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Austin 1100

Austin 1100

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Lot number 8
Hammer value N/S (est. £1,000 - £1,500)
Description Austin 1100
Registration JOP 432E
Year 1967
Colour Blue
Engine size 1,098 cc
Chassis No. AS10346796
Engine No. 732188

After his outstanding success with the Mini, Alec Issigonis set out to design a larger and comparatively more sophisticated car, again based around the Austin A-Series engine.

The motor would again be mounted transversely (driving the front wheels) and the car would feature disc brakes at the front. It was the first car to feature the space-efficient ‘hydrolastic’ suspension invented by Alex Moulton. The engine was enlarged for the new mid-sized model. Capacity went up to 1098cc by dint of a longer stroke. This, combined with a new cylinder head design, took power from 37bhp at 4750rpm to a heady 48bhp at 5100rpm.

The 1100 model came to market in 1962 in both Austin and Morris guises. At first it was only available as a four-door saloon, though two- and three-door versions were soon added. Built at both Longbridge and Cowley, production reached more that 7,000 a week at its height. More than two million were made in total, though the owners’ club estimates only 3,000 remain worldwide today.

This 1967 4-door saloon was purchased by the vendor’s father when it had covered around 4,000 miles. Used as family transport until taken off the road in 1992, it had covered just 42,000 miles when it was put away in the garage.

Recently exhumed, it was taken to Station Autos in Hereford. They recommissioned the mechanics, fitting a new fuel pump, generator regulator and battery at a cost of some £800. Returned to good running order, the vendor has decided that it is time for someone else to continue the recommissioning process. The paintwork would certainly respond well to some elbow-grease, the car needing that final push to see it put back on the road where it belongs.

 

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