1936 Austin Ten Sherborne

1936 Austin Ten Sherborne in Battle of Britain, Movie, 1969

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

Author	Message
sixcyl ◊ 2006-07-04 20:14	A Wolseley?
Yvon52 ◊ 2006-07-04 21:21	Pour moi, cela ressemble plus à une Ausin 1937
Saturn Simon ◊ 2006-07-05 14:22	I'm pretty sure that is an Austin Big 7 of 1938-39
Yvon52 ◊ 2006-07-05 15:07	Saturn Simon wrote I'm pretty sure that is an Austin Big 7 of 1938-39 What was the next one in the Austin range? Between 7 and 12?
chris40 ◊ 2007-10-13 21:58	It's an Austin 10, I think Clifton. Big Seven had pressed steel wheels.
wols48 ◊ 2008-02-16 12:30	It is an Austin 10/4 Sherbourne, about 1935. The body was similar to the Lichfield body, however the Lichfield did not have the small windows behind the back doors; hence the Sherbourne was the more stylish and upmarket version.
Butler James ◊ 2012-01-29 14:42	The 10/4 Sherborne came out in January 1936 and only ran for a year. The completely new Ten Cambridge was the replacement model. Most people find the sloping back ugly but it does make it completely different to all other Tens. (Sherborne - no "u")
Pierre ◊ 2016-05-05 05:38	I liked the Sherborne (and believe my old car, CXR 370, survives in preservation - it used to feature in the ATDC's lists, although nearly came to grief during recovery as I recall). A good choice for the movie. It was Robert Shaw's anachronistic up-and-over garage door I couldn't forgive.