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1946:1100 / 1300
1893:Vanden Plas
1680:1100 / 1300
1516:Range Rover
1499:Land Rover†
1307:1100 / 1300
1256:Vanden Plas
1027:Vanden Plas
718:Westminster
667:Vanden Plas
467:Pininfarina
287:Predecessor
230:3.0 L
1978:Categories
1429:Double Six
1347:Mini Metro
1342:Ambassador
1277:A40 Farina
1208:Land Rover
993:Pathfinder
743:A40 Farina
703:A40 Sports
507:References
469:-designed
439:Series III
407:(by BMC's
369:straight-6
351:to become
337:Morris Six
326:Six-Ninety
282:Chronology
243:Dimensions
220:Powertrain
163:11852 made
158:Production
68:newspapers
1675:Mini Moke
1583:1100/1300
1424:Sovereign
1367:Kimberley
1302:Mini Moke
957:Limousine
921:Mini Moke
758:Mini Moke
713:Cambridge
688:Sheerline
585:The Times
570:The Motor
429:live axle
419:Series II
398:‑US
392:The Motor
297:Successor
249:Wheelbase
204:FR layout
161:1954–1959
1924:Wolseley
1879:Dolomite
1809:Spitfire
1797:Triumph†
1719:Princess
1261:Wolseley
1234:Princess
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988:2½ Litre
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950:Princess
830:Magnette
693:Princess
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488:C-Series
233:C-Series
143:Overview
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1814:Vitesse
1783:Quintet
1629:Clubman
1598:Montego
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1525:Leyland
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1352:Maestro
1337:Allegro
1327:3-Litre
1250:Triumph
1214:Leyland
1198:Daimler
1018:Kestrel
967:3-litre
936:Marshal
778:Freeway
427:on the
381:formica
210:Related
190:4-door
82:scholar
1999:Sedans
1956:Saloon
1941:Hornet
1854:Toledo
1804:Herald
1761:Rover†
1695:Marina
1648:Morris
1634:Cooper
1624:1275GT
1578:Midget
1542:Marina
1475:E-Type
1460:S-Type
1443:Jaguar
1372:Apache
1362:Tasman
1317:Sprite
1270:Austin
1229:Morris
1203:Jaguar
1188:Austin
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901:Six MS
896:Cowley
864:Morris
850:Midget
809:Sprite
773:Lancer
681:Austin
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274:Height
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199:Layout
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1735:Riley
1710:Nomad
1655:Minor
1588:Metro
1434:DS420
1414:DR450
1292:Gipsy
1244:Rover
1239:Riley
1130:18/85
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941:Major
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748:Seven
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662:Riley
371:, an
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174:Class
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1747:4/72
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1819:GT6
1742:Elf
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