Austin 10

Austin Ten-Four
1125 cc
Austin Ten-Four; 1125 cc
Overview
Manufacturer	Austin
Layout
Configuration	straight-4
Displacement	1,125 cc (69 cu in)
Cylinder bore	63.5 mm (2.50 in)
Piston stroke	89 mm (3.5 in)
Cylinder block material	cast iron, the crankshaft carried on three bearings, the pistons of low expansion aluminium alloy
Cylinder head material	detachable
Valvetrain	side-valve
Combustion
Fuel system	carburettor supplied by petrol pump, induction and exhaust manifolds cast in one piece to provide a hot spot. ignition by coil and battery
Fuel type	petrol supplied by pump from a 6 gallons tank at the rear of the car
Oil system	by gearwheel pump forced to crankshaft, camshaft and big end bearings
Cooling system	fan and thermosyphon, automatic thermostat
Output
Power output	21 bhp (16 kW; 21 PS) @ 3,400 rpm; 20 bhp (15 kW; 20 PS) @ 2,600 rpm; Tax rating: 9.996 hp;
Chronology
Predecessor	none
Successor	Austin A40

Austin Ten
Austin Ten
	4-door saloon; first registered 17 June 1932
Overview
Manufacturer	Austin
Also called	Austin Ten-Four
Production	1932–1947; 290,000 made
Body and chassis
Body style	Saloons: 4-door 1932–1935; Lichfield 1934–1937; Sherborne 1936–1937; Cambridge 1937–1947; ; Tourers: 2-seat 1933–1939; 4-seat 1933–1939; ; Sports: Ripley 1934–1936; ; Cabriolet: Colwyn 1933–1937; Conway 1937–1939; ; Van 1933–1947; 2-door pick-up;
Powertrain
Engine	1,125 cc (69 cu in) 4-cylinder side-valve
Transmission	a single plate clutch transmits the drive through a 4-speed manual gearbox with constant mesh gears controlled by a centrally placed speed lever to an open propellor shaft with metal universal joints and then to a spiral bevel driven three quarter floating rear axle
Dimensions
Wheelbase	7 ft 9 in (93 in; 2,362 mm); track 3 ft 9 in (45 in; 1,143 mm);
Length	11 ft 7 in (139 in; 3,531 mm)
Width	4 ft 7 in (55 in; 1,397 mm)
Height	5 ft 4 in (64 in; 1,626 mm)
Kerb weight	15+1⁄2 cwt (1,736 lb; 787 kg)
Chronology
Predecessor	none
Successor	Austin A40

The Austin Ten is a small car that was produced by Austin. It was launched on 19 April 1932 and was Austin's best-selling car in the 1930s and continued in production, with upgrades, until 1947. It fitted in between their "baby" Austin Seven which had been introduced in 1922 and their various Austin Twelves which had been updated in January 1931.

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