Lot details
Registration No: KAS 625
Chassis No: HJS5-185245
Mot Expiry: Exempt

- Reputedly used on a Malaysian IADS airbase from new until 2000 when it was repatriated

- Credible but unwarranted recorded mileage of 5,058, Butterscotch upholstery

- Malaysian paperwork, UK V5C Registration Document, said to be in 'very good overall' order

Vendor Condition Ratings:

Bodywork: 'Very Good'
Engine: 'Excellent'
Electrical Equipment: 'Excellent'
Paintwork: 'Very Good'
Gearbox: 'Excellent'
Interior Trim: 'Excellent'

Austin and Morris merged in 1952 to become the British Motor Corporation, which, among many other things, saw the Austin engine powering the Morris Minor from late 1952. The Austin Motor Company's large medium-sized saloon was the A40 Cambridge which became the 1489cc A50 and then, from 1957, the A55. In 1959, of course, it was this Cambridge which was reshaped by Pininfarina to become the Morris Oxford, MG Magnette, Riley 4.68 and Wolseley 15/60 range of badge-engineered models.

Offered here is an A50, which was claimed to have been manufactured in Birmingham with right-hand drive in 1956. The vehicle was the property of the IADS (Integrated Air Defence System) in Malaysia and spent most of its life on an air base there. It had been spotted and repatriated by an RAF serviceman Flight Sergeant Stephen Pollitt who was also based in Malaysia.