The Austin Motor Company Limited was an English manufacturer of motor vehicles, founded in 1905 by Herbert Austin in Longbridge. In 1952, it was merged with Morris Motors Limited in the new holding company British Motor Corporation (BMC) Limited, keeping its separate identity.
The marque Austin was used until 1987. The trademark is currently owned by the Chinese firm SAIC Motor, after being transferred from bankrupt subsidiary Nanjing Automotive which had acquired it with MG Rover Group in July 2005.
Here below is a set of vintage photos from Vintage Cars & People that shows people posing with their Austin automobiles.
A lady wearing a fashionable fur-collared coat and her daughters, dressed in school uniforms, posing with an Austin 7 “New Ruby” Saloon in a middle-class residential area, circa 1935
A cheerful lady in a checkered dress posing with an Austin 7 “New Ruby” Saloon in the countryside. The car is registered in the city of Madrid, circa 1935
A dapper fellow posing with an Austin 10/4 Saloon in a city street, most probably in London. He is dressed in a suit and tie under a light-colored raincoat and holding a homburg hat in his hands, circa 1935
A brunette lady posing with a left-hand drive Austin A70 Hampshire in a city street. The car is registered in the city of Vienna, circa 1949
A dapper fellow in a single-breasted suit posing with a left-hand drive Austin A70 Hampshire in a city street. The car is registered in the city of Vienna, circa 1949
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