1926 Austin 12/4 Clifton Tourer

1926 Austin 12/4 Clifton Tourer in The Abominable Dr. Phibes, Movie, 1971

Class: Cars, Convertible — Model origin:

Background vehicle

Author	Message
pilou ◊ 2006-09-27 12:09	Austin 12hp tourer of 1929
sixteensix ◊ 2009-10-20 19:34	The leading car is a 1926 Austin 12/4 'Clifton' Tourer, which at the time of the filming was owned by a Mr R.Fagan of Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire. The car was actually first registered in Jersey and when the Island was occupied by the invading German army - it was considered far too old for their use and so escaped being commandeered. The filming took place within the grounds of Haberdashers Aske Girls school at Elstree and the car following is my own 1929 Austin 16/6 'Fabric' saloon. The owner had entrusted his car to me and so I had to drive it home together with the 16/6 - I drove the 12 and my heavily pregnant wife drove the 16. However about a mile away from the location the planet gears in the rear axle of the 16 gave up and I then had the problem of getting not one but two cars home. I drove the 16 (it was just about drivable) and my wife drove the 12. She was frozen as the 12 was an open car - the date? 10th December 1971!
Jale ◊ 2020-12-20 16:55	Plates BH 10.
dsl ◊ 2020-12-20 19:27	We've identified this vehicle using the details you provided MINI PACEMAN COOPER AUTO 2013 Registration number: BH 10 Body type: Coupe Colour: Black Date of first registration: May 2013