13 bhp, 745 cc inline four-cylinder engine with single updraft carburetor, three-speed manual transmission, traverse leaf-spring front suspension and rear quarter-elliptic spring suspension and live rear axle, and four-wheel mechanical brakes.

Wheelbase: 75 in.

At a time when America was almost exclusively producing large, stately cars that were powered by eight-, twelve-, and sixteen-cylinder engines, the American Austin Car Company was willing to go against the grain and create something that was economical, petite, and all-around adorable.

The American Austin was intended to revolutionize motoring in the United States, as families would now be able to afford having two cars, and they would learn that a small car could be just as useful as having one with a much larger footprint.

Manufactured with pride in Butler, Pennsylvania, the American Austin shared many components with their British made cousins, the Austin Seven, and every engine was tested on a dynamometer before being ma...