Austin 8

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8th
Sales designation: Eight
Production period: 1939-1947
Class : Small car
Body versions : limousine
Engines: Otto engine :
0.9 liters (18 kW)
Length: 3785 mm
Width: 1486 mm
Height:
Wheelbase : 2248 mm
Empty weight : 775 kg
Previous model Austin Big 7
successor Austin A30

The Austin 8 was a small car that Austin Motor Cie. Released in 1939 as the successor to the Austin Big 7 .

Like its predecessor, it had a 4-cylinder engine with a displacement of 900 cm³, but only 24 bhp (17.6 kW) instead of the 25 bhp (18.4 kW) of its predecessor. The two-door body with free-standing fenders and headlights was also adopted. In 1947, production of the model ceased. Austin only offered a real small car four years later with the A30 model .

Web links

Commons : Austin 8  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

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  • David Culshaw, Peter Horrobin: The Complete Catalog of British Cars 1895-1975. Veloce Publishing PLC, Dorchester 1997, ISBN 1-874105-93-6 .