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The cars : Austin A30/A35

Keith Adams — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 19:39:41 +0000

Keith Adams IMMEDIATELY post-war, government policy meant that Austin’s inability to replace the Seven left Longbridge producing bigger cars tailored for the American market – great for profit and loss, not so good for those people desperately seeking mobility. It wasn’t until the failure of the first attempt to merge Austin and Morris in 1949 [...]

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Innocenti Austin A40

Keith Adams — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 15:11:41 +0000

In 1959, Innocenti signed a deal with BMC that would see it become a car manufacturer for the first time. (Photo: Gaetano Zagra) WHEN BMC joined forces with Innocenti in the late 1950s, the first fruit of their union was the Innocenti A40. The car must almost have suggested itself for production in Italy: after [...]

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Buying guide : Austin A40

Keith Adams — Thu, 05 May 2011 11:47:34 +0000

The Austin A35 was given a smart new Italian suit as well as a number of other useful upgrades te become the A40. Known universally as the Austin A40 Farina, these stylish cars make utterly sensible classics to this day, and don’t cost an arm and a leg… Claire Smith leads you through the whys [...]

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Archive : CAB2 opens at Longbridge

Keith Adams — Fri, 07 Sep 1962 16:49:21 +0000

BMC – An Austin A40 is the first car to leave the newly completed CAB2 at Longbridge.

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Archive : Four million Austins

Keith Adams — Fri, 05 Jan 1962 10:25:22 +0000

GLASGOW HERALD FOUR MILLION AUSTINS The Austin Motor Companies four millionth vehicle, an A40 MK2 saloon, left the Longbridge, Birmingham, assembly lines during the first days production of 1962. It will be sold to Mr Garfield Weston, the biscuit manufacturer. Of the total number of Austin’s produced, 3 million have been produced since the end [...]

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