Austin 10

Austin Ten
4-door saloon
first registered 17 June 1932
Overview
ManufacturerAustin
Also calledAustin Ten-Four
Production1932–1947
290,000 made
Body and chassis
Body style
  • Saloons:
    • 4-door 1932–1935
    • Lichfield 1934–1937
    • Sherborne 1936–1937
    • Cambridge 1937–1947
  • Tourers:
    • 2-seat 1933–1939
    • 4-seat 1933–1939
  • Sports:
    • Ripley 1934–1936
  • Cabriolet:
    • Colwyn 1933–1937
    • Conway 1937–1939
  • Van 1933–1947
  • 2-door pick-up
Powertrain
Engine1,125 cc (69 cu in) 4-cylinder side-valve[1]
Transmissiona single plate clutch transmits the drive through a 4-speed manual gearbox with constant mesh gears controlled by a centrally placed speed lever to an open propellor shaft with metal universal joints and then to a spiral bevel driven three quarter floating rear axle[1]
Dimensions
Wheelbase
  • 7 ft 9 in (93 in; 2,362 mm)[1]
  • track 3 ft 9 in (45 in; 1,143 mm)[1]
Length11 ft 7 in (139 in; 3,531 mm)[1]
Width4 ft 7 in (55 in; 1,397 mm)[1]
Height5 ft 4 in (64 in; 1,626 mm)[1]
Kerb weight15+1⁄2 cwt (1,736 lb; 787 kg)[1]
Chronology
Predecessornone
SuccessorAustin A40
Austin Ten-Four
1125 cc
Overview
ManufacturerAustin
Layout
Configurationstraight-4
Displacement1,125 cc (69 cu in)[1]
Cylinder bore63.5 mm (2.50 in)[1]
Piston stroke89 mm (3.5 in)[1]
Cylinder block materialcast iron, the crankshaft carried on three bearings, the pistons of low expansion aluminium alloy[1]
Cylinder head materialdetachable
Valvetrainside-valve
Combustion
Fuel systemcarburettor supplied by petrol pump, induction and exhaust manifolds cast in one piece to provide a hot spot. ignition by coil and battery[1]
Fuel typepetrol supplied by pump from a 6 gallons tank at the rear of the car[1]
Oil systemby gearwheel pump forced to crankshaft, camshaft and big end bearings[1]
Cooling systemfan and thermosyphon, automatic thermostat[1]
Output
Power output
  • 21 bhp (16 kW; 21 PS) @ 3,400 rpm[1]
  • 20 bhp (15 kW; 20 PS) @ 2,600 rpm[2]
  • Tax rating: 9.996 hp[1]
Chronology
Predecessornone
SuccessorAustin A40

The Austin Ten is a small car that was produced by Austin. It was launched on 19 April 1932[1] and was Austin's best-selling car in the 1930s and continued in production, with upgrades, until 1947. It fitted in between their "baby" Austin Seven which had been introduced in 1922 and their various Austin Twelves which had been updated in January 1931.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "A New Austin Car". The Times, Tuesday, 19 April 1932; p. 7; Issue 46111
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference TT46816 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).