1931 Austin 12 HarrowReg.

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KJ 2227Chassis no.

68864 (as per plate on car) V5C states 6TT2492Engine no.

69375L (according to the logbook)Introduced in 1921 as a scaled-down version of Austin’s large 20, the ‘Heavy’ 12 soon acquired an enviable reputation for strength and reliability, and this reputation, coupled to periodic updates, kept the model in production right up to 1939.

Many different body styles were offered over the 18 years, but the most obvious mechanical change – the increase in engine capacity from 1660 to 1861cc – took place in 1926.

This larger engine only produced 27bhp, but the long-stroke engines that the tax regulations of the time encouraged produced good low-speed torque.

A four-speed crash gearbox was standard.This 1931 Heavy 12 is the ‘Harrow’ 2-seater with dickey seat.

Supplied new by Rootes of Maidstone to a Miss Halifax-Ward – a relation or friend of Herbert Austin – it was acquired from an unknown second owner in 1966 by Robert Thornton, who kept ...