Austin-Morris 7cwt/10cwt 1972-1978

                                 Renamed Morris 440/575 1978-1982

With the demise of the Minor and the fact that the Marina wasn't ready to replace it immediately, the Post Office turned briefly to the Minivan for its small mailvan. However, a batch of 500 Morris Marinas were ordered for mailvan work in 1973. The Post Office returned to BL for its mailvans in 1979, buying Marinas and Itals from 1979 to 1983. The Post Office had an estimated 5,040 Marinas and about 3,387 Itals.

Effectively replacing both the Austin A55 and Morris Minor vans, the Marina-based models were briefly sold in identical "Austin" and "Morris" badged versions before being cunningly rebadged as "Austin-Morris". Both van and pick-up offered a 10cwt payload and were powered by the widely-used 1275cc A-Series engine; the van was also available in a 7cwt version, with the option of a 1098cc A-Series engine. Load capacity for the van was 88 cu ft, rising to 104 cu ft with the front passenger seat removed. The pick-up had a 36 cu ft loadbay.

In 1978, the models were relaunched as the 440 (7cwt) and 575 (10cwt), and received the styling additions applied to the Marina 2 saloon and estate models, including matt black bumpers and redesigned dashboard. They were also rebadged at this time, in line with BL's emerging strategy for vans to fall under the Morris marque. Finally, in 1980, the A-Series engines were supplanted by the revised A-Plus unit, in 1275cc form only.