1933 Austin 18/6 Berkeley

1933 Austin 18/6 Berkeley in The Famous Five, TV Series, 1995-1997 Ep. 2.07

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

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Author	Message
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2020-05-03 09:09	Austin Six cylinder of some kind.
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2020-05-03 09:29	1933/4 Sixteen/Eightten.
dsl ◊ 2020-05-06 01:36	Googling a very poor selection suggests 16s had central grille badges, and off-centre may be 18. Or the sample is unreliable for so few 18s as none seem to have this double bumper ... Whichever, it might be a Carlton saloon.
tw2003 ◊ 2020-05-06 10:53	Here is one with double bumper beeing a 16/6 Gordon Saloon: https://fahrzeuge.dorotheum.com/de/l/2688400/
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2020-05-06 11:38	The bumper is held on with four bolts usually. It would take ten minutes to swap it, so is it original? Are the draft excluders present on the subject car? That would be a big job to alter. -- Last edit: 2020-05-06 11:40:08
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2020-05-06 12:23	Carlton Berkeley Harley Burnham Iver Take your pick. Plus Gordon, of course. -- Last edit: 2020-05-06 14:09:35
Sunbar ◊ 2020-05-06 13:54	I cannot see any draught-free vent glass. -- Last edit: 2020-05-06 13:55:13
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2020-05-06 14:11	My vote goes for Berkeley. https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C77156 The ball is now In your collective court.
dsl ◊ 2020-05-06 23:55	So 1933 18 Berkeley as far as we can take it??
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2020-05-07 08:32	We have a year, a make, a model/body type and a horsepower. In the absence of a number plate to link to a chassis #, what more is there? -- Last edit: 2020-05-07 08:32:58