British Motor Corporation (BMC) never seemed happy to have just one model when they could have three and the big Austin was re-badged as a Wolseley and, later in its life, as a Vanden Plas as well.
Although they were different models produced by different makers, the cars shared the same mechanicals and differed really in the level and extent of the interior trim and fittings. It could be said, then, that they were really the same car but the Wolseley was simply a ‘de luxe’ version while the Vanden Plas was the ‘super luxury’.
For that reason, this is really a review of both the Austin A110, the Wolseley 6/110 and also the Vanden Plas Princess II. Leaving the mechanical specification for the Austin, the following are the model details for the two other makes.
AC, at their Thames Ditton works near London, had a reputation for producing high-class, fast, reliable sports cars and sports saloons and the Aceca, in its various forms, was one of the best.
The Vauxhall Motor Company has a very long tradition of making cars’ it was founded in London as long ago as 1857. In 1925, however, Vauxhall was purchased and became part of the giant American car group, General Motors, which was to influence its car design for many years to come.
Fiat produced a mass of models in the late 60s and 70s featuring cars of around one and half litre in a whole zoo of shapes, engine sizes and styles but of all of them, this may well have been the one to have!
In the 1960s Volvo, as well as a great many other foreign makers, were facing an uphill struggle to gain acceptance for their vehicles in the UK just because they were foreign cars. Look at any street scene photo of that period and see just how many non-British made cars you can spot, it really was a time when British people purchased British cars. 
This range of cars was called the ‘New class’ and, introduced in 1962, was the start of the succession of cars that created the niche for BMW in the UK that it now occupies. There was a whole stable of cars all of similar design but with a variety of engines designed to suit a variety of tastes and pockets.
Humber have been making vehicles since Thomas Humber’s bicycle company was founded as long ago as 1868 and for many years before have produced large, luxurious cars that were a delight to both see and ride in. However, in the 60s it was decided to give the marque to the masses and produce a car that was affordable but which still retained some of the class and luxury of the older models.
Believe it or not the Hillman Minx model, both as itself and in the shape of various clones, have been on the British roads since 1932, before production ended in 1970.