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The Morris Ital was launched in June 1980. It took its name from Giorgetto Giugiaro's ItalDesign studio, who had been employed by British Leyland to manage the re-engineering of Morris Marina (produced since 1971). Although the car was named Ital, and BL did little to play down the connection with the Italian styling house, it was actually Harris Mann who created the bold new look. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1955x1251, 573 KB) Summary Morris Ital 1. ...
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The British Leyland Motor Corporation (often abbreviated to simply BL), was a Britain in 1968. ...
The Austin Rover Group was a British motor manufacturer, which was formed from the British Leyland Motor Corporation (BL), and existed between 1982 and 1987. ...
The Marina was a model of car manufactured by the Morris division of British Leyland throughout the 1970s, a period of great turbulence and difficulty for the British car industry. ...
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A mid-size car, frequently referred to as an intermediate, is an automobile with a size between that of a compact and a full-size or standard-size car. ...
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The BMC B-Series was a straight-4 automobile engine family created as a larger alternative to the companys A-Series. ...
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The BMC O-Series engine was a straight-4 automobile engine family and a development of the BMC B-Series engine family. ...
The straight-4 or inline-4 is an internal combustion engine with four cylinders aligned in one row. ...
The BMC O-Series engine was a straight-4 automobile engine family and a development of the BMC B-Series engine family. ...
The straight-4 or inline-4 is an internal combustion engine with four cylinders aligned in one row. ...
Giorgetto Giugiaro Giorgetto Giugiaro (August 7, 1938) is an Italian car designer. ...
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The British Leyland Motor Corporation (often abbreviated to simply BL), was a Britain in 1968. ...
The Marina was a model of car manufactured by the Morris division of British Leyland throughout the 1970s, a period of great turbulence and difficulty for the British car industry. ...
The Ital had distinctly different exterior detailing to the Marina, but retained its 1.3 and 1.7 petrol engines and rear-wheel drive chassis which could be traced back to the 1948 Morris Minor. The coupe version was discontinued, with just the four-door saloon and five-door estate being carried over from the Marina range. There were also pickup and van versions. The revolutionary Morris Minor was launched at the Earls Court Motor Show on 20 September 1948, and attracted immediate attention. ...
The Ital sold reasonably well in Britain during the early 1980s, offering a competitive asking price and low running costs. Going against the appeal were the car's outdated centre section, which was at odds with the tidy new front and rear styling. The Ital's technology was also behind the leading pack, such as the well-engineered Opel Ascona/(Vauxhall Cavalier), as well as Renault 18 and Talbot Alpine, which were front-wheel drive. Apart from Ford's Cortina and later Sierra the Ital was the only mass produced car in its sector to maintain rear-wheel drive after the introduction of the Opel Ascona C/Vauxhall Cavalier Mk2 in August 1981. The Opel Ascona was a midsized car produced by Opel, the German subsidiary of General Motors. ...
1994 Vauxhall Cavalier LS The Vauxhall Cavalier was a midsize car, sold in the UK by Vauxhall Motors, the British subsidiary of General Motors, from 1976 to 1994. ...
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The Simca 1307 was a mid-sized hatchback car, sold by Chrysler in Europe and Talbot between 1975 and 1985. ...
The Ford Cortina was a midsize car sold by Ford of Britain. ...
1991 Ford Sierra 3-door in period publicity photograph -this model was not sold in the UK. The Ford Sierra was an medium-size car built by Ford in Europe between 1982 and 1993. ...
From 1981, an automatic version of the Ital was available with the 2.0-litre O-Series power unit from the Rover SD1. However, by this time, there was no longer disguising the aged engineering under the skin. Rover SD1 is the code name given to a series of large executive cars made by British Leyland and Austin Rover Group from 1976 to 1987. ...
The Ital was the last production car to wear the Morris badge (there was a van version of the Metro, which wore the Morris badge. It lasted until 1984). Production of the saloon ceased in February 1984, but the estate and van continued (at Longbridge instead of Cowley) for another six months until they too were axed. The Morris marque was finally canned after 72 years when the Ital ended production. The Longbridge plant is a formerly illustrious car factory in the Longbridge area of Birmingham, England. ...
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Its successor was the Austin Montego, which was built at Cowley. There is also an American car called the Mercury Montego. ...
An Afterlife After production ceased, the Ital's production tooling was sold to China. In 1998, the Ital (sold under a Chinese name) reappeared, this time behind the bamboo curtain.
External links
- Morris Marina Owners Club & Morris Ital Register (UK)
- Austin-Rover.co.uk - Morris Marina/Ital index page
- The Morris Ital Resource
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