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Est: £4,500 - £6,500

1935 Austin 10/4 Lichfield

United Kingdom • 24 Jun 2026 • Lot 84

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Vehicle Details

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Condition 

7

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Manual

Transmission:

G53860

Chassis No:

Odometer:

[Odometer Reading]

AYB279

Reg Number:

RHD/LHD:

[RHD/LHD]

Just three owners in the last 58 years; restored in 1991 and carefully used since; only 2,700 miles on rebuilt engine; driven 50 miles to the sale; a super little Austin, ready to enjoyAustin’s best-selling car of the Thirties, the Austin 10/4 was launched in April 1932 and continued in production until 1947 with various upgrades along the way. The unburstable 1,125-cc four-cylinder side-valve engine produced 21bhp driving through a four-speed gearbox which gave the car a comfortable 50mph cruising speed.

The first styling change came in August 1934 when the plated radiator surround was replaced by one painted in body colour and it was given a slight slope.

Synchromesh was added to second gear and dual screen wipers and a foot-operated headlamp dip switch were fitted.

The saloon was given the name Lichfield and got a protruding boot which enclosed the spare wheel.First registered in Somerset in January 1935, this much-loved Lichfield comes with a large history file extending back to...

Points of note

£4,816

Lowest Price (Since 2020)

£5,000

Median Price (Since 2020)

£6,451

Highest Price (Since 2020)

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MOT Information

Expired

Expired on Oct 11 2022

Latest MOT Mileage

83,610 miles

Registration Date

1935-01-03

MOT History

Passed

On Oct 12 2021 with 83,610 miles


Passed

On Oct 25 2019 with 83,462 miles


Passed

On Sep 10 2018 with 83,340 miles


Passed

On Sep 01 2017 with 83,246 miles

There was 1 defect noted.

Advisory:
- replacement speedo fitted at[ old mileage] 85516

Passed

On Jul 26 2016 with 83,036 miles

There was 1 defect noted.

Advisory:
- Replacement speedo fitted old mileage 85516.

Failed

On Jul 22 2016 with 85,516 miles

There were 8 defects noted.

Fail:
- Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.5a)
- Offside Front Steering box insecure box loose on chassis (2.2.B.1a)
- Offside Front Shock absorber detached (2.7.2b)
- Nearside Front Shock absorber insecure (2.7.2b)
- Offside Rear Shock absorber insecure (2.7.2b)


Advisory:
- offside and nearside front bump stop rubbers missing
- speedo not working
- Nearside Front [black]spot light inoperative

Passed

On Jun 29 2015 with 85,246 miles

There was 1 defect noted.

User Entered:
- NEARSIDE REAR AXLE HAS OIL LEAK ON BACK PLATE

Passed

On Jun 19 2014 with 84,306 miles


Failed

On Jun 18 2014 with 84,306 miles

There were 5 defects noted.

Fail:
- Nearside Front Headlamp aim too high (1.8)
- Offside Front Headlamp aim too high and too far to the left. (1.8)
- Nearside Rear All position lamps not working (1.1.A.3b)
- Offside Rear Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)
- Horn not working (1.6.2a)

Passed

On Jun 22 2013 with 84,260 miles

There was 1 defect noted.

Advisory:
- Centre Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)

Passed

On Mar 17 2012 with 84,142 miles


Passed

On Mar 17 2011 with 83,874 miles


Passed

On Mar 25 2010 with 83,407 miles

There were 2 defects noted.

Advisory:
- Nearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
- Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)

Failed

On Dec 10 2008 with 83,034 miles

There were 4 defects noted.

Pass after Rectification at Station:
- Nearside Rear position lamp(s) excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance (1.1.A.3d)
- Offside Rear position lamp(s) excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance (1.1.A.3d)
- Nearside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)
- Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (1.4.A.2c)

Passed

On Dec 10 2008 with 83,034 miles


Passed

On Mar 20 2008 with 82,801 miles


Passed

On Mar 08 2007 with 82,678 miles


Passed

On Mar 18 2006 with 82,347 miles


MOT Mileage Trend

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