14-05-2019, 03:09 AM
Interesting Bill, it appears a number of early NZ cars had the 12/4 script badge on the radiator, perhaps this was to maximise Austin advertising in the colonies? We know the photo was early 1924, not sure if Neil knows the month but will ask. I based my dates on features like the head lights which were apparently only fitted from April to December 1923, I also thought the starting handle changed in Dec 1923 but I defer to you greater experience with these early cars. Perhaps we have a late December 1923 manufacture date, 6 weeks of so shipping to NZ then sale here tying in with our early 1924 photograph?
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