Any other Austin A40 owners on here?

Great starting material, PA Gas. My all-time favoritate is the famous C&O Hydro A/GS Austin built by Ted Brown Chassis in the 60s.

 

Years ago I went to check on them (after pretty much having forgotten I even had em) I opened the door on the "good" one and it just fell right off the hinges.

I suppose you can restore pretty much anything...Ive seen some crazy things done up here on the HAMB, but with the amount of work they would need you could probably buy a restored one all ready to drive.

 

un
der restoration

 

Is that the "football"?????^^^^^^^^^^^^

 

I bought it from Tom Wilford about 3 years ago the other side

 

Well Dave, look no further! You can buy this bad boy right here! It is all apart right now, but it is this car. Original 60's AA/GS, chopped top, Chuck Finders chassis, all the hard parts are there. It's been in a few hardbound books. Ran 160 MPH on the first pass with Chuck driving. Best part for you is Reading is close. PM me if you were serious about buying one.

Ken

 

Here's mine, hope to have it out next year.

 

I have a 1951 A40 Devon. Putting a 3.8 BOP V6 with aod in it. Want to make a family cruiser out of it. My wife hates the car, but once it is done, she'll come around. Need to get the frame fixed up on it.

 

A buddy of mine has one --a wagon.We were going to cut it down to a pickup, but it's on the back burner. Good builder / gasser material. $900 PM for more info.

 

So that IS the Football? You are now my hero! I love that car, its pretty much the reason I'm building mine.
1948 A40 Devon, 401 Nailhead.

Doc.

PS, Please post as many pictures of this as possible I want to build a good accurate model of this car.

 

Aww, didnt realise how old this thread was......

 

Heres some crappy pics of my pickup. Tore up the rear wing axle and exahst when it lost a wheel when being flat towed. Havent done much to it for over a year I was so pi55ed.
Any how, got a jag irs, a willys front axle, pontiac 400" and a 40 ft of 3X2" tube. It just has to be done.

 

I currently have 4 A40s

48 2dr alcohol race car
48 2 dr original car ( for Sale)
48 Pro street project
48 4 dr gasser ( this is my avatar)

 

Dont got one but LOVE EM

 

I have a 49 devon 4dr ex gasser from west tx that I'll get to someday,maybe. Found it in Hobbs New Mexico. Its just the body and 2x3 frame and steel frontend.

 

here's mine had it about 27 years, it has a 400ci sbc, 9'' ford rear and a home built chassis, hope the pics come out

 

My brother Dave has a 1950 A 40. many years ago I did him a MG based rebuild for it. I believe he even found a pair of twin carbs. Saw it cruising a couple of years ago. He has had it since the 70s.
Don

 

Here is mine, not exacly HAMB friendly but I like it.

 

Here's a picture of mine and a link to the new build thread I started. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=545303

 

That,s a real beauty Ed, Even kept the sliding sunroof.

 

I have a 48,That i am working on,and have been looking for a fiberglass front end for it. can`t seem to find a metal one that isn`t all rotted out. If anyone has a glass front end for sale please let me know. Thanks Fred.

 

Mine ended up in Ohio!!! Orig. brought to NC from Detroit area, built, driven alot, traded to a guy in Tenn. He rebuilt it , sold it to a guy in Bristol, then he sold it to fellow hamber falconwagon62 in Ohio!!!

 

hi im from england, yes have a austin pickup, look on my profile.

 

hopfully this is it

 

I have a 1951 A-40 sport that I did some swap/trading on a 57 handyman about 3 years ago.Turned out that the old owner that was playing with it died and his widow sold it to someone that my friend got it from.From the looks of the work done on the chassis the car would have killed him.He swapped in a Cleveland C-6 combo that was also sinfull.Any way I followed up on info from the previous owner and contacted the widow and found out she had all the bright work for the car and I ended up buying that from her.It would be a fun car to do as it is an Aluminum body car and I have a 93 Mustang parts car that could be used for the drivetrain.Bad thing is that it has to wait for the other 20 projects ahead of it.Anyone have a callender stretcher I could borrow?

 

This is my neighbor's '48 Austin A40, with 350/TH350. He's not quite done, as it needs the interior copleted, but getting very close!
I really like the A40's, but found my '46 A8 Saloon while looking and decided it was way too solid to pass on.

A40 '48


My A8 '46 Saloon

 

how about a A35 work in progress?

 

just saw A35/A40's racing on speed channel (GOODWOOD meet) they look great as a drag car or a sport racer. RD

 

I have 4 Austins right now ....ranging from an original 48 Dorset to a Alcohol injected BBC Austin race car that was on Pinks......and I want more

 

I like it tooo