I am pretty sure this is an Austin drag car.......no motor or tranny just body in fairly decent shape......i have looked everywhere to find pics of it and i can't find any anywhere that look like it.....i'm leaning towards a 60's model.......please help thanks!!!
George is right, it's an A40 Austin, cheap to buy in the '60s (and light) so often saw service as gassers. Here's one at Continental Divide Raceway in 1962... maybe yours is an old warhorse listed: http://www.austinworks.com/gassers.html Value is subjective, but with only 3 pics and no info, it's just a cheap roller. With a legit history it could be a diamond in the rough.
exactly what is it that makes you think it's a drag car? Faded letters on the trunk, beam axle under the front? modified frame with racing rear end and and suspension? Or is it a stocker with no evidence of modification? tnx dj
@propwash..............it has a rollbar welded on the inside....you can see it in one of the pics......thats what made me think it was a drag car......
i don't know about drag car but with the tires not slicks and the offset it may have been set up for dirt track.
In my opinion if you were to get a nickle over $1000..........take the money and run............fast. I may be out of the loop on this one but all I see is a possible buildable shell, nothing more. Frank
I would agree W/ fab32 maybe a grand a little more if it had some documented history. and save yourself some grief if your gonna hang around here do an intro... trust me on this LOL
I`ve never seen an Austin that wasn`t a drag car. $1000 bucks seems like a deal to me. I`d rather have an Austin over an Anglia any day. Thats just my 2 cents. But what do I know, I`m a Custom guy. Dirt track car. There`s no dents, unless they never got that far.
thanks guys for all your input.....i really appreciate it......i have had a guy offer my $4000 for it sight unseen so i was just curious.....are these cars rare? it seems like you guys have seen them alot........i wasn't wanting to sell it when i was offered the 4k....but my husband and i were in a bad wreck a year ago in october and he is now disabled and so we are trying to sell some of his stuff to help pay expenses....thanks again for all your input i really appreciate it......another one that he has thought about selling is his 71 chevy shortbed stepside chop top custom truck as well but i'm not sure what it is worth either...thanks guys
Anglias are most often found on the dragstrip along with Willys and Austins.Willys prices are Big Bucks. $27000 grand for a solid roller about 3 years ago at an auction around here. Anglias are more affordable and along with the Austins. But Austins are harder to find. Post the pic`s of the pickup. Maybe we can help. Like I said, $1ooo seems like a deal to me. Best wishes for the times ahead and welcome to the HAMB.
A 4 door may go for $1000 but a 2 door is pretty hard to find these days. 2 door looks much nicer than a 4 door as well.
apologies - as usual, I shot first and asked questions later. Didn't even bother to enlarge the pictures before I fired off that terse inquiry. Had I seen the rollbar, I could have saved myself some embarrassment - this time anyway. dj
The two door Austin known as a Dorset was only made in 1947, 1948 and the the first month of 1949. The four door Devon in this body style was made from 1947 to 1951. The two door in solid condition as worth around 3 to 6 grand depending on condition and how complete. If it were an old drag car then history is everything as for value. I have had a few of them over the years.
That'd be a fairly rare body these days. According to a magazine article I have, only 15939 Dorsets were produced. The Devon was a bit more popular at 273959.
this car has the holes for the flip out turn signals.....sorry i didn't add that earlier.....does that also help any!!!
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