13-02-2020, 08:48 PM
(This post was last modified: 13-02-2020, 09:10 PM by Mike Costigan.)
The name 'Open Road' was first given to a more luxurious version (it had full doors and more effective side-screens) of the Twelve Clifton in 1927, and featured in Austin's range from then until the war. I believe the Seven tourer was first given the name in 1934 with the introduction of the Ruby-style radiator cowl; all previous tourers were just called 'four-seat tourer'.
Edit: In fact the first use of the Open Road name was on the Twenty chassis in late 1925.
Edit: In fact the first use of the Open Road name was on the Twenty chassis in late 1925.