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{{Infobox Automobile| name = Austin Westminster| image =| manufacturer = British Motor Corporation| production = 1954-1968
96,362| predecessor = Austin A70| successor = Austin 3-Litre and [estate car cars sold by the British
Austin Motor Company from 1954, replacing the
Austin A70. The Westminster line was produced as the A90, A95, A99, A105, and A110 until 1968 when the new Austin 3-Litre took its place. Essentially badge-engineering versions of the Westminster were also produced using the premium Wolseley Motor Company and Vanden Plas marques.
A90
{{Infobox Automobile generation| name = A90| image =| production = 1954-1955
55,100 (approx including A95/110) | body_style = FR layout 4-door sedan (car)| engine = 2.6 L
BMC C-Series engine Straight-6| length = 170 inches (4324 mm) | width = 64 inches (1626 mm) | wheelbase = 104 inches (2635 mm) -->The
A90 Westminster was introduced at the 1954 London Motor Show at the same time as the small
Austin A40 saloon range. It used the new BMC C-Series engine
straight-6 engine which, at 2.6 L (2639 cc), produced 85 hp (63 kW).
The A90 designation had previously been carried by the 1948-1952
Austin Atlantic.
A95/A105
{{Infobox Automobile generation| name = A95/A105| image = | production = 1956-1959
For production figs see A90| body_style = FR layout 4-door
sedan (car)FR layout 2-door
station wagon (A95)| engine = 2.6 L
BMC C-Series engine Straight-6| length = 170 inches (4324 mm)
181 inches (4597 mm) from May 1956 | width = 64 inches (1626 mm) | wheelbase = 104 inches (2635 mm)
106 inches (2686 mm) from May 1956 | related = Morris Marshal-->The A90 was updated for 1956 as the
A95 Westminster. Along with more power, the A95 was longer and now offered an estate model. Overdrive (mechanics) and an
automatic transmission were new as well, something of a novelty in British cars of the time.
Introduced along with the A95 was a top-of-the-range
A105 Westminster. It had triple carburettors helping to produce nearly 105 hp (78 kW). For visual effect, two-tone paint and whitewall tyres were fitted.
Both the A95 and A105 were produced together until 1959.
A badge-engineered version of the A95 with different grille, trim, and badges and a bench front seat was sold in Australia as the
Morris Marshal from 1958-60.
A99
{{Infobox Automobile generation| name = A99| image =| production = 1959-1961
15,162 | body_style = FR layout 4-door
sedan (car)| engine = 2.6 L
BMC C-Series engine Straight-6| length = 188 inches (4775 mm) | width = 68 inches (1727 mm) | Wheelbase = 108 inches (2743 mm) | related = Wolseley 6/99
Vanden Plas Princess-->The
A99 Westminster appeared in 1959 with new Pininfarina-designed bodywork. Pininfarina had also re-styled Austin's compact Austin A40 Farina and mid-sized Austin Cambridge ranges the year before. Under the bonnet was the 2.9 L (2912 cc) C-Series straight-6 engine from the
Austin-Healey 3000. This engine produced 103 hp (77 kW) in Westminster tune. Borg-Warner supplied a 3-speed
manual transmission with an overdrive unit or an automatic transmission. Power assisted brakes with
disc brake in front were also new.
A specially trimmed A99 was sold as the
Austin Princess, (note, not an "Austin" Princess — Austin was removed from Princess badging during the time of the previous Princess IV, in August 1957) and later under the Vanden Plas marque as the
Vanden Plas Princess. A Wolseley version, the
Wolseley 6/99, was also produced. Production ended in 1961 with the introduction of the larger A110.
A110
{{Infobox Automobile generation| name = A110| image = | production = 1961-1968
26,100 | body_style =
FR layout 4-door sedan (car)| clearance =| engine = 2.9 L
BMC C-Series engine Straight-6
3.9 L
Rolls Royce Limited Straight-6 overhead inlet, side exhaust| length = 188 inches (4775 mm) | width = 68 inches (1740 mm) | Wheelbase = 110 inches (2794 mm) | related = Wolseley 6/110
Vanden Plas Princess-->
The final major update arrived in 1961 with the
A110 Westminster. This version had an extended (by 2 in/51 mm) wheelbase, floor-mounted gear lever, and twin exhausts. 13 in wheels were substituted in 1964's Mark II models. Wolsely produced a
6/110 version, and there was a
Austin Princess with the C-Series engine, now uprated to 120 hp. The same basic body was also used for a Rolls-Royce Limited-engined
Austin Princess, and the body even formed part of a prototype
Bentley.
The Westminster range was finally replaced by the
Austin 3-Litre in 1968.
Image:Austin_A110_Westminster_MkII_head.jpg|Austin A110 Westminster Mark II — the biggest "Farina" AustinImage:Austin_A110_Westminster_MkII_tail.jpg|Image:Austin_A110_Westminster_MkII_rear.jpg|
See also
External links
- Cambridge-Oxford Owners Club – including advice for preservation of this vehicle
References
{{Infobox Automobile| name = Austin Westminster| image =| manufacturer =
British Motor Corporation| production = 1954-1968
96,362| predecessor =
Austin A70| successor = Austin 3-Litre and [estate car cars sold by the British
Austin Motor Company from 1954, replacing the
Austin A70. The Westminster line was produced as the A90, A95, A99, A105, and A110 until 1968 when the new Austin 3-Litre took its place. Essentially badge-engineering versions of the Westminster were also produced using the premium
Wolseley Motor Company and Vanden Plas marques.
A90
{{Infobox Automobile generation| name = A90| image =| production = 1954-1955
55,100 (approx including A95/110) | body_style = FR layout 4-door
sedan (car)| engine = 2.6 L
BMC C-Series engine Straight-6| length = 170 inches (4324 mm) | width = 64 inches (1626 mm) | wheelbase = 104 inches (2635 mm) -->The
A90 Westminster was introduced at the 1954 London Motor Show at the same time as the small Austin A40 saloon range. It used the new
BMC C-Series engine straight-6 engine which, at 2.6 L (2639 cc), produced 85 hp (63 kW).
The A90 designation had previously been carried by the 1948-1952
Austin Atlantic.
A95/A105
{{Infobox Automobile generation| name = A95/A105| image = | production = 1956-1959
For production figs see A90| body_style = FR layout 4-door
sedan (car)FR layout 2-door
station wagon (A95)| engine = 2.6 L
BMC C-Series engine Straight-6| length = 170 inches (4324 mm)
181 inches (4597 mm) from May 1956 | width = 64 inches (1626 mm) | wheelbase = 104 inches (2635 mm)
106 inches (2686 mm) from May 1956 | related = Morris Marshal-->The A90 was updated for 1956 as the
A95 Westminster. Along with more power, the A95 was longer and now offered an estate model. Overdrive (mechanics) and an automatic transmission were new as well, something of a novelty in British cars of the time.
Introduced along with the A95 was a top-of-the-range
A105 Westminster. It had triple carburettors helping to produce nearly 105 hp (78 kW). For visual effect, two-tone paint and whitewall tyres were fitted.
Both the A95 and A105 were produced together until 1959.
A badge-engineered version of the A95 with different grille, trim, and badges and a bench front seat was sold in Australia as the
Morris Marshal from 1958-60.
A99
{{Infobox Automobile generation| name = A99| image =| production = 1959-1961
15,162 | body_style =
FR layout 4-door sedan (car)| engine = 2.6 L
BMC C-Series engine Straight-6| length = 188 inches (4775 mm) | width = 68 inches (1727 mm) | Wheelbase = 108 inches (2743 mm) | related =
Wolseley 6/99Vanden Plas Princess-->The
A99 Westminster appeared in 1959 with new
Pininfarina-designed bodywork. Pininfarina had also re-styled Austin's compact
Austin A40 Farina and mid-sized Austin Cambridge ranges the year before. Under the bonnet was the 2.9 L (2912 cc) C-Series straight-6 engine from the Austin-Healey 3000. This engine produced 103 hp (77 kW) in Westminster tune.
Borg-Warner supplied a 3-speed manual transmission with an overdrive unit or an automatic transmission. Power assisted brakes with disc brake in front were also new.
A specially trimmed A99 was sold as the
Austin Princess, (note, not an "Austin" Princess — Austin was removed from Princess badging during the time of the previous Princess IV, in August 1957) and later under the Vanden Plas marque as the
Vanden Plas Princess. A Wolseley version, the
Wolseley 6/99, was also produced. Production ended in 1961 with the introduction of the larger A110.
A110
{{Infobox Automobile generation| name = A110| image = | production = 1961-1968
26,100 | body_style = FR layout 4-door sedan (car)| clearance =| engine = 2.9 L
BMC C-Series engine Straight-6
3.9 L Rolls Royce Limited
Straight-6 overhead inlet, side exhaust| length = 188 inches (4775 mm) | width = 68 inches (1740 mm) | Wheelbase = 110 inches (2794 mm) | related =
Wolseley 6/110Vanden Plas Princess-->
The final major update arrived in 1961 with the
A110 Westminster. This version had an extended (by 2 in/51 mm) wheelbase, floor-mounted gear lever, and twin exhausts. 13 in wheels were substituted in 1964's Mark II models. Wolsely produced a
6/110 version, and there was a
Austin Princess with the C-Series engine, now uprated to 120 hp. The same basic body was also used for a
Rolls-Royce Limited-engined
Austin Princess, and the body even formed part of a prototype
Bentley.
The Westminster range was finally replaced by the Austin 3-Litre in 1968.
Image:Austin_A110_Westminster_MkII_head.jpg|Austin A110 Westminster Mark II — the biggest "Farina" AustinImage:Austin_A110_Westminster_MkII_tail.jpg|Image:Austin_A110_Westminster_MkII_rear.jpg|
See also
External links
- Cambridge-Oxford Owners Club – including advice for preservation of this vehicle
References
Austin Cambridge Westminster Car Club
Dedicated to the A40, A55 and A60, Westminster, Morris Oxford, MG Magnette, and other Riley - Wolseley derivatives. Contains news, history, events, gallery, forum and membership ...
Austin Westminster - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Westminster series were large saloon and estate cars sold by the British Austin Motor Company from 1954, replacing the A70 Hereford. The Westminster line was produced as the ...
About the club and its cars - Austin A40, A55, A60 - A110 & Morris ...
Austin Cambridge/Westminster Car Club. Classic car club for owners/enthusiasts of this range of BMC cars (inc. Austin Cambridge A40, A55 & A60, Austin Westminster, Morris Oxford ...
Austin A110 Westminster Driver's Handbook circa 1964 on eBay, also ...
Find Austin A110 Westminster Driver's Handbook circa 1964 in the , Austin Handbooks , Austin , Car Manuals Literature , Cars, Parts Vehicles category on eBay.co.uk.
Austin A99 Westminster
Austin A99 Westminster (1959 to 1961) The first Farina-styled Austin to be be introduced was the A40 of autumn 1958, and this was followed by the new B-Series range at the ...
Austin A110 Westminster
Austin A110 Westminster (1961 to 1964) In the autumn of 1961, as in the autumn of 1956, BMC introduced no new models, but facelifted most of them.
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A90 / A95 Westminster 1954-1959 | Phil Seed's Virtual Car Museum
Press Release 19 October 1955. AUSTINÔøΩS MOTOR SHOW SURPRISE. Completely New High Performance Saloon Announced. As a last-minute Motor Show surprise Austin toÔøΩday (October ...
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