The basic model cost £155 and was capable of reaching 55 miles per hour (89 km/h) with an economy of 34 and the Sunshine or De-Luxe with opening roof and leather upholstery at £168. For the first year only, a four-door saloon was made in two versions.
The four-wheel brakes were cable and rod operated by pedal or by hand lever on the offside of the speed lever. Suspension was by half-elliptic springs all round mounted on silent-bloc bushes and damped by frictional shock absorbers. The 1125-cc four-cylinder side-valve engine producing 21 brake horsepower (16 kW) drove the rear wheels through a four-speed gearbox and open drive shaft to a live rear axle. The chassis was designed to give a low overall height to the car by dipping down by 2.75 inches (70 mm) between the axles. The design of the car was conservative with a pressed steel body built on a ladder chassis. It fitted in between their "baby" Austin Seven which had been introduced in 1922 and their various Austin Twelves which had been updated in January 1931. It was launched on 19 April 1932 and was Austin's best-selling car in the 1930s and continued in production, with upgrades, until 1947. The Austin Ten is a small car that was produced by Austin. Petrol supplied by pump from a 6 gallons tank at the rear of the car īy gearwheel pump forced to crankshaft, camshaft and big end bearings įan and thermosyphon, automatic thermostat We mapped out hundreds of the photos and compared them with Google Street View to show just how much Chicago has changed.įor more neighborhood news, listen to DNAinfo Radio here.1,125 cc (69 cu in) 4-cylinder side-valve Ī single plate clutch transmits the drive through a 4-speed manual gearbox with constant mesh gears controlled by a centrally placed speed lever to an open propellor shaft with metal universal joints and then to a spiral bevel driven three quarter floating rear axle Ĭast iron, the crankshaft carried on three bearings, the pistons of low expansion aluminium alloy Ĭarburettor supplied by petrol pump, induction and exhaust manifolds cast in one piece to provide a hot spot. Many of the photos show the same area from a number of different angles, giving a snapshot early transportation worked and everyday life through a look at businesses, fashion, architecture and more. Photos depict intersections, streets, bridges, snow removal and other traffic features in the city, mainly along major streets. The photos come from the Illinois Department of Transportation and appear to have been made for the Chicago Park District's Engineering Section, according to the university. The University of Illinois at Chicago's digital photo collections archive has about 2,300 black-and-white scans of photos of various intersections and notable outdoor areas throughout the city from the 1920s-50s. CHICAGO - If you think your neighborhood has changed since you first moved in, you should see what it looked like 60 years ago.
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