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Encyclopedia > Austin A30
Austin A30
Austin A30
Manufacturer: Austin/BMC
Production: 1951-1956
223,264
Successor: Austin A35
Class: compact car
Body Styles: FR 4-door saloon
FR 2-door saloon
FR 2-door estate
Engines: 803 cc A-Series I4

The A30 was a compact car produced by Austin Motor Company in the 1950s. Introduced in 1951, it was Austin's answer to the Morris Minor. Like many vehicles of the time, it was a mix of pre-war and post-war components. Its newly-designed A-Series straight-4 engine was state of the art for the time, while its rod-operated brakes were decidedly antiquated. 1954 Austin A30 at the Great West Road Run rally at Aust Services, Aust, Bristol, England. ... The Austin Motor Company was British manufacturer of automobiles that rose to be a major motorcar brand, the dominant partner after merger with Morris in the 50s but declining after absorption into British Leyland. ... The British Motor Corporation (BMC) was a car company, formed by the merger of the Austin and Morris companies in 1952. ... 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The A35 was a compact car sold by Austin Motor Company in the 1950s. ... Rambler American Compact car is a largely North American term denoting an automobile smaller than a midsize car, but larger than a subcompact car. ... In Automobile design, an FR, or Front-engine, Rear wheel drive, layout places the engine in the front of the vehicle and drive wheels at the rear. ... This article is about the type of car. ... In Automobile design, an FR, or Front-engine, Rear wheel drive, layout places the engine in the front of the vehicle and drive wheels at the rear. ... This article is about the type of car. ... In Automobile design, an FR, or Front-engine, Rear wheel drive, layout places the engine in the front of the vehicle and drive wheels at the rear. ... Estate car body style (Saab 95) A station wagon (United States usage), wagon (Australian usage, though station wagon is widely used) or estate car (United Kingdom usage) is a car body style similar to a sedan car but with an extended rear cargo area. ... Austin Motor Companys small straight-4 automobile engine, the A-Series, is one of the most common in the world. ... The straight-4 or inline-4 is an internal combustion engine with four cylinders aligned in one row. ... Rambler American Compact car is a largely North American term denoting an automobile smaller than a midsize car, but larger than a subcompact car. ... The Austin Motor Company was British manufacturer of automobiles that rose to be a major motorcar brand, the dominant partner after merger with Morris in the 50s but declining after absorption into British Leyland. ... // Events and trends The 1950s in Western society was marked with a sharp rise in the economy for the first time in almost 30 years and return to the 1920s-type consumer society built on credit and boom-times, as well as the height of the baby-boom from returning... 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... The revolutionary Morris Minor was launched at the Earls Court Motor Show on 20 September 1948, and attracted immediate attention. ... Austin Motor Companys small straight-4 automobile engine, the A-Series, is one of the most common in the world. ... The straight-4 or inline-4 is an internal combustion engine with four cylinders aligned in one row. ...


The A30 was initially available only as a 4-door saloon. In 1953, 2-door saloon, van, and "Countryman" estate bodies appeared. It was replaced by the A35 in 1956 after having sold nearly ¼ million units. This article is about the type of car. ... 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Van can mean: Van, a road vehicle. ... Estate car body style (Saab 95) A station wagon (United States usage), wagon (Australian usage, though station wagon is widely used) or estate car (United Kingdom usage) is a car body style similar to a sedan car but with an extended rear cargo area. ... The A35 was a compact car sold by Austin Motor Company in the 1950s. ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Engine:

  • 1952–1956 - 803 cc A-Series I4, 28 hp (21 kW) at 4400 rpm and 40 ft·lbf (54 Nm) at 2200 rpm

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The Austin A30 - classic British car (1241 words)
The A30, or 'baby Austin' as it was known early in its life, is as popular now as it has ever been, with both restored and original low mileage examples still a common sight at classic car shows up and down Britain.
Austin had enjoyed great success with their range of small cars prior to WW2 - namely the Austin 7s, 8s, and 10s, and continued after hostilities producing the alligator-bonnet 8 and 10 saloons.
Visually not dissimilar to the A30, albeit slightly less curvy, the 8 was also powered by an 803cc ohv 4 cylinder unit, of their own design (the 10 had a 948cc version of the same engine), and was keenly priced at a whisker under the A30's asking price.
Austin Motor Company - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (940 words)
Herbert Austin (1866–1941), later Sir Herbert, the former manager of the Wolseley Tool and Motor Car Company founded The Austin Motor Company in 1905, at Longbridge, which was then in Worcestershire (Longbridge became part of Birmingham in 1911 when its boundaries were expanded).
With the help of the Seven Austin weathered the worst of the depression and remained profitable through the 1930s producing a wider range of cars which were steadily updated with the introduction of all-steel bodies, Girling brakes, and synchromesh gearboxes but all the engines remained as side valve units.
The principle of a transverse engine with gearbox in the sump and driving the front wheels was carried on to larger cars with the 1100 of 1963, the 1800 of 1964, the Maxi of 1969, the Allegro of 1973 and the Metro of 1980.
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