1934 Austin 12/4 Harley

1934 Austin 12/4 Harley in Some Girls Do, Movie, 1969

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

Author	Message
Sandie ◊ 2012-08-18 03:44
Sandie ◊ 2012-08-18 03:57	Was listed as Austin 12/6 Ascot by whoever added the blank, but according to Butler James here the 12/6 had a grill script reading Austin Six. There does seem to be something written below Austin, could that be the Six script? Here's a close shot of the grill of this one: -- Last edit: 2012-08-18 03:59:30
dsl ◊ 2012-08-18 12:08	July 34 plate - Birmingham, possibly registered by "The Austin" at Longbridge.
Butler James ◊ 2012-09-13 19:50	This car is in fact not an Ascot at all - it is the forerunner, a 12/4 Harley. Compare with this photo http://www.flickr.com/photos/austin7nut/7057344351/ (I hope the perpetrator of that film has in the meantime also fallen off a cliff...)
Butler James ◊ 2012-09-15 00:03	Just had another look at the photos. The car going over the cliff has no trafficator on the scuttle and looks like it has a boot: an Ascot from the scrapyard used for the crash scene.