Registration No: MMW 528
Chassis No: AS4142965
MOT: Exempt

• Part of the collection since 1985
• 58,755 recorded miles (unwarranted)
• In need of recommissioning / renovation

Unveiled at the October 1951 Earls Court Motor Show but not entering production until the following May, the Austin A30 (or ‘New Austin Seven’ as it was also called) bristled with innovation. The work of ex-aeronautical engineer T.K. Garrett, the newcomer’s fully stressed monocoque bodyshell was notably lightweight. Powered by an 803cc A-Series OHV engine allied to four-speed manual transmission, the compact four-seater was capable of some 70mph. Initially available in four-door guise only, two-door and estate versions were quick to join the line-up. Attributed to Holden ‘Bob’ Koto of the revered Raymond Loewy Design Studios albeit with input from Austin's inhouse stylist Dick Burzi, the A30’s bulbous, cartoon-esque lines only added to its appeal. Priced to undercut its arch rival, the Morris Minor, some 223,264 were made prior to the 1956 arrival of the A35.

First registered in Wiltshire on 20th July 1955 (or so its ‘MMW 528’’ number plate would imply), chassis AS4-142965 belonged to John Jones of Stalybridge by the late 1970s. Joining the late Mr Lucas’s collection in 1985, the Austin shows 58,755 unwarranted miles to the odometer. Off the road for decades, it will require recommissioning / renovation prior to use.

David Lucas (1947 – 2023)

A motor engineer by profession, the late David Lucas amassed a collection of over forty vintage and classic cars, commercials and tractors between the 1970s and his death last year. A true petrolhead, he housed several of them in a private museum which was decorated with an amazing array of automobilia. Drawn to cars with original interiors, he also had a deep love of music and a quirky sense of humour. A champion of the underdog, he eschewed the more famous British marques such as Rolls-Royce, Bentley and Aston Martin in favour of Armstrong Siddeley, Singer and Standard Triumph. A stalwart member of various car clubs over the years, he exhibited at numerous events up and down the country. Summed-up by his loved ones as ‘one of the life’s true gentlemen’, David Lucas remains much missed.

For more information, please contact:
Damian Jones
damian.jones@handh.co.uk
07855 493737