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Tony Cripps
P.O. Box 9
Forestville NSW 2087 Australia
Leyland Cars in Australia: a Chronicle
by Tony Cripps
This is a book about the history of BMC/Leyland/JRA from 1950 right through to the failure of
the Clifford Corporation in the late 1990s. Find out who was involved and what they did in
giving us the cavalcade of unforgettable vehicles that we all knew and loved.
RUNOUT SALE. Only a handful left direct from this website.
198 Pages A4.
$50.00 inc GST Monochrome
+$12.50 Postage within Australia
“Great book, A++ Seller!”
“Unbelievable amount of quality information in this
book. A must have”
“Amazing publication”
“Great Reference Book, Thanks”
“Just an amazing book. Thank you Tony”
“Great item”
“Excellent seller fast delivery”
“Fantastic book.”
Engine Number
Decoder
“Excellent”
“Awesome, highly recommended”
“Like any Aussie BMC or Leyland product; fast,
totally reliable and all class!”
BMC-Leyland Australia Vehicle Reference
4th Edition
by Peter Davis & Tony Cripps.
Your Bible of BMC Australia Cars. Provides extensive details of vehicle
identification codes and power unit codes for Australian-made BMC/Leyland
passenger cars and derivatives from 1950 to 1982. The original and trusted
source of BMC vehicle information written by the factory Administration
Manager responsible for vehicle identification. Please check Look Inside
sample for the type of information presented. Now completely reorganised
with updated information and tables.
IN STOCK NOW
220 Pages, A4.
$65 inc GST
+ $12.50 Postage within Australia
Vehicle Engineering Series
There’s never been books like these for classic Mini. Packed with over 500 excerpts from the factory engineering
drawings, these books are an essential guide to parts identification and vehicle engineering specification. These
books are not workshop manuals, nor are they parts lists. They are unique in providing excerpts from the factory
engineering drawings showing an unprecedented level of detail for each vehicle.
Book 1. Morris 850 Saloon and Van
Book 2. Morris Mini Deluxe (including Van and Mini K)
Book 3. Morris Cooper S MK1 and MKII
Book 4. Morris Mini Clubman (1971-1973 including GT)
Book 5. Morris Mini Moke and BMC Moke (1966-1973 excludes Californian)
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Each book is $65 inc GST
+ $12.50 Postage within Australia
It’s a Mini World!
Celebrating 60 years of the Australian Mini and Moke.
by Tony Cripps, Peter J. Davis, Bruce Elson
Will Hagon, Nairn Hindhaugh and Ron Moss
A new book which commemorates the production of classic Mini and Moke in
Australia. Written by those who worked at the factory. Anecdotes, production
methods, advertising, servicing, motor sport, model identification, and a great line
up of appendices.
Printed on high quality paper in colour to be a permanent book. 172 Pages, A4
$75.00 inc GST + $12.50 Postage within Australia
Found a mistake? Let us know - but first, have a look at the
book support page just in case it’s already been covered.
Your online identification
guide for BMC/Leyland
passenger vehicles produced
in Australia 1950 - 1982.
BMC Vehicle Identification
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Secrets of Style (2nd Edition)
at BMC-Leyland Australia
by David Bentley, David Hardy, John Holt and Tony Cripps
More than a historical record, this book educates the reader’s eye so that you may look upon both
modern and classic vehicles with a new understanding and appreciation of the art of motor vehicle
styling. Back by popular demand and now as a 2nd Edition. A short book, but one with something
important to say. Printed in colour on high quality paper.
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72 Pages, A4, Colour.
$55 inc GST
+ $12.50 Postage within Australia
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Airmail from Australia to UK and USA is about $40 AUD for one book.
Airmail to NZ is about $29 AUD.
Pickup from Northern Beaches area of Sydney is now available.
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BOOKS
Articles
The Secret Life of a Tyre
The BMC Car Radio
Ignition Advance
The Ignition Coil
Rust
The SU Carburetter
The Viscosity of Hydrolastic Fluid
What Thread Is That
Compression Ratios
BMC Australia Production
The Galvanised Moke Misnomer
Steering Racks and Arms
Mini Starter Motors
Australian Mini Body Panels
Mini Interior Mirrors
Californian Moke
Mini and Moke Production Data
Mini Windscreen Wipers
Hydrolastic Displacers
The Lucas Windtone Horn
The Hydrolastic Pump
The Thermostat
Fuses
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BMC Leyland Motor Cars in Australia
“Really enjoying this book”
“Before long, it became compulsive reading.”
“It is a real eye opener”
“A magnificent addition to any Mini enthusiast’s library”
“The world of BMC minis is truly fascinating and you
have captured it well - Pedr Davis
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BMC Leyland Motor Cars in Australia
Now also available as an e-book and Print On Demand on Amazon
COMPANY RESEARCH
Here at BMC Leyland Cars in Australia, we have thousands of
factory documents and images which have been donated by
ex-factory employees and other interested persons over the
years. Many of these are lodged in the City of Sydney Archives
as part of the BMC Leyland Australia Heritage Group activities
while others have been loaned for imaging and used as
reference material for the many books which are listed above.
Over 1300 images have been shown on our Facebook Page
for the enjoyment of BMC/Leyland Australia enthusiasts. If you
are hanging on to this type of material and wish to see it put to
good use, get in contact - don’t throw it out.
Our current project is the transcription of the HYL register. This
consists of approximately 10,000 hand-written entries which
were used to book out and describe items handled by the
Parts and Accessories Division, dating from 1959 at HYL0001
(a gasket set) right up to HYM series parts in the year 2000.
Everything is of interest.
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Accessory Brochures
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Drawing Office Instructions
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Engineering Standards
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Engineering Technical Data
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Engineering Test Procedures
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Newspapers (Review, Reporter, Rosette)
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Press Releases
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Product Problem Advice
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Service Parts Books
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Service Liaison Summaries
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Technical Bulletins
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Meeting Minutes
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Photographs
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Letters
Current Project
Exhibiting at the Shannons Eastern Creek Sydney Classic, 14th August 2022.
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