Austin A90

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Austin A90
Production period: 1949-1952
1954-1956
Class : upper middle class
Body versions : Limousine , cabriolet
Previous model: Austin A70
Successor: Austin A95
Austin A105

Austin A90 was the name of two model lines that the Austin Motor Company brought out after the Second World War .

Austin A90 Atlantic (1949–1952)

A90 Atlantic
Austin A90 Atlantic Cabriolet (1951)

Austin A90 Atlantic Cabriolet (1951)
Production period: 1949-1952
Body versions : Limousine , cabriolet
Engines: Otto engine :
2.7 liters (65 kW)
Length: 4496 mm
Width: 1778 mm
Height:
Wheelbase : 2438 mm
Empty weight : 1359 kg

The Austin A90 Atlantic was a two-door sedan or convertible of the upper middle class, which the Austin Motor Company brought out in 1949 as an entry into the post-war market for sports cars, especially in the USA.

Its four-cylinder in-line engine had a displacement of 2660 cm³ and developed 88 bhp (65 kW). This was enough for a top speed of 147 km / h. The body with the curved fenders and the covered rear wheel cutouts is said to have been influenced by the Alfa Romeo coupés drawn by Pininfarina and was typical of the English designs of the time. In the center of the front of the vehicle, the A90 Atlantic carried a single fog lamp. It is also worth mentioning that instead of the indicators that were common at the time, it already had a modern indicator system. Initially, the brakes were only partially operated hydraulically. In other words, there was a “frame cylinder” on the rear axle, which was connected to the hydraulic brake system and operated the rod for the handbrake. From 1951 there were fully hydraulic brakes.

After only three years, the model was discontinued without a successor due to sluggish sales. 7981 copies were made.

However, the engine was still used in 1953 in the first model of the Austin-Healey, the Austin-Healey 100.

Austin A90 Westminster (1954-1956)

A90 Westminster
Austin A90 Westminster (1954-1956)

Austin A90 Westminster (1954-1956)
Production period: 1954-1956
Body versions : limousine
Engines: Otto engine :
2.6 liters (62.5 kW)
Length: 4324 mm
Width: 1626 mm
Height: 1620 mm
Wheelbase : 2635 mm
Empty weight : 1321 kg

In 1954 the Austin A90 Westminster appeared , a four-door sedan with a pontoon body, front wheels individually suspended from coil springs and wishbones and a driven, rigid rear axle suspended from leaf springs. It had a six-cylinder in-line engine with a capacity of 2639 cm³ and 85 bhp (63 kW) and a manual four-speed gearbox with steering wheel shift. The Austin A40 / Austin A50- style vehicle reached a top speed of 137 km / h.

There was a standard and a de luxe version; the latter had a heater as standard. The police version had a center shift instead of the steering wheel shift.

25,532 vehicles of this type had been built by 1956. The successors were the Austin A95 and the Austin A105 .

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Commons : Austin A90  - 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