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ghce
Joined: 02 Dec 2014 Posts: 10 Location: Christchurch, New Zealand
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Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2014 11:15 pm Post subject: My Austin Ten Four |
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Just signed up to the forum and thought I should post some pics of my Austin 10. Hopefully I can learn a lot from forum members, the other classic I own is a Rover P6B which has been in my care for about 27 years.
The Austin a 1933 built car I have not owned for so long.
It had a nut and bolt restoration in 2009 but not by me, god knows how much they spent on the restoration but there is nowhere that does not look like it has just come off the production line other than age related marks in the glass.
1933 Austin 10-4 Deluxe
Full Frontal
Dash
Step inside love
Rover Austin garage mates
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SpiggyTopes
Joined: 17 Jun 2014 Posts: 43 Location: Portugal
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Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2014 4:54 am Post subject: |
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Lovely. |
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Rick Site Admin
Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22449 Location: UK
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ghce
Joined: 02 Dec 2014 Posts: 10 Location: Christchurch, New Zealand
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Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2014 10:06 am Post subject: |
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Unfortunately not a lot, I bought it from a deceased estate so any of its prior info is pretty much lost to me.
All I really know is that it was registered in 1974 so it was likely restored at that time.
Then in Wellington NZ in 2009 it had a full restoration.
I guess that the number plate probably reflects it first registration in NZ however looking at the rest of the car it looks to be either late 32 or 33, and given the dates on all the car window glass are 1933 I would imagine it was a 1933 build.
The bumpers don't quite look the part but who knows what has occurred in the last 81 years, probably been replaced sometime in its distant past and given the relative scarcity of the early cars with split bumpers it probably got some other later models.
It has a VAR sticker on the glass and not a very new one at that so I hope at a later date I can find a little more of its history from some other NZ VAR members ( I am a VAR member also)
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Penman
Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4759 Location: Swindon, Wilts.
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Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2014 12:30 pm Post subject: |
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Hi
Difficult to be certain with the head on view and the side view with the doors open, but it looks like a narrow body with more exposure of the tops of the rear wings. so I thinkl that also points at 32/33 rather than 34.
Also if it was kit or whole vehicle imported as new, then it could well have left England a long time before being sold in NZ. _________________ Bristols should always come in pairs.
Any 2 from:-
Straight 6
V8 V10
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ghce
Joined: 02 Dec 2014 Posts: 10 Location: Christchurch, New Zealand
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Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2014 9:52 pm Post subject: |
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That is pretty much my conclusion to for the same reasons.
Interestingly the car has actually been registered as 1935 I would hazard to guess that information was less accessible back in 1974 than in 2014.... The internet at work I guess
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Rick Site Admin
Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22449 Location: UK
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ghce
Joined: 02 Dec 2014 Posts: 10 Location: Christchurch, New Zealand
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Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2014 12:21 am Post subject: |
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I think they arrived here as complete cars. |
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norustplease
Joined: 11 Apr 2011 Posts: 779 Location: Lancashire
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Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2014 11:05 am Post subject: |
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The Austin Ten Drivers Club website has a useful section on how to identify what year your car is. They may also be able to help you with its age, past history etc. if you have a chassis number.
Worth joining up too, if you haven't already. There is quite a body of technical knowledge there and I think that there are a few NZ members . _________________ 1953 Citroen Traction
1964 Volvo PV544
1957 Austin A55 Mk 1
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cmdted
Joined: 27 Jan 2014 Posts: 6 Location: Eston,North Yorkshire
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Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2015 9:55 am Post subject: Austin 10 |
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Nice chrome rad, i see its got the smokers hatch,is that original or did it have a sunroof???I am a member of the ATDC i have a 35 Lichfield they are very helpful,they will be able to help you,they have a Public enquiry part to their forum where you can put a query.Ted |
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