1934 Austin 12/4 Van based on Low-loader Taxi Chassis

1934 Austin 12/4 Van in Pierrepoint, Movie, 2005

Class: Cars, Van / MPV — Model origin:

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
dsl ◊ 2014-08-14 02:57	1934 plate. DVLA down at the moment but plate info says 1861cc
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2014-08-14 07:48	1861cc is the capacity of the Twelve hp engine. It appears to be a van, from the garden shed school of coach building. -- Last edit: 2014-08-14 09:23:34
Sunbar ◊ 2014-08-14 15:38	The Austin 12/4 7-10cwt van cost £172 10s in 1934. Austin chassis/scuttle with the van (or pickup) body added by another maker. 1931 Road Test Austin 12/4 Van 1861cc with a standard Austin body ... Link to "archive.commercialmotor.com"
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2014-08-14 16:19	Having just read the road test I think that the "normal cruising speed" quoted as 80mph should really be 30mph. Acceleration to 80mph in 19 seconds for a 12hp van with half a ton in it would have been quite an eye-opener in 1931.
kudos ◊ 2014-08-14 19:09
dsl ◊ 2018-10-16 14:01	Also here - /vehicle.php?id=1132893 etc