1973-’75 Austin MARINA

Car nuts with long memories recall the British Leyland Motor Corporation, that 1970s conglomeration of English automakers that included famous marques like MG, Triumph, Jaguar, and Land Rover. Less familiar to American consumers were BL divisions sold primarily in the home markets, like Austin, Morris, and Rover. In the U.K., Morris was British Leyland’s primary volume brand, and its engineers were tasked with developing cars to compete with Ford, Vauxhall, and Hillman. Morris’ most promising compact car of the early 1970s,