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1953 Austin Sheerline

A luxury saloon manufactured by Austin of England.

1953 Austin Sheerline Labelled originally as a poor mans Bentley Mk VI, but actually a much rarer car these days. About 9,000 produced, but many were butchered for those wonderful headlights and other parts to keep the Austin/Vandan Plas A135 limousines running. Some A125 limousine versions were made, but these were not very attractive.

A distinctive razor edge bodywork with IFS, hydraulic brakes, lots of wood and leather, four gears on the column, sunroof and unusual square instruments make a very attractive vehicle. Based on a very sturdy separate chassis.

1953 Austin Sheerline An unusual and a very impressive car, for wedding hire or general use

Technical data, typical Austin truck type power unit and mechanicals:

Using a 3995cc straight 6-cylinder engine with ohv’s, producing 125bhp @ 3700rpm, using a

6.8 to 1 compression ratio.

4 speed manual gearbox with a column change.

Front independent coil spring suspension and rear semi-elliptic leaf springs.

Maximum speed of 82mph with 0-60mph in about 20 seconds.

Length 16 foot, width 6 foot 1 inch, height 5 foot 7 inches.

Fuel consumption about 15 – 17 mpg.

Lucas P100 headlights, with semaphore traffic indicators.

12 volt Automatic voltage control

Originally priced at about £999.0.0 + £278.5.0 British purchase tax making a total of £1,277.5.0.

Today, all parts are reasonably cheap and easy to obtain from specialist parts dealers.

This particular car was registered originally in 1953, the car was owned by a company in Croydon,

England before moving to Renfrewshire, Scotland, then moving on to Perth, Scotland for a further 2

owners, before moving to the North east of England.

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