Published Literature about The Austin

Partial list of Austin Literature

this is not intended to be an exhaustive list but includes many items I have come across.

Most documents issued by Austin were dated and had sequential code numbers;
a new sequence was started after the war.

	Publication	Date	Pages	Size	Details
Ten-Four maintenance Handbooks	900D	Feb 33	56	8½x5½	Ten Four: 1125cc 21bhp @ 2,500rpm
	1264	Mar 35	69		Lichfield: 1125cc: 20bhp@2,600rpm 45 ft-lb @ 1,400rpm
	1264C	Nov 35	69		Lichfield: 1125cc: 20bhp@2,600rpm 45 ft-lb @ 1,400rpm
	1660	May 38	64		Cambridge: 1125cc: 32bhp @4,000rpm alloy head to increase compression ratio
Other Austin Handbooks Other Austin Handbooks Other Austin Handbooks	577C	Jan 28	62	8½x5½	Austin Twelve 4 cylinder handbook 1861cc 27bhp
	598a	Apr 28	62		Austin Twenty 6 cylinder handbook 3400cc 49bhp
	619D	Aug 29	56		Austin Seven maintenance handbook 747cc 10.5bhp
	718A	Mar 31	64		Austin Twenty 6 cylinder handbook Enclosed Limousine 23.5hp
	974B	Feb 34	56		Austin (Heavy) Twelve 4 cylinder handbook Berkeley: 1,861cc 30bhp
	1012A	Jan 34	64		Austin Twenty 6 cylinder handbook Limousine: 3400cc 58bhp
	1104A	Nov 34	60		Austin Sixteen 6 cylinder handbook York: 2249cc 38bhp or 2510cc 43bhp
	1214B	Jun 35	56		Austin (Heavy) Twelve Hertford: 1861cc 32bhp
	1220	Nov 34	58		Austin Twenty 3,400cc 58bhp
	1385A	Nov 36	64		Austin Light Cars "Seven" "Ten" "Twelve" "Fourteen" - export
	1400C	Nov 36	72		Austin Seven maintenance handbook 747cc 17bhp
	1426A	Oct 36	64		Austin Twelve 1535cc 33.7bhp@3,600rpm
	1432	Aug 36	64		Austin Fourteen 6 cylinder handbook 1,711cc 38.7bhp
	1470	Oct 36	64		Austin Eighteen 6 cylinder handbook York; Chalfont; 2510cc 47.8bhp
	1568	Oct 37	64		Austin Eighteen 6 cylinder handbook Windsor; Iver; Norfolk: 2510cc 53bhp
	1679 1679/1	Aug 38	68		Austin Twenty-Eight 6 cylinder handbook with lubrication chart 1679/1; Ranelagh Limousine: 4016cc 90bhp
	1724A	Jan 39	64		Austin Twelve 4 cylinder handbook 1,535cc 43bhp
	801/E	Jan 54	40		Austin 8 & 10 maintenance handbook Eight: 900cc 24bhp; Ten: 1125cc 32bhp
	801/F	Mar 58	40
Service Manual	2194A	Mar 46	96	11x8½	Austin Ten GRQ, GYG full manual for wartime utilities & cars
Service Manual	233/D	May 50	100+	11x8½	Austin Ten GSI 1939 onwards full service manual for later versions
Ten-Four List of Spare Parts	909	Aug 32	64	8½x5½	Austin Ten-Four
	909B	Oct 33	64
	1224A	May 35	64
	1369A	May 36	68
	1540A	Dec 37	68
Other Lists of Spare Parts	524d	Jul 28	82	8½x5½	Austin Twenty 4 cylinder
	1179A	Jan 35	75		Austin (Heavy) Twelve
	1213B	Dec 35	67		Austin Light Twelve-Four
	1226	Jan 35	80		Austin Twenty
	1489C	Oct 37	70		Austin Twelve
	113	Feb 45	72		Austin Ten Saloon Cars - GRQ
	429	Jun 48	120		Ten Master Parts List - GS1 + GS1 L
Price List of Spares	968D	Apr 34	12	8½x5½	Austin Ten-Four
Price List of Spares	1404B	Feb 37	36	8½x5½	Austin Ten-Four
Charges for Repairs	1257A	Apr 35	12	8½x5½	Austin Ten-Four
Spare Parts Stocks	-	for 1936	32	13¼x8¼	Suggested Spare Parts Stock
Austin Service Tools	1269	stamped Feb 1936	50	11½x9	Loose-leaf folder - Garage Service Tools
Salesman's Guide	1311A	Aug 35	32	6x3½	Basic Specs & Equipment Charts for all models
other Manuals	Volume i	1965-81	94	11¾x8½	A.T.D.C. Technical Reprints
	Volume ii	1981-89	112		A.T.D.C. Technical Reprints
	Queries of the Month	1989	-		Compilation of 1932 - 1946 queries as published in the Austin Magazine
Austin Sales Catalogues Austin Sales Catalogues Austin Sales Catalogues Austin Sales Catalogues Austin Sales Catalogues Austin Sales Catalogues	655G	Jun 29	36	10x7½	All models (half tone)
	700A	Oct 29	36	10x7½	All models (half tone)
	798	Oct 31	8	9x5½	Austin Light Twelve-Six
	890	Jan 31	16	9x6	Red Letter Day - Austin Twelve Six promotional
	930B	Jan 33	34	12x9¾	Dependable Austin: All Models (full colour)
	946E	undated	8	9x6¼	The New Austin Ten-Four: full colour (export)
	965B	1933	2	8½x7	Ten-Four New Cabriolet
	984	undated	20	6x4	All models - full colour
	1028E	Aug 33	54	10x7½	Dependable Austin - brown print (export)
	-	Oct 33	4	11½x8	The Motor pull-out (colour)
	1030B	Apr 34	36	12x9½	Full range catalogue - colour
	1052	1934	2	19x9	Austin Ten-Four: folded page - full colour
	1061	1934	2	17x10¾	Austin Ten-Four: folded page - blue print
	1065	-	12	11 x 8½	Austin Synchromesh Transmission
	1109	1934	24	6x4	All models - colour
	1171A	Aug 34	32	9¾x7¼	All models - green + B&W
	1171C	Dec 34	32	9¾x7¼	All models - green + B&W
	1171D	Mar 35	32	9¾x7¼	All models - green + B&W
	1180A	Jan 35	46	11½x8¾	all models - Prestige Catalogue (colour)
	1207E	undated	2	8½x6¼	Austin "Ten" - foldout (export) B&W and purple
	1290A	Jan 36	42	11½x9	all models - Prestige Catalogue (colour)
	1297	Aug 35	32	9¾x7¼	all models - Britains Dependable Car
	1297A	Sep 35	32	9¾x7¼	all models - Britains Dependable Car
	1402B	Oct 36	24	9¾x7¾	Austin Closed Models
	1402E	Feb 37	24	9¾x7¾	Austin Closed Models (export)
	1428E	Nov 36	16	12x9½	Austin Ten Twelve Fourteen colour - (export)
	1431	Aug 36	12	9¾x7¾	Austin Open Models
	1446E	1937	2	24x19½	Tens/Twelves/Fourteens folded page - orange/green print
	1474	1937	16	6½x4¼	Guide to Closed Cars: orange/green print
	1539A	July 37	16	10x8	Austin Seven & Big Seven: brown and full colour
	1572A	Dec 37	16	12x9½	Austin Ten-Twelve-Fourteen: colour
	1574A	1938	36	11x8½	All models - orange & black print (+ prices)
	1574E	1938	36	11x8½	All models - orange & black print (export) Prices replaced by "List of Models"
	1677	July 38	8	10 x 9	All models in separate pull-outs in pocket
	1691	1938	24	9½x7	"Making Certain" booklet
	1738	Nov 38	32	11½x8½	Austin Investments (export)
	1750	Feb 39	16	10¼x7¾	The New Austin Eight
	1788A	Aug 39	12	10¼x7¾	The New Austin Ten with * sticker re revised prices 1941
	1980	May 41	*	*	The New Austin Ten with * sticker re revised prices 1941
	178/A	? 1947	2	20x15½	The Austin Eight and Ten
Other Austin publications	-	? 1931	180	7¼x5	Seeing Britain from an Austin (given free to those contemplating purchasing an Austin)
	-	? 1933	28	6½x4	Touring Handbook Austin Magazine - Somerset
	-	1938	156	6½x4¾	1938 Handbook & Diary
	843/B	1954	72	8½x5½	Maintenance of Austin Cars 1936-1939
	991/B	Feb 54	44	6x3½	Austin Type Symbols and Dating Features 1923 - 1952
	1235	1955	36	10¾x8¼	Austin models 1905-1955 promotional booklet
	-	1930's	100	11x8¼	The Austin Magazine in-house, issued monthly
	-	1938	2	10x7¼	Austin 12hp Low Loading Taxi-cab
	AKD1002	1958	8	8½x5½	Schedule of Repair Times postwar 8hp; 10hp; 12hp; 16hp

other, non-Austin, publications

The Book of the Austin	1931	182	8½x5½	Pitman's - Garbutt precursor to the later books
Book of the Austin Twelve	1956	131	7x5	Pitman's - Abbey
Book of Austin Seven and Eight	1957	102	7x5	Pitman's - Abbey
Book of the Austin Ten	1941	132	7x5	Pitman's - Goodwin
The New Austin Ten	May 39	8	11½x8¼	The Autocar Report & Road Test reprinted by The Austin Motor Co Ltd.
The New Austin Ten	1939	4	11½x8¼	The sensational new Austin '10'
Austin Achievement	May 39	16	11½x8¼	Reprinted from The Autocar
Maintenance of Austin Cars	1957	231	7½x5	Pearson - covers 1932-1954
Austin J40 Pedal Cars	1999	80	6½x9½	the collectible Child's Pedal Car
Austin models 1908-1955	1955	32	7¼x5	small promotional booklet
Austin Ten 1932-1939	current	100	11½x8¼	collection of original articles from 1930's
Austin cars of the 1930's	current	132	11½x8	collection of original articles from 1930's
Austin Seven companion	2004	288	8¼x6	Seven Fifty Motor Club publication
Austin from the Inside	1996	60	8¼x5¾	Seven Fifty Motor Club publication
The Austin 1905-1952	1981	298	9½x6½	Superb history of The Austin factory
The Austin 1905-1999	2000	272	11 x 8½	Haynes version of Austin History
Austin Seven	1985	222	10x8¼	book about the Austin Seven 1922-39

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