Austin A35

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Austin A35 sedan 2 door
Austin A35 sedan 2 door
A35
Sales designation: A35
Production period: 1956-1968
Class : Small car
Body versions : Limousine , station wagon , panel van , pickup
Engines:
Otto engine : 0.95–1.1 liters (25–35 kW)
Length: 3467 mm
Width: 1378 mm
Height: 1500 mm
Wheelbase : 2019 mm
Empty weight : 686 kg
Previous model Austin A30
successor Austin A40 Farina

The Austin A35 was a small car produced by the Austin Motor Company . It was developed on the basis of the Austin A30 and launched in 1956.

The self-supporting bodies of the 2-door and 4-door saloon (sedan) and the 3-door van (station wagon) essentially corresponded to the previous model. A 2-door pickup was also offered later. The differences to the A30 model were a larger rear window, a flashing system instead of the indicators and a larger motor. Its displacement was 948 cm³, its output 34 bhp (25 kW). The sedan reached 117 km / h.

In order to provide small business people with a tax-efficient vehicle, the idea of ​​offering a small pickup came up. In addition, the vehicle tax should no longer be based on the engine size, but on the payload. As soon as the model was on the market, it turned out that the British tax authorities only recognized this tax break if at least 2/3 of the vehicle length was available as loading space. Since this was not the case, the usual tax had to be paid for the new “savings model”. As a result, the pickup, which is impractical due to its short loading area, was as good as unsaleable. The few copies produced were delivered to the Austin agencies as demonstration vehicles and mostly ended up as workshop vehicles. Today this model is particularly sought after by collectors.

In 1962 production of the Austin A35 sedans ceased. The successor was the Austin A40 Farina. The station wagon continued to be built until 1968, towards the end with a further enlarged engine of the successor (1098 cm³, 48 bhp / 35 kW).

gallery

  • Austin A35 sedan 2 door

  • Austin A35 Van (station wagon 3 doors)

  • Austin A35 Countryman (station wagon 3 doors with additional side windows)

  • Austin A35 pickup 2 doors

Web links

Commons : Austin A35  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

swell

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