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Dawn of the B-Series diesel
In Britain, BMC announced a dieselised version of the well-proven 1489cc
B-Series engine in 1961, initially for export only. Developing 40bhp at 4000rpm, it was claimed to consume 35% less fuel than the petrol equivalent, though it was heavier. In 1962 this became an option for home market Morris Oxford VI and Austin Cambridge saloons, and was soon a favourite of taxi drivers, though rather slow and harsh for private buyers. Some estates were also built as diesels.
This engine remained listed (rather furtively) as an option for the Morris Oxford VI saloon until it was dropped from British price lists in 1971, to make way for the Morris Marina. The same engine could be specified for the J4 and 250JU vans well into the 1970s, though not (direct from the factory) for the A60 ‘half-ton’ commercials which used the 1622cc petrol B Series.
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The Portuguese could buy a Morris Marina through the 1970s and well into the '80s, not least because the Morris Ital retained the Marina name in Portugal.
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