#austin.a30

054 Austin A30 AS3 4 door Saloon (1952) YVL 952 by Robert Knight Via Flickr: Austin A30 (1952-56) Engine 803 cc S4 OHV Production 225,000 Registration Number YVL 952 (Lincoln) AUSTIN SET www.flickr.com/photos/45676495@N05/sets/72157623759808208... The Austin A30 is a small family car produced by Austin 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. At launch, the car cost £507 (equivalent to £13,067 in 2026) undercutting the Minor by £62. Holden (Bob) Koto, from the Raymond Loewy design studios, created the first clay models for the A30. Austin then had its Head of Styling, Dick Burzi, revise the design, partly to reduce cost. The body structure was designed by T.K. Garrett, who had been an aeronautical engineer before joining Austin. It was of fully stressed monocoque chassis-less construction making it lighter and stiffer than most contemporary vehicles, the first Austin to be made in this way. Inside there were individual seats at the front and a bench at the rear covered in PVC with an option of leather facings on the seats. Evidence of economy was seen in the original AS3 version only having a single windscreen wiper, central combined stop/tail/numberplate lamp and a sun visor in front of the driver only. A passenger-side wiper and sun visor, and a heater were available as optional extras. The AS3 was also different to later models with a round speedometer and side mounted fuel filler neck. A smaller grille was fitted and an Austin winged badge mounted just above. Originally only offered as a 4-door saloon, 2-door variants were introduced in late 1953, and in 1954 a van and van-based Countryman (Estate Car) became available. The A30 was replaced by the Austin A35 in 1956, by which time 223,264 A30s had been built. 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. Diolch am 99,579,819 o olygiadau gwych, mae pob un ohonynt yn cael eu gwerthfawrogi'n fawr. Thanks for 99,577,819 amazing views, every one is greatly appreciated. Shot 12.11.2022, at the Classic Car Show, NEC, Marston Green, Birmingham REF 167-054

063 Austin A30 2 door Saloon (1956) SSK 930 by Robert Knight Via Flickr: Austin A30 (1952-56) Engine 803 cc S4 OHV Production 225,000 Registration Number SSK 930 AUSTIN ALBUM www.flickr.com/photos/45676495@N05/sets/72157623759808208... The Austin A30 is a small family car produced by Austin from May 1952 to September 1956. It was launched at the 1951 Earls Court Motor Show as the New Austin Seven at a launch price of £ 507 Holden (Bob) Koto of the Raymond Loewe design studios created the first clay models for the A30. Austin then had its Head of Styling, Dick Burzi, revise the design, partly to reduce cost. The body structure was designed by T.K. Garrett, who had been an aeronautical engineer before joining Austin. It was of fully stressed monocoque chassis-less construction, making it stiffer and lighter than most of its competitors and the first Austin to be produced this way. Originally only offered as a 4-door saloon, 2-door variants were introduced in late 1953, and in 1954 a van and van-based Countryman (Estate). The A30 was replaced by the Austin A35 in 1956 Diolch am 98,429,732 o olygiadau gwych, mae pob un ohonynt yn cael eu gwerthfawrogi'n fawr. Thanks for 98,429,732 amazing views, every one is greatly appreciated. Shot 09.10.2022, at Bicester Heritage, Autumn Scramble, Bicester Aerodrome, Bicester, Oxon 166-063

013 Austin A30 2 door Saloon (1955) NOU 458 by Robert Knight Via Flickr: Austin A30 (1952-56) Engine 803 cc BMC A Series S4 OHV Production 225,000 Registration Number NOU 458 (Hampshire) AUSTIN SET www.flickr.com/photos/45676495@N05/sets/72157623759808208... The Austin A30 is a small family car, introduced at the 1951 British Motorshow at Earls Court, London, produced from May 1952, to September 1956, as Austin's competitor with the Morris Minor. At a launch price of £ 507 it under cut the Morris Minor by £ 62. The original clay models were created by the Raymond Loewy design studios, and revised by Austin's Head of Styling, Dick Burzi, partly to reduce costs. The body structure was designed by T.K. Garrett, who had been an aeronautical engineer before joining Austin. It was of fully stressed monocoque chassis-less construction, the first Austin to be made in this way. Originally only offered as a 4-door saloon, 2-door variants were introduced in late 1953, and in 1954 a van and van-based Estate car (the Countryman) were released. The A30 was replaced by the Austin A35 in 1956, by which time 223,264 A30s had been built. The A30 has a smaller rear window than its replacement 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. Diolch am 97,100,938 o olygfeydd anhygoel, mae pob un yn cael ei werthfawrogi'n fawr. Thanks for 97,100,938 amazing views, every one is greatly appreciated. Shot 21.08.2022, at Lupin Farm, Kings Bromley, Staffordshire REF 163-013