The Austin A70 Hampshire and later Austin A70 Hereford are
cars that were produced by
Austin of Britain from 1948 until 1954. They were conventional
body-on-frame cars with similar styling to the smaller
A40 Devon and
A40 Somerset models respectively. 85,682 were built.
A70 Hampshire
Most first generation A70s were Hampshire 4-door
saloons, though some
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and
pickup truck
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versions were also produced as the A70 Countryman and A70 Pick-up respectively. The 2.2 L (2199 cc)
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pushrod engine
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provided the same power output, at , as it had when installed in the earlier
Austin 16 hp
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. The new car was nevertheless lighter and published acceleration and top speed figures were correspondingly brisker. Accelerating from 0- took 14.5 seconds and the maximum speed was . The Hampshire used Girling hydraulic brakes which operated on the front wheels only; the rears being mechanical, a setup which was shared with the earlier (GS2) A40 Devon.
Production of the model ended in 1950 with 35,261 being built.
In 1950 the UK price was £648, which included the heater.
File:Austin_A70_Hampshire_rear.jpg, Austin A70 Hampshire 1948-50
File:1949 Austin A70 Hampshire Pickup.jpg, Austin A70 Pick-up
A70 Hereford
The A70 Herefo