My first car was an Austin A40 in Cor Blimey flat out it could hit 45mph down hill but needed a push up steep hills, had a three foot high floor mounted stick shift and the shocks created a constant hip hop effect, but who cared, it only cost ten bob to fill it up and was my first car and to me, it was beautiful. Cheers, tin-man
Austin A40 Devon
Manufacturer Austin/BMC
Production 1947–1952
Predecessor Austin 10
Successor Austin A40 Somerset
Class midsize car
Body style 2-door saloon
Engine 1.2 L (1200 cc) Straight-4
Wheelbase 92.5 in (2,350 mm) [1]
Length 153 in (3,886 mm) [1]
Width 61 in (1,549 mm) [1]
Height 63.5 in (1,613 mm) [1]
Curb weight 2,130 lb (966 kg)