The Austin A125 Sheerline was a large luxury British car produced 1947 to 1954. It replaced the 4 litre Austin 28 Ranelagh first produced in 1938. The Sheerline was designed in the style of the contemporary Rolls-Royce or Bentley but at a much lower price and offering the same levels of luxury. It cost a […]
After and absence of 23 years The Ford Model A name was reintroduced to the Ford stable. It was first produced in October 1927, but was not introduced to the market place until December 1927. The Ford Model A replaced the world famous Ford Model T, which had been in production for 18 years. This […]
The original Ford Factory was located in Mack Avenue in Detroit. There, Henry Ford’s first cars were assembled. The first Ford Model A is the original model produced by Ford, in April/May 1903. Dr.Ernest Pfennig, a German born Chicago dentist, became the first owner of a Model A on July 23, 1903, thus setting in […]
The Ford Eifel was manufactured in Germany between 1935 and 1940. The Eifel replaced the Ford Koln and was itself later replaced by the Ford Taunus. One can see the similarity to the Ford Prefect and the Ford Anglia manufactured at Dagenham in the UK. The model was named after the Eifel mountain range in […]
The Daimler brand was owned by a UK company – BSA (Birmingham Small Arms Company) up until 1960, when it sold the Motor Car Division to Jaguar. The last new model launched by Daimler before the purchase by Jaguar was the Daimler SP 250. It went into production in 1959 and ceased in 1964. The […]
The Austin A35 was a small family car that was sold by Austin from 1956 until 1968. The Austin A35 replaced the highly successful Austin A30. The name change reflected the larger and more powerful 34 hp (25 kW) A-Series inline-four engine, enabling a slightly higher top speed and better acceleration. The A30 and the […]
The Austin A30 was a small family car produced from May 1952 to September 1956. It was launched at the 1951 Earls Court Motor Show as the “New Austin Seven” and was Austin’s competitor with the Morris Minor. The body structure was a fully stressed monocoque chassis-less construction which made it lighter and stiffer than […]
The Austin 7 was a small British car built between 1922 and 1939. The first Saloon was built by The Gordon England Coachbuilders company and had a fabric body stretched onto a lightweight wooden frame which in turn was mounted to the chassis. The large windows were the inspiration for the name Sunshine The seats, […]
The Austin 7 was a small British car made from 1922 to 1939. It was to the UK what the Ford Model T was to the USA. Prior to the launch of the Austin 7 the company had only made big cars, so this was for them a big move. It started out as a […]
The Austin A90 Atlantic was a British car that was produced by the Austin Motor Company from 1949 to 1952. It was launched initially as a four-seat convertible IN 1949. A two-door coupé, marketed as the A90 Atlantic Sports Saloon was produced 1950 and 1952. The Atlantic was one of the first post-war cars engineered […]