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Austin A30/A35

Leonard Lord bought Ian Duncan's Dragonfly small car and his services for 3 years in 1948, but the original ideas of the Dragonfly were very quickly thrown aside and a more conventional design laid out. Duncan asked to be moved off the A30 project and Leonard Lord engaged Raymond Loewy Studios to style the car, with Bob Koto on the pens. However, the resulting car was shortened, hieghtened and then restyled in-house. Riccardo Burzi worked for Lancia but was persuaded over to Austin and he was responsible for the 'egg-shaped' Austin A30/A35. Launched in 1951, the Austin A30 was available as a 4-door saloon with a new 803cc A-series engine which in time migrated to the Morris Minor. In 1953 a 2-door body was offered, and in 1954 Van and Countryman versions completed the range. In 1954 the A30 was upgraded, gaining a 948cc version of the A-series engine and a wraparound rear window. A35 cars ceased production in 1958 as the A40 Farina took over, but the Vans and Countryman versions continued to be sold. When it was launched as the A30 in 1951 it was the spiritual replacement for the Austin Seven, and almost took its name. Although it was replaced in 1958 by the Austin A40, the Mini was a truer replacement for an entry level Austin.

Austin A30 4-door. Austin A30 cars had chrome grilles, but cheaper painted grilles were given to the later A35. Under the bonnet of the A30 was a new ohv 803cc engine, designated the A-series, which was later given to the Morris Minor Series II and formed the basis od BMC light cars right up to the Metro in the 1980s.	Austin A35 4-door. In 1956 Austin replaced the A30 with the A35, giving it a 948cc version of the A-series engine (which also went into the Morris Minor 1000). A painted grille was now fitted, and the semaphone indicators replaced by orange lamps below the headlamps.	Austin A30 2-door. At the 1951 Earls Court Motor Show Austin had launched the 4-door Austin A30, and in 1953 the 2-door version followed, soon to be made in-house by Austin's newly acquired Fisher Ludlow.	Austin A30 2-door. The A30 was launched looking very like a down-sized Austin A70 Hampshire, which was partly due to the influence of Dick Burzi on the styling. However the design started with Bob Koto, a Raymond Loewy Studios	Austin A30 4-door. The A30 4-door was available from 1951 with a monocoque body originally produced by Briggs (Ford) at Dagenham.
Austin A30 4-door. The A30 was launched as a 2-door in 1951 and as a 2-door in 1953. Both bodies had this small crescent-shaped rear window.	Austin A35. The 948cc Austin A35 was available from 1954-58 before being replaced by the Austin A40. When it was launched as the A30 in 1951 it was the spiritual replacement for the Austin Seven, and almost took its name. Although it was replaced in 1958 by the Austin A40, the Mini was a truer replacement for an entry level Austin.	Austin A35 4-door. Part of the A35 upgrade was the wraparound rear window, and orange indicator lamps replacing the side trafficators.	Austin A30. Launched in 1951, the Austin A30 was only available as a 4door until the 2door was launched in 1953. The original Austin Seven concept was penned by Bob Koto in 1949 and then given to Dick Burzy before being altered on Leonard Lord's instructions.	Austin A35. In 1956 the original A30 needed revising and the A35 was produced with a larger rear window and a 948cc version of the original 803cc A series engine.
Austin A30.	Austin A35	Austin A30/A35 Vans	Austin Seven and Austin Mini	Morris Minor Series II 1952 - 1956
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