Austin A105
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Austin A105 Westminster Vanden Plas (1958)
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A105 | |
Sales designation: | A105 Westminster |
Production period: | 1956-1959 |
Class : | upper middle class |
Body versions : | limousine |
Engines: |
Otto engine : 2.6 liters (75 kW) |
Length: | 4324-4591 mm |
Width: | 1626 mm |
Height: | 1575 mm |
Wheelbase : | 2597-2648 mm |
Empty weight : | 1295-1422 kg |
Previous model | Austin A90 Westminster |
successor | Vanden Plas Princess 3 liter |
The Austin A105 was an upper mid-range four-door sedan and was released by the Austin Motor Company in 1956 as one of the successors to the A90 Westminster model .
The six-cylinder engine with a displacement of 2639 cm³ was adopted from the predecessor, but with a higher output of 102 bhp (75 kW). There were vehicles with a short wheelbase (2597 mm, only 1956) and long wheelbase (2648 mm), among others. a. by Vanden Plas . The body was similar to that of the Austin A135 Princess. The achievable top speeds fluctuated, depending on the version, between 150 km / h and 154 km / h.
From 1958 a finer version with the addition "Vanden Plas" was also offered.
In 1959 the model series was discontinued without a direct successor.
Web links
Commons : Austin A105 - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
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- Culshaw, David & Horrobin, Peter: The Complete Catalog of British Cars 1895-1975 , Veloce Publishing PLC, Dorchester (1997), ISBN 1874105936