1. Austin 10 Lichfield 4dr saloon.
Ena found the site while researching some old photos she has. Along with a motorcycling image, she sent this picture believing it showed an Austin 7. However it's actually the slightly larger Austin 10/4, the late 1934-onwards 10 Lichfield, replacement for the similar chrome-rad Austin 10/4 of 1932-1934. It is an early-ish example of the Lichfield as it still features the previous model's windscreen assembly - later cars had a screen with a pronounced curve to the lower corners. As well as the 4 door saloon, Austin also offered the 3-position Austin 10 Colwyn cabriolet.
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Note the parking marker attached to the car's front wing, to aid parking, and also its two-tone colour scheme.
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The Lichfield's successor would be the Ten-Four Cambridge model.
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2. A later Ten-Four parked in a Manchester street.
Tram enthusiasts will no doubt be more interested in the two Manchester Corporation vehicles that are evident in this old photograph, than the presence of a 10hp Austin saloon. The latter, registration AOD 226 (a Devon series introduced in March 1936), is parked close to the kerb just away from a tram stop (note the "All Cars Stop Here" sign). Whitworth Hall, part of the city's university, can be seen in the background.
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The car shown here exhibits the later windscreen surround, ie different to that fitted to the car above.
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Return to Old Motoring Photos Page No. 9.
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A photograph of a 10/4 Lichfield and a couple of other pre-war cars outside a garage in 1939, can be found on this Ford page.
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