Help Identifying a Ute

Hi,

can anyone tell me what this is ute is?

It is thought to be a an Austin or a relation of.

I can't make out a name where the badge used to be at the back of the bonnet either. My first impression was French styling even with it being right hand drive.
The whole ute is well buried in those racks, it is not meant to escape by itself.

Austin A 40

Zuffen wrote: Austin A 40

My neighbour has/had a couple of A40's and this is much larger. The owner thought it might be a freeway?

Terry

I'd say early to mid 50's Austin A40.

Austin A40 Ute Date when launched 1948 discontinued finished 1956 Total produced 61,808 Engine 1200cc 40bhp at 4300rpm Max torque 59lbs /ft at2,200rpm.Length 13ft 4ins Width 5ft 1.5ins Height 5ft 6.7ins Weelbase 7ft 8.5ins Track front 4ft 0.7ins rear 4ft 2.7ins Price ex Works standard colour (May 1953) 487 Pounds

The Austin A70 Hampshire were bigger but I don't think they came out of factory in a ute version the Estate version were built by coach builders as shown

Swanny wrote: The Austin A70 Hampshire were bigger but I don't think they came out of factory in a ute version the Estate version were built by coach builders as shown

I have been looking at A40's and A70's just now and there are ute versions, called Hampshires I think, but the guard flows through the door a lot higher on the A70 than the A40. I can find a couple of A40's with matching grille so maybe that is what it is and maybe my neighbour has A30's

From 52 to 55 they appear to have the same grille and only one light under the headlight.



Terry

It’s a second series Austin A40, same as 1st series but the grille is different.