Austin A70

Austin A70
Hampshire/Hereford
Austin A70 Hereford
Overview
ManufacturerAustin
Production1948–1954
AssemblyUnited Kingdom
Melbourne, Australia[1]
Body and chassis
LayoutFR layout
Powertrain
Engine2199 cc Straight-4
Chronology
PredecessorAustin 16 hp
SuccessorA90 Westminster

The Austin A70 Hampshire and later Austin A70 Hereford are cars that were produced by Austin of Britain from 1948 until 1954. They were conventional body-on-frame cars with similar styling to the smaller A40 Devon and A40 Somerset models respectively, though with an entirely different larger and wider body on chassis construction. 85,682 were built.

  1. ^ Gavin Farmer, Leyland P76: Anything but Average, page 2