- For Austin 12 of 1939 to 1947, see Austin 12 (1939).
The Austin Twelve is a motor car introduced by Austin in 1921. It is the second of the World War I model of Herbert Austin and in many ways a small-scale version of its Austin Twenty, introduced in 1919 Sales which is slower than expected from Twenty brings this distinction from the one-model policy intended. The Twelve was announced in early November 1921 after the Austin company had been on the curator for six months. The twelve number refers to the strength of the fiscal horse (12.8) rather than its 20 and then 27th bhp. The tax-driven stroke length, 72 x 102 and 72 x 114.5 engines, has a low speed torque much larger than the bhp ratings show.
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Originally available as a turer, in 1922 three body styles were offered: four seater tourists, two/four seats (both at 550 GBP) and coupÃÆ'Â © at 675 GBP.
This car enjoys success in the vintage era with annual sales reaching 14,000 in 1927.
While the mechanical specifications changed slightly (machines increased from 1661Ã, cc to 1861Ã, cc in 1926), many of the body styles offered with saloons became more popular as the twenties ended.
The car continued in the Austin catalog and as a taxi option until 1939. The last cars were produced for the War Department in 1940.
After the early thirties, the car was referred by the public as the Twelve Weights to distinguish it from the other, newer, 12HP cars in the Austin, Light Twelve-Four, Twelve-Six, etc. catalog. And received some updates. The artillery-style wheel was replaced by a wire wheel in 1933 and the ignition coil replaced the magneto in 1935. The gearbox was equipped with a synchromesh between the two top ratios in 1934. The body series that the factory catalog kept updated with the latter no longer fashionable The cars were coated Weymann fabric in 1931 and no open tour after 1934.
After the war, the Austin Twelve name continued in the Austin catalog for several years until the arrival in 1947 at Austin A40 Dorset and Devon saloons.
Today, the Austin Twelve is remembered as almost unworkable and well-stocked by the Vintage Austin Register in the UK and other clubs in the rest of the world.
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Chassis
"The gears are easily replaced, the brakes work well, but are smooth in their applications, and steering is stable and light, enough locks allow the car to enter the small space.From the spring I have no complaints: a lot of efficiency may be due to proper leaf lubrication. the control is in hand, and next to the horn button on the instrument board there is a large circular switch on the steering wheel so warnings can be given without having to remove the hand. " from a report on the Austin Twelve Harley all-weather tourer published February 1924.
Brake
The pedal operates the shoes on the closed drum on the back and the centrally arranged hand lever applies the type of locomotive transmission brake docked to the gearbox. Hand tuners are provided. Compensation is provided by a rubber washer. Rear wheel brakes can also be taken by hand on the main trunk.
Four wheel brake
This "highly marked improvement" was announced for the October 1924 Motor Show. The pedals now apply all four brakes on wheels. Applications are made with cables, their devices are compensated and disposable can be taken separately The carburetor is now strangled. Hand brake work on transmission for parking.
Steering
The steering device is with worm and worm wheel.
Suspension
The suspension is with a half-elliptical spring, which is behind the underslung. The foot protector allows the lubrication of leaves by oil installed, and parts such as shackle pins smeared with pistols.
- 1926 Twelve Clifton Weight Tour
- 1930s Twelve-Four Ascots
- 1938-39 Twelve Ascot
In fiction
The Twelve-Four is familiar to children in the form of Gumdrop , the title character of a series of books written by Val Bureau, which has an example. Gumdrop is Austin Clifton Heavy Twelve-Four of 1926.
The stories revolve around the car and its owner, initially the younger Bill McArran, but for most of the series, Mr. Oldcastle is more senior (later joined the dog, Horace). Plots often involve searching for replacement parts for Gumdrop .
The bureau wrote stories from the late 1960s to the 1980s. The main series of books, all illustrated in full color by the Bureau, ran to at least seventeen titles, with twelve (at least) "Gumdrop Little Books" also published in the 1980s.
While Gumdrop's adventure is fictional, the car does not. Mr. Bureau and Gumdrop often visit car shows and other events in Sussex and surrounding areas (2008)
References
- A-Z Cars of the 1920s. Nick Baldwin. Bay View Books 1994. ISBNÃ, 1-870979-53-2
- A-Z Cars of the 1930s. Michael Sedgwick and Mark Gillies. Bay View Books 1989. ISBNÃ, 1-870979-38-9
External links
- Austin Taxi (in Austin Memories) - Including how 12/4 became the first of the lines that gave birth to the classic London Taxi
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