. This Austin was a derivative of and successor to the Austin 20 range. It was launched with a new body shape and a new engine in July 1938. Only 300 units were sold and production was ceased at the outbreak of WW II. Features of the Austin 28 were items such as a reverse […]
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 […]
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 […]
TECHNICAL GENIUS – THE GREAT DEPRESSION – AND MANAGEMENT MEDIOCRITY This is the story of a young company that had the potential of greatness, but failed in circumstances beyond their control combined with one or unexplained moments of poor judgement. The thin red line between success and failure is clearly demonstrated in this post. In […]
No relation to the dismal UK Peerless. The Peerless Motor Company was established in 1900 and built a French Car under license for two years. The first Peerless was produced in 1902. Peerless designed luxury vehicles and completed against marques like Cadillac, Stutz and others. During WWI the Peerless factory produced Chassis and Engines that […]
Ever since the first horse was hitched to a cart coach builders have been around. Most of us have never met a coach builder. We call them panel beaters. Even then, then modern panel beater is not the same as the panel beaters of the 1940’s 50’s and 60’s. The metal used on cars was […]