Austin 10/4 Clifton.
Jim dropped me a line, hoping that the pre-war Austin in the attached photograph could be identified. The photo turned up during research he conducted into the life of a Tewkesbury resident, by the name of Mrs. Margot Walker-Greaves. The tourer coachwork, complete with a dickey seat to the rear, coupled with the three vents let into the bonnet side panels, identify the car as an Austin 10/4 Clifton Tourer. Judging by its "easiclean" wheels, compared to the spoked versions fitted to earlier cars, a manufacture date of the late 1930s - probably 1937 - would seem to be correct. Margot is shown at the wheel of her prized Austin, with her friend Norman Preedy - accompanied by his faithful guide dog - sat comfortably in the rear seat. The photo was taken at a gathering of pre-war Austins, most likely in the 1960s.
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The Ten-Four Clifton was a contemporary to the 1936-1939 Austin Ten Cambridge, a four-door saloon introduced as an updated and enlarged replacement for the outgoing Lichfield-based range of cars. The photograph above demonstrates the seating arrangements for the Clifton, which comprised two positions up front protected by the folding hood, with a hinged rear lid revealing seating for two extra passengers in the rear. Access to the dickey seat was via a step fitted to the nearside rear corner of the car, while to the offside was mounted the rear registration plate.
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My thanks to Jim for sending the photo over, one of several different Austin 10s to now feature in this section.
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