Talk:Austin 10

Howdy, the registration paper on this one says it's an "Austin TEN" but it looks quite different from all other Austin 10 pics I'm finding ... is that just because it is a very late (1946) model - or is it a different car alltogether? If it is a 10 it might be nice to add to the article as an example of a later model? Cheers nl:Gebruiker:Pudding4brains

Yes it is an Austin 10. This model was introduced in mid 1939 and (I think) conyinued in limited production during WW2. It was made until 1947. Malcolma 08:21, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

Correction to the above - large numbers were of course made throughout WW2. I have added the picture to the article. Malcolma 08:26, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

Okay, thanks Malcoma! One more thing I stumbled on is that the car looks fairly similar to the Morris Ten series M. Was there a cooperation in place between Morris and Austin during those years already? (If so, neither article seems to state this) Another hint in the same direction would be that the dutch registration states Brand: AUSTIN, Tradename: TEN, whereas Austin seems to use the number "10" not the word?? Pudding 22:28, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

For easy comparing:

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  Austin "Ten" (in dutch registration)
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  Morris Ten series M

The similarity in looks is just due to the styling of the time - Morris and Austin did not co-operate . Leonard Lord, Chief Exec of Austin in the later 30's had been at Morris and left when he fell out with Lord Nuffield (William Morris). He vowed to put Morris out of business. The fact that both models are called "Ten" or "10" is that they were both ten (RAC) horsepower. The reason that the Austin which starts the discussion looks different to the early ones is that it was the model produced by the Lord regime to compete with what had probably been more advanced Morris designs. The Model name of the red car above is in fact the "GS 1"

Have not been here for a while - sorry for the late reaction, but thanks a bundle for your elaborate answer! To add to the confusion: If you say the modelname is actually "GS 1" would that mean it is not an Austin 10/Ten, or is it an Austin 10 GS 1 or something Never mind that - it seems to be an Austin Ten GS 1 - Thanks again - Pudding 14:46, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

Fiscal Year Production Figures

If anyone is interested in the annual fiscal year production figures for the Austin Ten (and other Austins), I can provide them. I have all of them. There is no breakdown between cars and utes, but I know about 29,500 utes were built from 1940-1945. The remaining total figure would be for saloons. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Carhistorian (talk • contribs) 23:39, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

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This image is interesting for its notable display of traditional English crankcase leakage brought about by collateral investment in Persian oil

Hi, Why was the image removed from the Austin 10 page? If I put it in the wrong section, I could have just moved it. It was done for something on Commons.

Thank you, --BoothSift 06:41, 23 May 2019 (UTC)

OK, here are my reasons:

1. Wikipedia is not a picture gallery. There are too many pictures on that page already
2. The pictures that are there have been selected very carefully and each appears there for a specific reason
3. The picture you were inserting is not special in any way at all. Maybe I have that wrong and you can explain that to me.

"It was done for something on Commons" I am sorry I don't understand what that means. I'll copy all this to the Austin 10 talk page where it belongs. Thanks, Eddaido (talk) 07:55, 23 May 2019 (UTC)

(the above transferred from my talk page) Eddaido (talk) 07:55, 23 May 2019 (UTC)

@Eddaido: It was done for https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Valued_image_candidates/Austin_10_Lichfield,_Jurby_Transport_Museum_(geograph_5067039).jpg. Do you have any suggestions on where else I can put this picture? --BoothSift 05:02, 24 May 2019 (UTC)

Must the picture be used in an article? Is that your concern? Eddaido (talk) 05:04, 24 May 2019 (UTC)

@Eddaido: It would be helpful, yes.--BoothSift 06:21, 24 May 2019 (UTC)

Hmmm, well, I added it to the Commons category of images of the Jurby Transport Museum IoM in case that might be of assistance to you. How would you justify adding it to the Austin 10 article? What facet of these Austin 10s does it illustrate? Frankly it looks to me like a stage prop for a second World War period re-enactment (the painted black-out provision around its extremities). I simply do not believe its POLICE sign (it seems to be made with -recycled- licence plate letters) and I think it is just an average example of an Austin 10 photo of which we have 148 others on file. This is Wikipedia which is a separate project from Commons / Wikimedia and it has different intentions / purposes and non-relevant photo display isn't one of them. Regards, Eddaido (talk) 08:10, 24 May 2019 (UTC)

I am aware of what Wikipedia is, thank you. --BoothSift 06:11, 25 May 2019 (UTC)