22-06-2022, 10:25 PM
On p39 of James Stringer's book 'An Austin Anthology II' an interview from 1967 with Alf Depper is quoted as saying:
"The complete car was to be finished and ready for the road before Easter 1922, it was, however, actually finished during the evening of Easter Saturday. At 6.30pm Austin invited Alf to accompany him on its very first journey, which was to take them through out the factory gates and up the Lickey Road. The little car performed very well indeed...'
So, this would suggest a completion date for the first prototype of 15th April 1922?
"The complete car was to be finished and ready for the road before Easter 1922, it was, however, actually finished during the evening of Easter Saturday. At 6.30pm Austin invited Alf to accompany him on its very first journey, which was to take them through out the factory gates and up the Lickey Road. The little car performed very well indeed...'
So, this would suggest a completion date for the first prototype of 15th April 1922?