Make: Austin
Model: Austin 8 Tourer
Year: 1947
Location: Queensland, 4053
Body Type: Car
Transmission: Manual
Model: Austin 8 Tourer
Year: 1947
Location: Queensland, 4053
Body Type: Car
Transmission: Manual
This vehicle was assembled in Australia by Ruskin Coach Builders and first sold in 1947. It was in Tasmania for a number of years and a complete shell of the chassis restoration was conducted there. It was later sold to Gary Jasch of Greenbank in Queensland in 2014 and then on sold to Frank Carroll who conducts a motor museum entitled Carroll’s Transport Depot at Coolum Beach, Queensland where it was housed and displayed in the museum until 15 February 2021 when it was purchased by the current owners.
It has a 900 cc engine delivering 24 bhp at 4,400 rpm with a four speed manual gearbox.
