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The Austin 7 had brakes on all four wheels from the start, but initially the footbrake only operated the rear wheel brakes, while the front brakes worked via the handbrake. From 1930, the Austin's front and rear brakes became fully coupled. In late 1931 the chassis was lengthened by 6" with a corresponding increase in the rear track.
2-door saloon, Countryman (name changed from Austin Seven to Austin Mini in 1961) 4 848 1959 1961 Mini: 2-door saloon, Countryman (name changed from Austin Seven to Austin Mini in 1961 and then sold under the Mini marque from 1969) 4 848 997 998 1,071 1,275 1961 1969 A40 Farina Mk II: 2-door saloon, Countryman 4 1,098 172,550 1962 1967 A110 ...
In 1928, the Berlin factory opened, under the ownership of Willys-Overland Crossley GmbH, to assemble Whippets, followed in 1930 by a plant in Antwerp. The Great Depression caused both factories to close in 1930, although the Berlin factory re-opened quickly to become an assembly plant for the Austin 7. [1]
There were four Austin cars to use the Seven name: The 1909–1911 Austin 7 hp; The 1922–1939 Austin 7; The launch title of the Austin A30; The original Mini; The name Austin Seven was also used to refer to the LMS Class 7F 0-8-0 engines. The name Seven will be brought back by Mini for a visual package on the existing 3-door and 5-door Mini ...
1931 American Austin roadster. The American Austin Car Company Inc. was an American automobile manufacturing corporation incorporated in the state of Delaware. The company was founded on February 23, 1929, [1] and produced motorcars licensed from the British Austin Motor Company from 1930 through 1934, after it had filed for bankruptcy protection.
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The series began with a 495 cc iteration for the 1930 Datson Type 10 and ended with the 860 cc Type 10 engine which was built until 1964 for light commercial vehicles. Later versions were called the B-1 , before being replaced in 1957 by the OHV Nissan C engine that was essentially a de-stroked version of another Austin design this time the BMC ...