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£22,176

1952 Austin A70 Hereford Pick Up

United Kingdom • 29 Jul 2022

Vehicle Details

AI Listing Summary

This is a rare, restored Austin A70 Hereford Pick Up, in the same family since 1999. The owner has carried out a long term restoration, with invoices and paperwork included. Sadly the owner can no longer drive the vehicle, so a reluctant sale is required.

Condition

8

The vendor describes the car as a 'fine restored example' with a high standard of finish and detail work, indicating meticulous attention to its restoration. The description also mentions a file of parts invoices going back many years, suggesting ongoing maintenance and care. This points to a vehicle in excellent condition.

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Transmission:

Manual

Chassis No:

BK3117760

Odometer:

[Odometer Reading]

Reg Number:

OKT 152

RHD/LHD:

RHD

The A70 Hereford replaced the Hampshire in 1950 and was wider and slightly longer with an extra 3 inches in the wheelbase.

A new addition to the range was the A70 Coupe, a 2-door convertible with coachwork by Carbodies of Coventry.

A notable mechanical change was the use of fully hydraulic brakes.

The smaller A40 Somerset had similar styling and shared the same doors and rear wings.

The car retained the 2199cc 4-cylinder engine first seen officially in 1945 on the Austin 16.

Performance was adequate by the standards of the time, but the car was not particularly quiet, and an Autocar magazine road test in 1950 reported a "small vibration at about 40 m.p.h.

on the overrun" on its test car.

Austin had given a lead after the war in equipping its cars with interior heaters at no extra cost, and the Hereford came fitted with "the latest Smiths fresh-air installation" as standard equipment.The road tester found the heater, like the engine and indeed the windscreen wipers, "rather noisy...