14-04-2022, 05:25 PM
When I watched the film showing the level of care and checking that went into - for example - the production of Austin gearboxes I was was less surprised how well the the one in my car performs - the 2/3/4 synchromesh is still perfect. This fundamental engineering quality must have stood the pre-war cars in good stead - as you say, kept the Austins going when other cars would have failed? And this, and the racing and Special building, would have provided the incentive to collect and keep spares - that were perhaps not needed - helping keep cars on the road even today.