How do you join The 1100 Club and access the Members' Area?
The 1100 Club is the official club for owners of the BMC 1100/1300 (ADO16) range, formed in the UK in 1985. To join, start from the Membership page on the club website; once you are a member, you log into the Members' Area to reach the resources that are reserved for members. The club's own site describes the Members' Area as the place where members can access every back issue of the bi-monthly magazine Idle Chatter, a searchable technical database, PDFs of key 1100-related documents, and classified adverts before non-members see them.
What the club is and who it covers
The club was set up in 1985 for owners of the BMC 1100/1300 range, also known as the ADO16. According to the club, that coverage runs from the 1962 Morris 1100 through to the Mk3 Austin 1300, and includes the MG and Wolseley 1100/1300, Riley Kestrel and Vanden Plas Princess 1100/1300 versions in between.
Although based in the UK, the club says it has an international following, with members in Europe, the USA and Asia as well as New Zealand and Australia. Its stated aim is to provide members with technical help, support and information and to keep as many ADO16 examples on the road as possible.
What you get as a member
The club lists these member benefits:
- Idle Chatter magazine — produced six times a year (bi-monthly), with every back issue available to logged-in members in the Members' Area.
- Searchable technical database — a member-only resource for 1100/1300 technical information.
- PDFs of key 1100-related documents — also inside the Members' Area.
- Early classified adverts — the latest classified adverts are available to members exclusively in the Members' Area for the first two weeks of posting.
- Member discounts — the club notes that members can log in to the Members' Area to discover substantial discounts, including on the front wing panels it produces.
How to join and get into the Members' Area
- Go to the club website and open the Membership page. That is the starting point for joining.
- Complete the membership process described there. The site does not publish the full joining steps in the material available here, so treat the Membership page as the authoritative source for current requirements.
- Once you have joined, use the Members' Area login on the website. Logging in is what unlocks the magazine back issues, technical database, PDFs and early classifieds.
- If you have a question before or during joining, the club welcomes enquiries by email at [email protected].
Expected result: after logging in, you should see the Members' Area content — back issues of Idle Chatter, the technical database, document PDFs and the members-only classifieds.
Parts and books you can buy
The club's website highlights two things in particular:
| Item | Details from the club |
|---|---|
| BMC 1100/1300 front wings | The club bought the original BMC factory front wing tooling in 2019, recommissioned it, and in 2020 used it to produce a run of brand new top-quality panels, now available to purchase. Members can log in to the Members' Area to find the substantial discounts available to them. |
| The Story of the BMC 1100 book | A celebratory book marking 50 years since the Morris 1100 launch. A4 hardback, full colour, over 160 pages, more than 500 pictures/illustrations and over 57,000 words covering all ADO16 variants. The club lists it at £25 plus postage and packaging, and says over 1,100 copies have been sold. |
The site also has an Exhaust Systems For Sale section for BMC 1100/1300 cars and a For Sale / Wanted area, so parts availability extends beyond the two headline items above.
Insurance and other site sections
The club says insurance companies advertise with it, and describes them as worth a call when you are ready to insure your ADO16 — or any other classic in your garage. Other sections of the website include About Us, Club News, National Rally, Regalia Sales, ADO16 History, Contact Us, and Cookies & Privacy.
Common sticking points
- Members' Area content is gated. The magazine back issues, technical database, PDFs and the first two weeks of classified adverts are member-only, so you cannot judge those resources fully without joining.
- Discounts are behind the login. The club says the substantial member discounts (for example on the front wings) are found inside the Members' Area, not on the public pages.
- Joining details may change. The material here does not spell out current fees or the exact sign-up form, so check the Membership page or email [email protected] rather than relying on second-hand summaries.