Westminster; Austin Gas Turbine development; Brussels show; K Gover appointed Assistant Press Office; Production figures for BMC in 1955;

Held by
British Motor Industry Heritage Trust
Language
English
Creator(s)
Public Relations department, The Austin Motor Company Limited/British Motor Corporation, Longbridge
Physical description
1 melinex folder
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/12233dd4-9aa3-4080-8c57-31e9f4dbc78e/

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British Leyland

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Austin Motor Company/British Motor Corporation Press Releases January to December 1956