The Austin A30’s contribution to motoring history is pretty significant, as when it debuted it brought with it the A-Series engine – a powerplant that went on to have a 50-year life as one of the stalwarts of the British motor industry.
It was revealed at the 1951 Earls Court Motor Show, styled by Argentinian designer Dick Burzi and clearly influenced by the curvaceous American designs of the era.
Its body structure was designed by T.K. Garrett, who had been an aeronautical engineer before joining Austin. It was of fully stressed monocoque construction, which made it lighter and stiffer than most contemporary vehicles, and also the first Austin to be made in this way.
It was a strong seller for Austin, achieving over 220,000 sales before production ceased in 1956, when it was replaced by the similar A35. Together the A30 and A35 achieved half a million sales and were one of the great success stories for Austin and BMC.
This is a very late A30 from the final year of production and was restored fairly recently.
The owner is a collector of Austins but is only selling due to lack of space
It’s a lovely example that was restored by the previous owner, with a file of paperwork showing a number of parts that were bought during its recommissioning between 2016 and 2020.
The interior is really good, with excellent red leatherette seats, new carpets and a simple black-painted dash with central instrument binnacle.
This was replaced during its rebuild and the odometer currently reads just 97 miles, with the original displaying 55,105. Everything works including the original trafficators, and it’s in very good order. XLSMPaXkGGLe45ArJZVHYR1FIAv5KaYJIPlslqnn.jpeg1.28 MB
THE EXTERIOR
Solid black
Quality respray
Solid and smartly presented
The paint quality on the A30 is excellent – indeed, the respray it has had is probably better than the paint finish with which it left the factory.
This one is a charming and beautifully presented example of one of the archetypal British classics.
It’s very clean and well-presented, and has been painted and refurbished to a high standard ready for its next owner to thoroughly enjoy. It’s show ready and in lovely overall order, as well as being small enough to tuck away in the garage without having to oust the lawnmower…
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