A number of different motor vehicles were marketed under the Austin A40 name by

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between 1947 and 1967. Austin Motor Company

Austin's naming scheme at that time derived from the approximate engine output, in

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. To distinguish between the different models, they were also named after

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. The following vehicles were sold under the Austin A40 name: * 1947–50 Austin A40 Dorset 2-door saloon * 1947–52

Austin A40 Devon :''See Austin A40 for other A40 models and Austin A40 Sports for the sports car version of the Devon.'' The A40 Devon (and similar 2-door A40 Dorset) are automobiles that were marketed by Austin from 1947 to 1952 – the first post-war ...

4-door saloon * 1947–56 Austin A40 Countryman 2-door

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* 1947–56 Austin A40 Van 2-door

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* 1947–56 Austin A40 Pick-up 2-door

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* 1948–5? Austin A40 Tourer 2-door, four passenger

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built in

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* 19??–19?? Austin A40 Coupe Utility 2-door

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, produced in

* 1950–53 Austin A40 Sports 2-door, four passenger

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with twin-carburettors and aluminium bodyshell * 1952–54

Austin A40 Somerset :''See Austin A40 for other A40 models.'' The Austin A40 Somerset is a automobile, motor car which was produced by the Austin Motor Company from 1952 until 1954. The Somerset replaced the Austin A40 Devon and, as a body-on-frame car, it was com ...

4-door saloon and 2-door convertible * 1954–56 Austin A40 Cambridge 4-door saloon * 1958–67 Austin A40 Farina 2-door saloon and 2-door

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References

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