'You can buy a car, but you invest in an Austin', proclaimed Herbert Austin's copywriter.

The founder of the once great Austin marque being knighted in 1917 for his company's contributions to the WWI war effort and it is worth remembering that between the wars, by selling very large numbers of his cars to overseas customers, Austin contributed greatly to the then great British motor industry accounting for a staggering 25 percent of global car exports.

Top of the Birmingham manufacturer's range in the 1920s was the alloy-bodied Austin Twenty (20) Tourer, which had 3 rows of seats and could therefore accommodate up to 7 adults.

Finished in Blue with a Blue interior, this example was previously imported from Australia in c.1997, hence it is recorded as having been first registered in September of 1997.

A handsome example of the well-respected 1920s Austin, it presents as an older restoration, a reluctant sale by the present owner only due to his advancing years.

The Twenty recently ...