1948 Austin A40 Devon [GS2]

1948 Austin A40 Devon [GS2] in Nice Time, Documentary, 1957

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

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Author	Message
chris40 ◊ 2008-06-03 09:14	Austin A70 Hampshire, 1948+
maxp ◊ 2008-06-03 09:38	Auston A40 Devon 1947 because of size and front fenders
sixcyl ◊ 2008-06-03 13:25	Chris?
Fairyman ◊ 2008-06-03 13:58	1947 Austin A40 Devon
Alexander ◊ 2008-06-03 14:01	While Chris is out for lunch, let me answer. I would agree with Max that it is the smaller Austin A40 Devon. Chassis codes for the Devon models were: [GS2] Oct47-Aug51, [GS2A] May49-Aug51 low spec. export model, [GS2B] 1948 Bermuda model, [GS3] Aug51-Feb52.
sixcyl ◊ 2008-06-03 14:07	Let it be
chris40 ◊ 2008-06-03 15:39	D'accord ... I hadn't even had breakfast when I misidentified it
sixcyl ◊ 2008-06-03 18:56	Ah ...la fringale en plein effort, c'est très mauvais!
sixcyl ◊ 2008-06-03 18:58	Why the "A40" has disappeared?
DynaMike ◊ 2008-06-03 19:02	No idea... I put it back. Btw. since this model was introduced in October 1947, according to Alexander, I'd say it should be listed as 1948.
Alexander ◊ 2008-06-08 01:16	In the books I have Austin uses exact years, not model years. Before we use model years (of which I personally disapprove) we have to be certain that the company actually did use model years and when exactly a new model years for this specific company starts. Many companies use calendar years or only switched to model years some time during their existence (Volkswagen for example in 1955).