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Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 227, 22 June 1936, Page 13

Reprint from Truth, 10th June, 1936—report on special fert. jT O FiT V /OMvS Gallon “SHERBORNE ’’ TEN’S CHALLENGE Six Windows: Car Comfort FURTHER PROOF that British cars continue to challenge the motoring world is provided by Austin s new “Sherborne” ten. “Truth'd’ motoring correspondent tried out one of these cars, which was made available by Magnus Motors Ltd. at Wellington, over a special test course, and the results were most illuminating. A CLOSE examination of this slip, the short pedal travel, charactercar and the observations made dur- istlc of all Austin models requires geting a test run of nearly 90 miles, ting used to. showed conclusively that the A ballrcha'nge. gear lever mounted in C'Sherborne” represents a bigA in the centre, controls the four fordlL jll II"""™'" I forward step in the conception of ] ward and reverse gears. The four rfl® (vvl k I BBb I \ medium-sized-cap comfort, plus an J speed gear box. which has synchrof? H BbII BV*• * * /economy of petrol mesh gearing in second, third and top H 0 " " — a. JU®. I that one would only expect ih the ) gear, is worthy of special mention. ik Bhwi Wr \true “baby" car class. J Not only are the four forward gears ® Tnf m rt Odel teS » ed f WaS butTX found ?hat VKxffl . brand new, ten-four Sherborne , of the three higher gears could be wr four-door saloon, which was d easily engaged while the Just a week previously and had only snenuy , f ree dO wn hlu . • 150 miles recorded on the speedometer, cai was running Leaving Wellington from “Truth" As this car was descending a office at 2 o’clock in the afternoon, a grade, the engine was freed, stallcomfortable run was completed over e d, and then started, and it was the course to the top ot the RimUtaka found that any of the forward Hill and back before dark,/but a gears could be silently engaged fiber run oi some miles around the city - without stopping. ernNOMYECW'* ■ sfes&s-ss PerfOrmanCeS reC ° Vded d ln the h new "Sherborne" saloon, the per hour was reached in 13 2/5 secqualities of appearance and comfort onds, while the time was s g Z are equally in evidence. Certainly its when all four gears were used. A test .' ’.Q --7'| - | ■ ■ -4'#—' i THE GREATER window area and the sweeping lines of the new Austin “Sherborne” ten are illustrated in this picture. new design will arouse much Interest, of the top ?ear as it marks a departure from the lines good. Quick f . ng s ,,h„u> witn AU.U. P~- “ “ This departure Is mainly noticeable On the run up the Rlmutaka Hill, in the modelling of the rear of the car. the third gear was used most of the The front reveals but little change way, though it was found that the car from the well-known Austin style, but would pull well on quite steep grad ™ard from the windscreen, the es- ents, provided the speed was; malntablished Une has been merged Into talned in the region of 30 miles pe a new and sustained sweep, running hour. . . mffes with modern B re^e n this sweeping lm<to"| P n a °^ n jg n drlVen^ hard UP th ° JK® if 111*8 B the rear has enabled an extra win- 1 tjbg ”^l 3 t truly" vindicated the tnak- 1 B liwW’v ® dow to be incorporated on each 1 claims for petrol performance, ff**. le/* ’ s'de, eo that the body becomes a The tegt recorded the splendid mileage six-window saloon —the first to \ 4 , s/lf) nd] e3 per gallon, J be .officially listed by the Austin 0 { the braking . / Company on the Ten-Four chassis. on the jqtumen surfaced road, showed I 1 An impression of length is given by that the car could be brought to a AC la i 1 the waistline moulding which, com- standstill from 30 miles per nour with I* I* I • mencing at the radiator, runs the full moderate pressure on the brake Pedal % I* ’ length of the car. and the flush-fitting within a distance of 34 design of the eliding roof, which can be only the hand brake at 25 miles pe , locked at any position from closed up tour, the car was stopped after travei-i to maximum opening, allows of an un-Vlng ,28ft. 6ins, • . interrupted roof-line. incidentally, the car is The spare wheel is carried In a com- "Sherborne"/saloon, after the town or partment in the tail enclosed by a that name near Birmingham, m urnur panel, which drops to form a very land. _____ practical luggage carrier. — — < n TKe”mlerlor appointments are well! thought out. the rear seat being flank- rpl ,p T DfitHli ed by convenient arm rests, which add f ill 1/UUCU4 considerably to its Comfort. Room!- .McificaUon of the Austin ten-tour ness has not been sacrificed In any gtierborn(l M ioon is as loilows. R.A.C. rating a A — vitaJ re spect. The head room over the saM b p IrG JK 8 rear seat ts exact| y the sama ln ENGINE: Four-cylinder en bloc with < ral ’ l i- • * earlier Lichfield saloon, while the CBse . bore 63 . 5 mm., stroke 89 mxn., cubic ( Ur I I W Xie headroom over the front seats/capacity bl»ww* ,1s only hatf-an-Inch less than hitherto/ crankshaft; coll ignlflon; thermo-syphon F Today with so many traffic Ugbts\ an K d thermostat], L«ed and signals to watch when motoring, lubrication: Zenith hortj?"* 1 at r , . v?sion is of first importance. The “ _ forward view in the Sherborne saloon single plate clutch and _ A cP T Y sArt’ 1 te SURPRISING CHASSIS: Dropped frame of stiff cross- , „ . braced construction. The 10 horse-power, four cylinder gngpgNsiojg; seml-eiltotlc springs at engine has an R-A.C. rating of 9.996 front and rear with Sllentbloc anchorage and HP At 2000 revolutions per minute, shackle bushes and controued ,by uuvax .’X vjux'pS:? .sliis . —« fCONU* * /'AUmUT’KmJ t. m.w , s/KSs““ t ". , I :ss. have special strength springs of B® 1 )* 6 top-and-tall lamp: roof light; crons lengths fitted with nOn-lubrlCat- minauon for Instrument panel: P* tro LjtTl?*' M A fAD F- The springs horn; dU rOn ’ C ofUe^r. P re^™vls « n CUI 11 test car rides with exceptional steadiness, and £re: Tdpiex _ ETs The springs cushion and smooth out an(J trlmmlng3> an d locking doora IK fl all minor variations in the road sur-l WHEJ!LBASEi 7IL 91n.;« track. Sta »|n.: vJll I “Whilst the clutch-action is positive Arning ‘ circle, SW.’ VV® • and smooUi. without chatter or undue 6 7/Bin.; weight unladen, if cwt. 8 qra. AUSTIN Direct Factory Distributors: MAGNUS MOTORS LTD., WAKEFIELD STREET, WELLINGTON 5.8. l

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