British · 1906–1907
Austin 25/30
The Austin 25-30 is a motor car. It was the first automobile produced by newly established British car manufacturer Austin. In the last week of April 1906 a large body of motorists travelled to Longbridge "where snow lay full three inches deep on the ground and was still falling fast" to see the new Austin car, a conventional four-cylinder model with chain drive. The engine's tax horsepower rating would have been 32 hp (24 kW). It was also available in a cheaper version as a 15/20 hp complete at £500 (chassis, £425) as well as the 25/30 hp for £650 (chassis, £550). The sole concessionaire for sale of the cars was Mr Harvey du Cros junior (1872–1928). Between April and October 1906 only 23 cars, mostly 25-30s were sold. This was minute when compared with the output of the whole British motor industry. In the following 12 months to October 1907 147 cars of all models were sold. The 25-30 was manufactured for more than a year with a total of 65 cars produced. It was replaced in 1907 by the Austin 40 hp which used a bored-out 4+3⁄4 in × 5 in (120 mm × 130 mm) and simplified 25-30 engine.
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Successor: Austin 40 hp
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Specifications
- name
- Austin 25-30
- Manufacturer
- Austin
- Production
- 1906–1907
- Assembly
- Longbridge plant, Birmingham, United Kingdom
- Successor
- Austin 40 hp
- Engine
- 4-cylinder 5,182cc T-head
- Transmission
- 4-speed gearbox
- sp
- uk
Specification summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Measured facts from Wikidata (CC0). Check the linked sources for citations.
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Sources
- Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q780977CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_25/30CC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1296658508 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1907_Austin_30hp_Heritage_Motor_Centre,_Gaydon.jpgCC BY-SA 2.0 · Photo: Mark Brown from Hampton, New Brunswick, Canada · 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.