Innocenti IM3

The Innocenti IM3 was a five-seat saloon that Innocenti of Milan built under licence from the British Motor Corporation from 1963. It was a rebadged version of the BMC ADO16 family, sold in Britain as the Austin and Morris 1100, and it brought front-wheel drive, a transverse engine and Hydrolastic suspension to the Innocenti range. The engine was a 1098 cc four-cylinder unit giving 58 PS, with a four-speed gearbox, disc brakes at the front and a top speed of about 145 km/h. The line also included the IM3S and the cars sold as the Austin I4 and I5. Its sales met problems, partly because customers preferred the cheaper J4 offered the following year. Production lasted until 1974.