AUSTIN A40 FARINA MK1 COUNTRYMAN, REGISTERED 3RD NOVEMBER 1960, IT HAS HAD ONE PREVIOUS OWNER, I BOUGHT IT 16TH JULY 1986 & RESTORED IT (ONE OF MANY PRIZE WINNING RESTORATIONS I HAVE DONE), IT HAS BEEN WAXOYLED & IS STILL AS SOUND AS IT WAS WHEN I REBUILT IT IN 1986/87, IT IS FITTED WITH A WEBASTO SUNROOF, IT STILL RETAINS IT'S ORIGINAL RUBBER FLOOR MATTING WHICH ARE VERY RARE TO SEE STILL IN A CAR OF THIS AGE, THE CHROME IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, THE CAR IS A ONE KEY FOR ALL THE LOCKS, OF RECENT I HAVE REPLACED BOTH REAR LEAF SPRINGS & FITTED A NEW SET OF TYRES, A NEW REAR EXHAUST & TAILPIPE HAS BEEN FITTED, I HAVE RECENTLY FINALLY GOT ROUND TO REBUILDING IT'S ORIGINAL ENGINE WHICH HAS NOT YET BEEN RUN IN YET, IT ALSO HAS THE LATER SMOOTHER GEARCHANGE 1098CC GEARBOX, THIS A40 HAS WON PRIZES IN THE A40 CLUB & HAS BEEN SOUGHT AFTER BY MANY OF IT'S CLUB MEMBERS, IT HAS ALSO BEEN FEATURED IN TWO CLASSIC CAR MAGAZINES, IT HAS ALSO BEEN ON THE OLD 'TOP GEAR' AS A 'BABY AUSTIN' FEATURE IN 1994, IT IS WITH GREAT REGRET TO HAVE TO PART WITH THE A40 AFTER 31 YEARS BUT I MUST NOW START TO DOWNSIZE.
I AM CONFIDENT ENOUGH TO JACK THIS CAR UP ON IT'S ORIGINAL SILL JACKING POINTS KNOWING FULL WELL THE INNER/OUTER SILLS ARE SOUND & SOLID. I TOOK IT FOR A DRIVE TODAY (BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY) WITH THE SUNROOF OPEN & THE WINDOWS DOWN, IT WAS SO REFRESHING HAVING SUCH A LOVELY BREEZE FLOWING THOUGH ON SUCH A SCORCHING SUNNY DAY. MILEAGE COVERED UNDER MY OWNERSHIP JUN 87, 28,679 JUN 88, 30,428 JUN 89, 31, 353 JUN 90, 31,806 JUN 91, 32,355 JUN 92, 32,720 JUN 93, 33,187 JUN 94, 33,221 JUN 95, 33,256 JUN 96, 33,496 JUN 97, 33,786 AUG 98, 33,871 AUG 99, 33,946 JUL 00, 34,002 JUL 01, 34,092 JUL 02, 34,140 JUL 03, 34,141 JUL 04, 34,196 JUL 05, 34,271 JUL 06, 34,330 JUN 07, 34,371 JUL 08, 34,411 JUL 09, 34,452 JUL 10, 34,569 SEPT 11, 34,641 SEPT 12, 34,647 OCT 13, 34,721 OCT 14, 34,833 MAR 17, 34,913 BASICALLY IT HAS ONLY DONE 6,200 ODD MILES IN MY OWNERSHIP & SINCE BEING RESTORED. AA OR RAC INSPECTIONS WELCOME THE A40 CAN BE VIEWED OF A SATURDAY OR SUNDAY DAYTIME BY PRIOR ARRANGEMENT. AND ALSO COLLECTED ONCE WON OF A SATURDAY OR SUNDAY DAYTIME. CASH ON COLLECTION ONLY. |