82 Austin Westminster A105 (1958)
Austin A105 Westminster (1956-59) Engine 2639cc S6 OHV Production 6770
Registration Number 760 CKM
Scaled up Austin Cambridge fitted with the new BMC C type engine. Usually referred to as a Westminster although the name had been dropped from the sales literature. The A105 was the performance version of the range with column shift transmission, triple overdrive, and two tone paint finish.
Sold as the Morris Marshal from 1957-60 in Australia with a different front grille.
When tested by Motor magazine in 1956 a A105 with overdrive recorded a top speed of 96.3 mph a 0-60 mph time of 15.4 seconds and an overall fuel consumption of 22 mpg. The test car cost £ 1109 inc. taxes.
This car No.76 raced under the No.11 at Silverstone by Nick Naismith and John Young
Shot at the Silverstone Classic 25.07.2010 Ref 57-82
82 Austin Westminster A105 (1958)
Austin A105 Westminster (1956-59) Engine 2639cc S6 OHV Production 6770
Registration Number 760 CKM
Scaled up Austin Cambridge fitted with the new BMC C type engine. Usually referred to as a Westminster although the name had been dropped from the sales literature. The A105 was the performance version of the range with column shift transmission, triple overdrive, and two tone paint finish.
Sold as the Morris Marshal from 1957-60 in Australia with a different front grille.
When tested by Motor magazine in 1956 a A105 with overdrive recorded a top speed of 96.3 mph a 0-60 mph time of 15.4 seconds and an overall fuel consumption of 22 mpg. The test car cost £ 1109 inc. taxes.
This car No.76 raced under the No.11 at Silverstone by Nick Naismith and John Young
Shot at the Silverstone Classic 25.07.2010 Ref 57-82