12th May, 2021 12:00
A|B|C Live Auction Online
1951 Austin A40 Devon
Sold for £3,600
(including buyers premium)
Registration No: AJU 290A
Chassis No: GS3620524
MOT: Exempt
Motor Car Location: Buckinghamshire
- Comprehensively restored a few years previous
- Column gear change example
- Will require some light recommissioning and finishing following a couple of years unused
Introduced in 1947, the A40 was Austin's first 'clean sheet' post-WW2 family saloon design. Based on a sturdy chassis frame equipped with independent front suspension, a 'live' rear axle and four-wheel drum brakes, the newcomer was powered by a 1200cc OHV four-cylinder engine allied to a four-speed manual transmission. With some 40bhp on tap, it was reputedly capable of over 70mph. Once production was in full swing and the principal Devon (four-door) and Dorset (two-door) saloon models firmly established, other variants joined the A40 line-up including a Jensen-designed sports four-seater, 10cwt pick-up, 10cwt van and estate car (or 'Countryman' as it was known).
This A40 Devon was manufactured in 1951 and was registered new in the United Kingdom on the 28th of September 1951. Fitted with the 1200cc straight-four overhead-valve engine mated to a column-change manual gearbox. The Austin is finished in dark green paintwork with green interior upholstery. Subject to a comprehensive restoration a few years previous by the vendor's father, the A40 Devon will require some light recommissioning after a couple of years unused. Requiring a couple of finishing’s including number plates, boot handle fitment and bonnet adjustment, the Austin is offered with a current V5C.
For more information, please contact:
Paul Cheetham
paul.cheetham@handh.co.uk
07538 667452
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