1947 Austin A120 Princess [DS2]

1947 Austin A120 Princess [DS2] in The Austin Festival Review, Documentary, 1951

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dsl ◊ 2015-06-01 02:57	Judging by the number plate this has to be the elusive A120 Princess, launched at 1947 Geneva show and only produced in very low numbers before upgrade to A135 Princess. But unable to confirm how many production A120s appeared.
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2015-06-01 08:41	32 Graham Robson - "The Cars of BMC" page 64. There were also 12 A110 Sheerlines before it became the A125, in both cases the 3460cc truck and coach engine was enlarged to 3993cc, Sheerlines had 1 carburettor, Princesses had 2, hence the increased output. A Bentley Mk VI weighed about the same and had about 125bhp in 1946, and the wonderful Jaguar twin cam was waiting in the wings. There was nothing wrong with Austin's big engine, it just needed more power. In the truck and coach application, the engine produced about 70bhp, an almost perfect match for the Bedford upon which it was based. -- Last edit: 2015-06-01 08:55:05

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dsl

◊ 2015-06-01 02:57

Judging by the number plate this has to be the elusive A120 Princess, launched at 1947 Geneva show and only produced in very low numbers before upgrade to A135 Princess. But unable to confirm how many production A120s appeared.

johnfromstaffs

◊ 2015-06-01 08:41

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Graham Robson - "The Cars of BMC" page 64.

There were also 12 A110 Sheerlines before it became the A125, in both cases the 3460cc truck and coach engine was enlarged to 3993cc, Sheerlines had 1 carburettor, Princesses had 2, hence the increased output. A Bentley Mk VI weighed about the same and had about 125bhp in 1946, and the wonderful Jaguar twin cam was waiting in the wings. There was nothing wrong with Austin's big engine, it just needed more power.

In the truck and coach application, the engine produced about 70bhp, an almost perfect match for the Bedford upon which it was based.

-- Last edit: 2015-06-01 08:55:05

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