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BMC Breakthrough - Austin 1100 - 1963 BMC Breakthrough – Morris 1100; that was released in 1962 but in the autumn of 1963 the Austin 1100 was launched and accordingly there was a BMC Breakthrough – Austin 1100 film….we kid you not! This film is very similar to the Morris version but it is different in many ways. More is made of the hydrolastic units early on with Alex Moulton interviewed. The Austin 1100 is featured in various scenes but surprisingly there is still much of the Morris 1100. Nonetheless, if you compare say the Swiss Alps scene, the car in this film has an Austin grille, not a Morris grille – how was that achieved? BMC in true style produced two versions of essentially the same film but with some different items in each one. The continuity complications involved for the Film Company was immense, and the cost implications for BMC enormous. Identical scenes had to be shot twice with different cars, meaning two cars were needed at a location and the scenes took twice as long to shoot – so, in 1962 the Austin 1100 did exist! Things did not always go to plan and if you look closely you will see cars with the badges missing, cars changing colour in a sequence, posters in the background in one film and missing in the other. Unlike the previous film, this one is complete and finishes first with Alex Issigonis being interviewed followed by yet more spectacular footage – from the MIRA testing grounds. We have free and paid membership levels; you can join the only ADO16 club with members, contacts and representatives in 40-countries here: www.ado16.info/membership-join