Austin Sixteen BS1
Austin updated the Austin Twelve in 1939 with a new body derived from the 1937 but transformed at the front with 'transatlantic' styling by Dick Burzi . The 4-cylinder sidevalve 1,535cc engine in the Twelve left the car rather sluggish and Austin addressed this by fitting the 2,199cc 4-cylinder ohv engine into the car to create the 'Sixteen BS1'. The Sixteen was launched in 1945 and sold 35,000 which included a special Sixteen autographed by Austin workers in 1947 to celebrate the one millionth Austin produced. In 1949 Austin introduced the A70 Hereford to replace the Sixteen
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Austin Sixteen BS1 - grille badge
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ab Austin Sixteen BS1 grille
Austin Sixteen BS1 - grille. The wraparound grille was part of Dick Burzi's 'transatlantic' look which started on the Twelve in 1939 and was inherited by other Austin models. THe 1938 austin models were very similar in appearance
Austin Sixteen BS1 1948 RAF front
Austin Sixteen BS1 1948 RAF front
Austin Sixteen BS1 1948, powered by 2,199cc engine
Austin Sixteen BS1 1948 RAF rear
Austin Sixteen BS1 1948 RAF rear
Austin Sixteen BS1 1948, car originally used by the Royal Air Force.
Austin Sixteen BS1 1949 MP
Austin Sixteen BS1 1949 MP
Austin Sixteen BS1 1949 MP, in the service of the Military Police
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Austin Sixteen BS1
Austin Sixteen BS1 Million front
Austin Sixteen BS1 Million front
Austin Sixteen BS1 Million. In 1946 Austin produced its one millionth car, this Austin Sixteen BS1. The car is covered with the signatures of Austin workers.
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Buick Century 1937 Roadster front
Buick Century 1937 Roadster. The 1937 Buick had a similar front to the Austin Sixteen
Austin Sixteen BS1 Countryman front
Austin Sixteen BS1 Countryman front
Austin Sixteen BS1 Countryman. The postwar Sixteen used an Austin Twelve body with a new 2199cc 6-cylinder engine. The 'Woody' was an option built at Papworth
Austin Sixteen BS1 Countryman rear
Austin Sixteen BS1 Countryman rear
Austin Sixteen BS1 Countryman. In postwar Britain with steel in short supply wooden bodies ( 'Woodies' seemed a good idea. Frank Jordan at Papworth Hospital approached Austin and landed the contract to build the new Austin 'Countryman' which sold very well.
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t Austin Sixteen BS1 Countryman tail
Austin Sixteen BS1 Countryman. Austin supplied the chassis with bonnet, screen and wings to Papworth where recovering TB patients built on the wooden shooting brake body. 500 of these Station Wagons were made, and Austin coined the term 'Countryman' for these vehicles.
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