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In recent years a special Academy class of racing has been introduced by the HRDC (Historic Racing Drivers Club), [5] featuring A30 and A35 saloons. These cars feature sealed 1,275 cc (77.8 cu in) Marina engines, and are a restricted class, meaning that owners are limited to a specific range of parts from specified suppliers.
Burzi's Italian background saw him interned on the Isle of Man when Italy entered the Second World War, [3] but he was released in 1943 and started work on designing the Austin A40. [ 5 ] Notable cars designed by Burzi in the post-war era included the Austin A30 , the Austin A40 , the Austin A70 , the Austin A90 and the Austin A125 [ 6 ]
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.
[citation needed] Competitors Budd, Pullman-Standard, Rohr Industries, and the St. Louis Car Company have all either left the market or gone out of business. ACF railcar M-300, built in 1935, on the California Western Railroad in 1970
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In 2015, the "Austin Motor Company", alongside the 1930's "Flying A" logo was registered by British Engineer John Stubbs, owner of specialist suspension company Black Art Designs. [ 12 ] By 2021, a prototype electric vehicle named the Austin Arrow had been revealed and was seeking investors, with a supposed release date around late 2022.
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The A30 was replaced by the Austin A35 in 1956, by which time 223,264 A30s had been built. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] The A30 has a smaller rear window than the A35 , and trafficators instead of modern indicators, which swung out from the B pillar when operated by a knob mounted on the centre of the dashboard.