Austin 7
(1922 - 1958)
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Between 1922 and 1939, Austin built the Seven, the first mass-produced small car in England. Sports cars and hundreds of individual specials were also built on its basis. One of the most beautiful Austin Seven Specials in monoposto configuration could be portrayed for this report. A brief history of the Austin Seven is also included.
The Austin Seven Special was very successful in motorsport for a while and was popular with racing drivers who wanted to build their own cars. This vehicle report portrays an Austin Seven Special from 1937, tells of the driving experience in it and describes the history of the Austin Seven.
The Austin-Healey 100 was that British roadster with a four-cylinder engine, plug-in windows and minimal comfort, wasn't it? Yes, but there were exceptions, one of which was built in Belgium and was a coupé. Presented at the 1955 Brussels Motor Show, it was the prototype for a series of six cars, two of which have survived. This report is about the show car, tells its story and shows it in many pictures.
When the Austin-Healey 100 was shown for the first time at the Earls Court Motor Show in London in October 1952, it aroused enormous interest. With speed records and racing successes, it proved its sportiness, while at the same time being inexpensive. And anyone who wanted to be a little faster could get help from the factory. This is how the 100 M was created to Le Mans specification. This report summarizes the history of the four-cylinder Austin-Healey and shows a factory 100M in many pictures.
In 1955, Donald Healey produced 50 sports cars that could be taken straight to the next race and thus had a good chance of winning their class. Although the racing cars cost almost twice as much as a normal Austin-Healey 100, they also had 40 hp more and a lighter and more streamlined body, which made the sports car 210 km/h fast. This report portrays the second series 100-S built in detail and tells the story of this exceptional sports car.
With the Austin A40/A50 Cambridge models, the British manufacturer made the transition to a self-supporting pontoon body. Sixty years ago, this made them quite modern and, if it could be an A55, even almost sporty. This driving report tells the story of Austin's post-war mid-range models and shows the A55 in many current and historical pictures as well as in the sales literature. There is also a sound sample.
In 1956, Donald Healey presented the Austin-Healey 100 Six, the six-cylinder version of the successful 100 model. More space and more comfort was the thrust, although this was not entirely voluntary, as the British Motor Company no longer wanted to produce the large four-cylinder. Despite the additional weight and somewhat reduced sportiness, the 100 Six was a success and paved the way for the 3000 model. This vehicle report portrays a late Austin-Healey 100 Six and shows it on historical material and in the sales brochure.
The Austin A40 was a surprise in many respects. The bodywork by Pininfarina was a far cry from the tradition of the British manufacturer, the naming took no account of British sensitivities and the compact two-door even excelled in motor racing with a success at the 1959 Monte Carlo Rally. Perhaps the most famous A40 has survived and is the subject of this report, which is illustrated with current and historical images and a selection of sales literature.
For most people, the VW Beetle is the Volkswagen par excellence, in every sense of the word. A car for the people, a people's car. And the Beetle was indeed an above-average success. But before it, Ford's Model T had already passed the 15 million mark, and in modern times the Toyota Corolla, VW Golf and Ford's F-series even managed to reach over 30 million, although they were not the only people's cars to do so. This report looks back at some selected production successes in car history and shows them in 200 pictures. A feast for the eyes!
We are already used to top-restored cars, but new cars that are 30 or more years old are something out of the ordinary. This article portrays four classic cars that are actually still new and have only covered delivery kilometers. Despite the lack of use, however, you can't just drive off in them, as the article shows.
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