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Any knowledge of 1935 Austin 10 Cab-chassis being exported?
Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2020 6:34 am
by plumby
At a Farm Clearing Sale here in Victoria, Australia a friend has recently bought a possibly rare style of Pick-up or Utility (Ute) which - though derelict - appears to have a professionally made "King-cab" style of steel body.
It is car Number 71675 which dates it to late August 1935 in the list of running changes. I have several photos of the car, but do not see any means of posting them.
Phil Plumbe, Surrey Hills, Melbourne
pplumbe6@bigpond.com
Re: Any knowledge of 1935 Austin 10 Cab-chassis being exported?
Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2020 6:21 pm
by peter_winney
Between the wars Austins were exported to Oz as knocked down kit chassis and local bodies built on them, notably by Holden. This means that there are some interesting bodies on them that are different from the ones seen over here.
Re: Any knowledge of 1935 Austin 10 Cab-chassis being exported?
Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2020 2:20 am
by plumby
Thanks for that confirmation of what we (the owner and I) had thought, as to the type of body and cab this Utility has.
Re: Any knowledge of 1935 Austin 10 Cab-chassis being exported?
Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2020 9:05 pm
by david_mccullough
plumby wrote:
> At a Farm Clearing Sale here in Victoria, Australia a friend has recently
> bought a possibly rare style of Pick-up or Utility (Ute) which - though
> derelict - appears to have a professionally made "King-cab" style
> of steel body.
> It is car Number 71675 which dates it to late August 1935 in the list of
> running changes. I have several photos of the car, but do not see any means
> of posting them.
>
> Phil Plumbe, Surrey Hills, Melbourne
pplumbe6@bigpond.com
Ive posted pics in the general page.