04-12-2020, 08:00 AM
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My friend Arthur Morris from Brisbane, has just shared two very interesting photos. Both were taken in Brisbane and the first one of the Sports bodied Austin with flared guards was taken outside Diane Hiley's grandmothers house in the Brisbane suburb of Myrtletown. The dished steering wheel and 5" lamps suggest 1927/28 however Diane mentioned her parents Norman and Vera Schluter, the owners of both Austins were married in 1933 and the Sports Austin was replaced with a four seater in 1936 with the birth of her elder brother Brian.
It is worth noting that the windscreen on the tourer was designed to fold flat from the bottom of the pillars or open out from the top. Both Austins had locally Brisbane built bodywork.
It is worth noting that the windscreen on the tourer was designed to fold flat from the bottom of the pillars or open out from the top. Both Austins had locally Brisbane built bodywork.