01-01-2021, 11:35 AM
(This post was last modified: 01-01-2021, 11:36 AM by Mike Costigan.)
Maybe the other Austin owners have already collected their cars 
Seriously though, it's surprising the Singer Junior didn't have a greater impact on Austin Seven sales. It offered a punchy overhead-cam engine in a body with four doors and much more internal accommodation for only £15 more on the initial purchase price (just over 10% more), the same £8 annual tax, and not much more in general running costs. In the days of home maintenance, it must have been the frightening thought of decarbonising that ohc engine that put people off, just like with the Morris Minor.
Seriously though, it's surprising the Singer Junior didn't have a greater impact on Austin Seven sales. It offered a punchy overhead-cam engine in a body with four doors and much more internal accommodation for only £15 more on the initial purchase price (just over 10% more), the same £8 annual tax, and not much more in general running costs. In the days of home maintenance, it must have been the frightening thought of decarbonising that ohc engine that put people off, just like with the Morris Minor.