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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 […]
The Oldsmobile Toronado was a personal luxury car manufactured and marketed by the Oldsmobile division of General Motors from 1966 to 1992 over four generations. The Toronado was noted for being the first American front wheel drive since the Cord of 1937 In 1966 the Toronado was placed third in the 1966 European Car of […]