1930 Austin 7 ChummyRegistration No.

FB 8163Chassis No.

108913Engine No.

M107987From the stable of Herbert Austin and reputedly designed in the billiard room in his home at Lickey Grange the Baby Austin originally had a capacity of 696cc giving an RAC rating of 7.2HP.

Three prototypes were manufactured at the factory and the car was announced to the public in July 1922.

Nearly 2,300 cars were produced during the first year of manufacture and within a few years the Austin 7 dominated the small car market.

By the time the car was phased out in 1939 some 290,000 cars and vans had been sold.

So successful was the Baby Austin that many firms built the car under Licence.

Notable names included American Austin, Dixi (later to become BMW) and Rosengart in France.

The Model was also the basis for the Austin 7 Swallow which set William Lyons on the road to success and laid the foundations for what was to become Jaguar Cars.The vehicle on offer comes from long term ownership and the curr...