1,200 cc OHV Inline-4 Cylinder engine Single 1bbl Downdraft Carburetor 40bhp at 4300 rpm 4-speed Manual Transmission Independent Front-wheel Suspension, Live Rear Axle Hydraulic Front, Mechanical Rear Drum Brakes *Austin's first post-war production car *Nearly all were exported *Vital to England's effort to help generate foreign revenue *Partially-restored THE MOTORCAR OFFERED Along with its two-door sister, the Dorset, and later the Countryman station wagon, the four-door A40 Devon was Austin's first effort to help rebuild the shattered British auto industry in the years immediately following World War II.

The A40s were launched in 1947 and were well-received.

Because England was essentially bankrupt after the war, the country was in desperate need of export revenue, and nearly every new car produced by the industry was tagged for distribution overseas.

Production ramped up steadily in Birmingham; in 1949 Austin produced almost 91,000 A40s of which only a few thousand remained in t...