1973 Leyland EA Police

1973 Leyland EA in Strangers, TV Series, 1978-1982 Ep. 1.03

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banger134 ◊ 2012-06-25 08:33	leyland ea
Sandie ◊ 2016-10-17 18:50	It seems that these didn't change to Leyland in 1970 as we thought, but actually in 1972/73 with the EA being badged Austin Morris in the interim. Leyland badged commercials were built in Bathgate whilst Austin Morris ones were built in Birmingham. The EA changed its name when production moved from Birmingham to Bathgate. CM link from July 1970: http://archive.commercialmotor.com/article/31st-july-1970/39/bmc-marque-discontinued Quote British Leyland is to discontinue the BMC title on vehicles manufactured at its Bathgate and Adderley Park plants. Instead, the vehicles from the Bathgate, Leyland Motors (Scotland) factory will be known as the Leyland Redline range which will include the FG, WF, Laird, Boxer and Mastiff models, while vehicles produced at Adderley, Birmingham. the EA, JU and J4 models will be known and marketed under he name Austin Morris. Brochure from summer 1971: Comments there mention the move of production and change of name being in Jan 1973, though Commercial Motor is referring to it in October 1972: Link to "archive.commercialmotor.com" Quote Having relaunched the EA as a Redline model, British Leyland is to transfer production of its EA vans from Adderley Park, Birmingham, to the Scottish plant at Bathgate. Assembly facilities should be ready in about a month, and it is expected that pressings will be brought in for the van bodies. About 85 new jobs will be created, and trade union leaders are said to be hopeful of a build-up to 200. Also, it seems that the first year of Austin Morris ones (from summer 1970 on) had the older type of indicators whilst the later ones had the indicators like on the brochure.
dsl ◊ 2016-10-18 01:28	Sandie wrote ... with the EA being badged Austin Morris in the interim. We have a lonely one, as an ambulance

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banger134

◊ 2012-06-25 08:33

leyland ea

Sandie

◊ 2016-10-17 18:50

It seems that these didn't change to Leyland in 1970 as we thought, but actually in 1972/73 with the EA being badged Austin Morris in the interim. Leyland badged commercials were built in Bathgate whilst Austin Morris ones were built in Birmingham. The EA changed its name when production moved from Birmingham to Bathgate.

CM link from July 1970: http://archive.commercialmotor.com/article/31st-july-1970/39/bmc-marque-discontinued

Quote British Leyland is to discontinue the BMC title on vehicles manufactured at its Bathgate and Adderley Park plants. Instead, the vehicles from the Bathgate, Leyland Motors (Scotland) factory will be known as the Leyland Redline range which will include the FG, WF, Laird, Boxer and Mastiff models, while vehicles produced at Adderley, Birmingham. the EA, JU and J4 models will be known and marketed under he name Austin Morris.

Brochure from summer 1971:

Comments there mention the move of production and change of name being in Jan 1973, though Commercial Motor is referring to it in October 1972: Link to "archive.commercialmotor.com"

Quote Having relaunched the EA as a Redline model, British Leyland is to transfer production of its EA vans from Adderley Park, Birmingham, to the Scottish plant at Bathgate.

Assembly facilities should be ready in about a month, and it is expected that pressings will be brought in for the van bodies. About 85 new jobs will be created, and trade union leaders are said to be hopeful of a build-up to 200.

Also, it seems that the first year of Austin Morris ones (from summer 1970 on) had the older type of indicators whilst the later ones had the indicators like on the brochure.

dsl

◊ 2016-10-18 01:28

Sandie wrote ... with the EA being badged Austin Morris in the interim.

We have a lonely one, as an ambulance

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