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£2,475

1956 Austin A40 Countryman Entered from the David Lucas Collection

United Kingdom • 24 Jul 2024

Vehicle Details

AI Listing Summary

This 1956 Austin A40 Countryman, part of a collection since the 1970s, requires recommissioning/renovation, impacting its value. While it has an older restoration and a charming history, the need for work and unwarranted mileage are considerable factors for potential buyers.

Condition

4

The car is described as being part of a collection since the late 1970s and subject to an older restoration, suggesting it was once in better condition. However, the listing also states that it is "in need of recommissioning / renovation," indicating that it has deteriorated over time and requires work to bring it back to a presentable and functional state. The unwarranted mileage also introduces uncertainty about its mechanical condition.

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Transmission:

Manual

Chassis No:

GV5173541

Odometer:

33,552 miles

Reg Number:

NCY 961

RHD/LHD:

RHD

Introduced in 1947, the A40 was Austin's first 'clean sheet' post-WW2 family saloon design.

Based on a sturdy chassis frame equipped with independent front suspension, a 'live' rear axle and four-wheel drum brakes, the newcomer was powered by a 1200cc OHV four-cylinder engine allied to four-speed manual transmission.

With some 40bhp on tap, it was reputedly capable of over 70mph.

Once production was in full swing and the principal Devon (four-door) and Dorset (two-door) saloon models firmly established, other variants joined the A40 line-up including a Jensen-designed sports four-seater, 10cwt pick-up, 10cwt van and estate car (or 'Countryman' as it was known).

Styled in-house by Dick Burzi, the commercial A40s contrived to be stylish yet practical.

Though, today - thanks to years of overloading, stop-start motoring and general abuse - survivors are few and far between.

First registered in Swansea on 19 th April 1956 (or so its ‘NCY 961’ number plate would imply), chassis GV51735...