Advertising Last completed movie pages Austin unknown Landaulette Ep. 1.5Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin: 
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Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene
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◊ 2006-10-25 18:19 |
Another Austin cab. I think it says "Austin Six" in the radiator. |
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◊ 2006-11-24 15:19 |
ep 2.5![[Image: wooster147jp1.th.jpg]](http://img177.imageshack.us/my.php?image=wooster147jp1.jpg "http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/4905/wooster147jp1.th.jpg") |
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◊ 2016-07-09 01:04 |
The radiator does say "Austin Six", but that isn't a full model name and it isn't unambiguous. There were at least three different model ranges in that era that contained the number 6. There was the 12/6, the 16/6 and the top of the line 20/6. Each of these model ranges had several sub-models (Open Road, Clifton etc.). Some of these sub-models had more than one body style. It is clear from the picture that this car has a landaulet body. I haven't been able to find any 12/6 with landaulet bodies, but both the 16/6 and the 20/6 were available as landaulets. The indented areas below the side windows puzzles me. Most 16/6 and 20/6 from the era don't have them. I haven't been able to find any 16/6 that have them, and the 20/6 I have found that have them are the most expensive ones such as this (claimed to be a 1929 Austin Ranelagh Landaulet): https://www.flickr.com/photos/29485695@N02/4900780704/in/photostream/ If I am reading the reflection of the license plate number correctly (DV 2530) it is an 1929 Austin with a 3378cc engine (according to DVLA). This car is the one I have found that resembles "our" car most. One easily noticeable difference is that "our" car lacks a mirror on the passenger side. |
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◊ 2016-07-09 01:13 |
See /vehicle.php?id=920310 - seems they were Gordon Landaulettes if coachbuilt, which the wood trim on this suggests. |
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◊ 2016-07-09 12:35 |
Thanks for the links to the brochures. I have saved the images for future use. There are at least two differences between the Gordon cars and "our" car: None of the Gordon cars have the indented areas below the side windows, and none of the Gordon landaulets have a full frame around the third side window with the top down. I'm no expert on British coach builders but I expect that there were more than one company that built bodies for Austins. |
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◊ 2016-07-09 14:43 |
What wood trim? The window frames don't look like wood to me, they just look like they have been painted in a different colour. Here is a close up: ![[Image: jeevesandwoosters1e5002938.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/3502/jeevesandwoosters1e5002938.jpg) |
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◊ 2016-07-09 15:13 |
Is /vehicle_39625-Austin-20-6-Mayfair-Landaulet-1938.html helpful?? |
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◊ 2016-07-09 19:51 |
Not really. That car is around 10 years younger than this car. |
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◊ 2019-10-14 12:26 |
I have not been able to find the exact car but the body looks almost identical to this 1930 Austin 20/6 Ranelagh Landaulette ![[Image: 18.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/558/18.jpg) Unlike the wire wheels with covers on the above 1930 20/6 Ranelagh, the Jeeves and Wooster car has artillery wheels which were optional from mid 1928 onwards. The body style looks to me to be 1929-1931 possibly? ![[Image: jwsiderear.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/558/jwsiderear.jpg) The only other alternative at the time I believe would be an Austin 16/6 (the 18/6 being introduced in 1934) but both the 16/6 and 18/6 were smaller and considered owner-driver cars where the 20/6 was a limousine with a division as in the Jeeves and Wooster episode. The same car possibly exists in another episode (but not I think ep. 2.05 broken picture link above) however I am still trying to go through the complete series but in any case only a partial registration is likely since the DVD quality is not very good and front number-plates were often obscured. -- Last edit: 2019-10-14 12:30:28 |
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◊ 2019-10-14 12:31 |
Link to "www.austintendriversclub.com" I am not saying that this is a certainty, but the large Austins of that period were able to be obtained in chassis form, and the possible coachwork suppliers could be anyone. However the sidelights seem to be in a similar location and the door handles match. Maybe Flewitt’s offered the model without the wheelchair facility? -- Last edit: 2019-10-14 12:39:40 |
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◊ 2019-10-14 12:49 |
The 'Flewitt' body does not have the same fixed side glass frame alongside the rear passenger seat, so I think another coach-builder is likely. |
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