Austin A40
Encyclopedia
A number of different automobile
s were marketed under the Austin A40 name by the Austin Motor Company
between 1947 and 1967.
Austin's naming scheme at that time derived from the approximate engine output, in horsepower
. Therefore, the models were also given textual names (originally based on counties of England
).
The following vehicles were sold under the Austin A40 name:
Automobile
An automobile, autocar, motor car or car is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transporting passengers, which also carries its own engine or motor...
s were marketed under the Austin A40 name by the Austin Motor Company
Austin Motor Company
The Austin Motor Company was a British manufacturer of automobiles. The company was founded in 1905 and merged in 1952 into the British Motor Corporation Ltd. The marque Austin was used until 1987...
between 1947 and 1967.
Horsepower
Horsepower is the name of several units of measurement of power. The most common definitions equal between 735.5 and 750 watts.Horsepower was originally defined to compare the output of steam engines with the power of draft horses in continuous operation. The unit was widely adopted to measure the...
. Therefore, the models were also given textual names (originally based on counties of England
Subdivisions of England
The subdivisions of England consist of a hierarchy of administrative divisions, and non-administrative ceremonial areas. All of England is divided into one of nine regions and 48 ceremonial counties, although these have only a limited role in public policy....
).
The following vehicles were sold under the Austin A40 name:
- 1947–1950 Austin A40 DorsetAustin A40 DevonThe A40 Devon were automobiles marketed by the Austin Motor Company from 1947 to 1952 – the first post-war saloons to be produced by Austin – featuring a mix of old and new technologies...
2-door saloon - 1947–1952 Austin A40 DevonAustin A40 DevonThe A40 Devon were automobiles marketed by the Austin Motor Company from 1947 to 1952 – the first post-war saloons to be produced by Austin – featuring a mix of old and new technologies...
4-door saloon - 1947–1956 Austin A40 CountrymanAustin A40 CountrymanThe A40 Countryman is an automobile which was produced by the Austin Motor Company in the United Kingdom from 1948 to 1956. It was a 2 door estate car version of the Austin A40 Van. Equipped as a six seater, its folding rear seat enabled it to be converted into a two seater able to carry a half ton...
2-door estate car - 1947–1956 Austin A40 Van 2-door panel vanPanel vanA panel van is a form of solid van, smaller than a lorry or truck, without rear side windows...
- 1947–1956 Austin A40 Pick-up 2-door pick-up truckPick-Up Truck"Pick-Up Truck" is a song written and recorded by Belgian acid house musician Praga Khan. It is the third single from Praga's eighth studio album, Soundscraper....
- 1948–195? Austin A40 TourerAustin A40 DevonThe A40 Devon were automobiles marketed by the Austin Motor Company from 1947 to 1952 – the first post-war saloons to be produced by Austin – featuring a mix of old and new technologies...
2-door, four passenger tourer built in AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... - 19??–19?? Austin A40 Coupe Utility 2-door coupe utilityCoupé utilityThe coupé utility automobile body style, also known colloquially as the ute in Australia and New Zealand, combines a two-door "coupé" cabin with an integral cargo bed behind the cabin—using a light-duty passenger vehicle-derived platform....
, produced in AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... - 1950–1953 Austin A40 SportsAustin A40 SportsSee Austin A40 for other A40 models.The Austin A40 Sports debuted at the 1949 London Motor Show as a four-passenger, aluminium-bodied convertible version of the Austin A40 — carrying an Austin of England nameplate, bearing the marque's Flying A hood ornament, and designed and manufactured in...
2-door, four passenger convertibleConvertibleA convertible is a type of automobile in which the roof can retract and fold away having windows which wind-down inside the doors, converting it from an enclosed to an open-air vehicle...
with twin-carburettors and aluminium bodyshell - 1952–1954 Austin A40 SomersetAustin A40 SomersetThe A40 Somerset is an automobile sold by the Austin Motor Company from 1952 until 1954. It replaced the A40 Devon and was quite similar to that body-on-frame car, including using the same 1.2 L straight-4 pushrod engine...
4-door saloon and 2-door convertible - 1954–1956 Austin A40 Cambridge 4-door saloon
- 1958–1967 Austin A40 FarinaAustin A40 FarinaThe Austin A40 Farina was a compact car introduced by the British Motor Corporation in 1958, replacing the earlier A40 Devon.It combines many of the virtues of a saloon and estate car in one body. There is more headroom for the rear passengers because of the angular instead of curved lines of the...
2-door saloon/hatchbackHatchbackA Hatchback is a car body style incorporating a shared passenger and cargo volume, with rearmost accessibility via a rear third or fifth door, typically a top-hinged liftgate—and features such as fold-down rear seats to enable flexibility within the shared passenger/cargo volume. As a two-box...