Overview

This third volume continues James Stringer’s well received series with another highly entertaining collection of Austin-related stories. This time you can read all about: ‘Mugwump’ and its journey from Bristol to Cape Town; how Spike Milligan and fellow Goon Peter Sellers nearly fell out over an Austin 12/4; the company’s promotional film about the Austin 7 – “The Mighty Atom”, and many other colourful and delightfully entertaining stories, which provide the reader with an alternative and previously untold history of the Austin Motor Car Company.

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Author:   James ‘Jim’ Stringer
Publisher:   David & Charles
Imprint:   Veloce
Dimensions:   Width: 14.80cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 21.00cm
Weight:   0.350kg
ISBN:  

9781787116504

ISBN 10:   1787116506
Pages:   112
Publication Date:   15 September 2023
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"Contents Foreword Introduction Acknowledgements 1. An Austin named Gumdrop 2. The Austin village 3. The Sizaire-Berwick 4. The birth of an iconic trade mark 5. From stately limousine to Charabanc 6. ""Old Min' 7. The 1931 New Zealand earthquake 8. An Austin Twelve on the frontier 9. An artist's impression 10. Sir Malcolm Campbell 11. The rooftop Austin Seven 12. The bridge over the River Camm 13. The Brough superior 14. The tale of an Austin Eight 15. 'Mugwump' 16. Austin in receivership 17. Thetakeover bid by General Motors of America 18. Herbert Austin on 'How to use a file' 19. The dependable Austin (Seven) 20. Agricultural Austins 21. 'The Mighty Atom' 22. Austin slogans 23. And finally ... Index"

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Born in 1943, James spent his early years in the West London suburb of Acton, and after leaving school took an apprenticeship with London Transport. When he was old enough to drive, he looked around for a suitable motorcar which was affordable on apprentice’s wages. For £35 he purchased a 1929 Austin 16/6 saloon car, and thus his love affair with all things ‘Austin’ began. Joining the Vintage Austin Register in 1962 he soon became involved in its organisation, and for 17 years edited and produced the Vintage Austin Magazine, undertaking research into many aspects of the products manufactured by the Austin Motor Company. James is now the Register’s Vice President. The stories that he has collected over his many years of involvement with Austin cars form the basis of his popular ‘Austin Anthology’ series of books.

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