The Austin 10 - also known as the Ten-Four - was introduced in 1932 and lasted until 1947 with production continuing throughout WW2 to supply staff cars, pick-ups and vans to support all branches of the British armed services.

The Ten was Austin’s mid-sized car, slotting in neatly (and numerically) between the baby Seven and the much larger Twelve.

It had a pressed steel body sitting on a ladder chassis - dipping between the axles to give a lower profile - and was propelled along by a 1125cc engine, which delivered 21bhp through a 4-speed manual gearbox to give a top speed of 55mph.

Initially launched in four-door saloon form, new body formats were introduced, starting in late 1932.

These included an open tourer, two-seat and dickey tourer, a van, cabriolet and a sports tourer.

This open two-seat tourer - with additional Dickey seat - was first registered in March 1934.

It benefited from the model updates that came during 1933 including an X-braced chassis, 12V electrics, traffic...