Austin A70

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Austin A70
Production period: 1948-1954
Class : upper middle class
Body versions : Sedan , station wagon , cabriolet , pickup
Previous model: Austin 16
Successor: Austin A90 Westminster

The Austin A70 was an upper-mid-range four-door sedan that the Austin Motor Company launched in 1948 to replace the pre-war Sixteen .

Austin A70 Hampshire (1948-1950)

A70 Hampshire
Austin A70 Hampshire (1948)

Austin A70 Hampshire (1948)
Production period: 1948-1950
Body versions : limousine
Engines: Otto engine :
2.2 liters (49 kW)
Length: 4147 mm
Width: 1676 mm
Height:
Wheelbase : 2438 mm
Empty weight : 1270 kg

The Austin A70 Hampshire had the 4-cylinder in-line engine of the predecessor with 2199 cm³ displacement and 67 bhp (49 kW). It powered the classic English sedan with a separate frame via the rear wheels and helped it to reach a top speed of 134 km / h.

The car cost £ 648 (including heating) and a little over 35,000 had been built by 1950.

Austin A70 Hereford (1950–1954)

A70 Hereford
Austin A70 Hereford at Weston Park.JPG
Production period: 1950-1954
Body versions : Sedan , station wagon , cabriolet , pickup
Engines: Otto engine :
2.2 liters (49 kW)
Length: 4229 mm
Width: 1765 mm
Height:
Wheelbase : 2515 mm
Empty weight : 1245 kg

In 1950 the body was revised. The Austin A70 Hereford had 76 mm more wheelbase and appeared not only as a four-door sedan (Saloon), but also as a two-door convertible (Drophead Coupe) and as a five-door station wagon (Estate). There was also a (very rare) pickup based on the Estate. The hydraulic brakes were also new.

In 1954, the A90 Westminster replaced the series after around 50,000 copies were built.

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