BMC 350 EA

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350 EA / EA
Manufacturer: BMC / Leyland
Production period: 1968-1984
Previous model: Morris LD Van / Austin 1000 / 1500kg Van
Leyland 2 ton truck
Successor: Freight Rover 200-300
Technical specifications
Designs: Panel vans , flatbed trucks , minibuses
Engines: Otto engine :
2.5 liters (51 kW)
Diesel engine :
2.5 liters (42 kW)
Payload: 1.5-2.0 t
Perm. Total weight: 3.5-4.0 t

In 1968 the BMC 350EA started as the successor to the Morris LD Van / Austin 1000 / 1500kg Van . After the merger of British Motor Corporation (BMC) and Leyland Motors to form British Leyland Motor Corporation (BLMC), the model was no longer marketed as Morris / Austin and production of the Leyland 2-tonner and Leyland 15/20 was discontinued.

The 350 EA was therefore the first model of the group that was offered as BMC from the start, while the BMC 250 JU or the BMC J4 , for example, were only renamed models.

Like the previous model, it was a front-link van design with a motor installed between the driver's and passenger's seat, the power of which was transmitted to the rear axle by a cardan shaft. A few details differentiated it from its predecessor in the body area:

  • The panel van for door-to-door delivery now had two sliding front doors ex works.
  • The minibus and ambulance, like the flatbed truck, had two folding doors at the front.
  • A tractor unit was no longer produced, as the BMC FG was the only one intended for this in the segment.
  • A chassis with engine (cowl) for superstructures was also available again.
  • The ambulance now had its own special body on the platform of the 350 EA,
  • But there was also an ambulance based on the 350 EA panel van.
  • The payload was now a uniform 1500 kg.

With the same wheelbase, the panel van had two different lengths with a loading space of 7.7 m³ and 9.1 m³. A 2.5-liter gasoline engine with a side camshaft and 51 kW (69 hp) or a 2.5-liter diesel engine with 42 kW (58 hp) powered the vehicle, each with a 5-speed manual transmission.

Leyland EA 1970-1984

In 1970, BLMC dropped the brand name BMC and the 350 EA was now marketed as the Leyland EA. At the same time, the range of models was revised. A new long version was introduced, making a load space capacity of 9.1 m³ with a short wheelbase and 11 m³ with a long wheelbase available for the panel van. The payload was increased to 1½ to 2 tons, which increased the total weight over 3500 kg and the designation 350 in the name was omitted. Now a chassis with a cab for superstructures was offered again.

In advertising, Leyland spoke of a “box on wheels” or as “simple, practical and full of power”. As was characteristic of BLMC at the time, the construction quality and reliability fluctuated. As a result, the EA never reached fleet sales like the Morris LD Van , but was nonetheless a familiar sight on the UK's roads of Great Britain and Ireland in the 1970s. In addition to the Commonwealth of Nations , he also achieved some sales successes in continental Europe.

From 1982 to 1984 it was gradually replaced by the larger versions of the Freight Rover 200-300 / Sherpa .

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