Q781156 · 1936–1939
Austin 14
The Austin Fourteen is a 1.7-litre saloon that was introduced by Austin in August 1936 and available as a Goodwood saloon—with a fixed or sliding head—or as a Goodwood cabriolet. The body was of steel throughout. Nominally classed by Austin as a Fourteen the actual engine size attracted tax for a 16 horsepower car. The performance of the engine carried over from the Light Twelve-Six proved disappointing and a much smoother revised version with a near 20% improvement in power output was introduced the next year.
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Predecessor: Austin 12/6
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Specifications
- name
- Austin Fourteen 1711 cc
- Manufacturer
- Austin
- aka
- Austin Light Twelve-Six
- Production
- 1936–1939
- Predecessor
- Austin Light Twelve-Six
- Successor
- none
- Body style
- saloon Goodwood, cabriolet Goodwood
- Engine
- 1711 cc straight-six
- Transmission
- spring-loaded dry clutch with a single clutch-plate carries the two friction rings, 4-speed centrally controlled gearbox with synchromesh on 2nd, 3rd and 4th speeds, linked by an open needle-roller-bearing propeller shaft to a spiral bevel driven three-quarter floating rear axle.
- Wheelbase
- 111.75 in, Track F 50 in, R 53 in
- Kerb weight
- Saloon 22+1/2 long cwt
- sp
- uk
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Sources
- Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q780956CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_14CC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1340437205 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vintage_car,_Birkenhead_7.JPGCC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: Rept0n1x · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.