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Post by mausie on Apr 5, 2012 13:54:04 GMT 10
We have pommie Austins and thought we might share some old photos of these 1200cc engined cars infront of vans. 1953 Austin A40 with what looks like a fibreglass van. Attachments:
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2012 14:21:58 GMT 10
Love the pic, thanks for that.
We have Morris Minors and are looking for a van or teardrop to suit.
That old A40 countryman is a bit rare these days.
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Post by mausie on Apr 5, 2012 19:07:04 GMT 10
This is our 1953 Austin A40 Countryman – nicknamed “The Batmobile” We have owned this car since 1972 and it has always been registered ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D  Here are some more pics dredged out of the archives 1949 Austin A40 Tourer (only made in Australia) We are restoring one of these (the Tourer not the van)   1949 Austin A40 Devon  Australian Austin A40 Soft-top Woody Ute with Propert – owner lives in Blue Mountains – rare vehicle and van  1952 Austin A40 Somerset with Teardrop – owner lives in Victoria  |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2012 15:43:35 GMT 10
thanks Mausie for the pics... they look great, and nice to see something other than Hol/Fal/Val.
cheers, sands
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2012 8:08:26 GMT 10
Hi, Your Countryman is beautiful. When I was a young lad, our Scout group bought one, to do neighbourhood bottle collections. I drove it a few times on camping trips. A good honest vehicle.  |
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Post by mausie on Apr 9, 2012 19:14:14 GMT 10
Hi Wahroonga Thanks for the compliment  We love our Batmobile - it has taken us and our boys, when they were young, on many trips. The first was from Sydney to Adelaide via the Great Ocean road and back via Mildura on its post restoration trip in 1981. Nothing like a little trip to shake out the cobwebs hey!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D Cheers Mausie |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2012 8:26:04 GMT 10
great austin pics plus vans ,,, dad had a steel-well ute ,, i owned 2 devons , one devon used to jump out of top gear ,,, it was a pain in the leg , ;D ;D as i had to thro left leg over the gear-stick ,,, ,,, austins , old holden fjs , mark 11 zephers,, i used as cheap transport , on wet days instead of my triumph motorbikes ,,,, luv austins  |
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Post by mausie on Apr 23, 2012 22:25:30 GMT 10
We love ours too. ;D ;D ;D I think we have a terminal disease like most old car owners - no known cure If anyone is interested, the next Austins Over Australia rally is being held in Bendigo over Easter 2013 Joe |
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