Austin A35
The Austin A30 is a small family car built from May 1952 to September 1956. It was launched at the 1951 Earls Court Motor Show
Originally only offered as a 4-door saloon, 2-door variants were introduced in late 1953, and in 1954 a van and van-based "countryman" estate were made available. Inside there were individual seats at the front and a bench at the rear covered in PVC with an option of leather facings on the seats. Evidence of economy was seen in only having a single windscreen wiper, central combined stop/tail/numberplate lamp and a sun visor in front of the driver only. A passenger-side wiper and sun visor, and a heater were available as optional extras.
Powered by an 803cc straight-4 engine the A30 was able to attain a top speed of 70 mph.
In 1956 the A30 was replaced by the A35.
The A35 was very similar in appearance to the A30, except for a larger rear window aperture and a painted front grille, with chrome horse-shoe surround, instead of the chrome grille featured on the A30. It came with either a 948cc or 1098cc inline 4 engine giving a top speed of almost 72 mph.
Like the A30, the A35 was offered as a two- or four-door saloon or two-door "Countryman" estate and also as a van. The latter model continued in production through to 1968.
In 1958 the car was rebodied by the Italian design team Pininfarina and released as the A40 Farina. It was an early example of a hatchback, but was mechanically mainly unchanged from the previous version.
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