When the seller’s father turned seventeen, he wanted a motorcycle.

His father refused but offered to buy him a car to soften the blow.

He agreed to that deal and because he was a man of taste, the car he chose was an Austin Ten.

Which he kept for life, and it is still in his family.

You see that Austin Ten sparked a lifelong love affair with the marque, and the last two cars he bought were this Austin Twenty Limousine in 2019 and, a year later, the Austin 16/6 Burnham we are also selling.

He’d had his eye on this Limousine for a while, eventually prizing it out of the well-known vintage and classic car restorer David Wall's private collection in exchange for an Austin Twelve, a boat and some cash.

Finished in navy-over-black and the winner of the Best in Class at the 2021 Austin Ten Drivers Club Rally, we assess ‘CLC 47’ as still being “an honest and straight example.” It’s also believed to be one of just seven 'painted cowl' Mayfair Limousines left in existence.

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