1939 Austin Eight Military Tourer [AP8]

1939 Austin Eight Military Tourer [AP8] in Dangerous Davies - The Last Detective, Movie made for TV, 1981

Class: Cars, Convertible — Model origin:

Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

Author	Message
stronghold ◊ 2011-06-26 22:12	-- Last edit: 2011-06-26 22:15:47
DynaMike ◊ 2011-06-26 22:13	1939+ Eight Tourer, right?
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2011-06-26 22:15	Austin 8 Tourer. The MFC registration is Oxford County Borough commencing May 1947, but these cars were not made after the war, and this is almost certainly an ex-Army vehicle which received a civilian registration number some years after it was built. Austin 8 tourers were built for the Army until 1944. -- Last edit: 2011-06-26 22:32:38
Sandie ◊ 2011-06-26 22:25	Still alive! The vehicle details for MFC 664 are: Date of Liability 01 10 2011 Date of First Registration 01 07 1947 Year of Manufacture Not Available Cylinder Capacity (cc) 900CC Vehicle Status Licence Not Due
stronghold ◊ 2011-06-26 23:19
chris40 ◊ 2011-06-27 08:35	Definitely ex-Army. Civilian models had pierced wheels, like this saloon: /vehicle_228641-Austin-Eight-1939.html
jcb ◊ 2011-06-27 16:32	Nice to see its still about , a very typical BEF vehicle most of which ended up destroyed/captured after Dunkirk.
dsl ◊ 2013-11-07 20:56	Solid wheels and vertical vents = Military Tourer - produced 39-40 only.
RobT ◊ 2025-09-25 22:02	Bernard Cribbins at the wheel, I think.