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Re: Rear seat belt anchor eye bolts.
Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2020 10:57 pm
by cass3958
John Quilter wrote: ↑Wed Jan 08, 2020 9:40 pm
Well just for laughs I went out and checked my 1969 Austin and it has a label but it is part of the plate that also shows the VIN and is attached to the hood shut panel.
So is your Austin a LHD USA import or a RHD UK car that has been exported?
Re: Rear seat belt anchor eye bolts.
Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2020 7:24 pm
by John Quilter
It's an Austin America (AKA Austin 1300) sold new in the USA with LHD in 1969 and owned by me since 1971.
Re: Rear seat belt anchor eye bolts.
Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2020 10:29 pm
by Glyn Ruck
Lovely condition. Based on the original Austin 1100, Hydrolastic suspension and all.
Re: Rear seat belt anchor eye bolts.
Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2020 11:42 pm
by cass3958
Lovely little car and not many still around even in the UK. I had the 1300 engine from an Austin 1300 in a Mk1 Mini I owned in the 1970s. Same BMC A series engine used in the MG midgets, Austin A35, A40, Allegro and Metros, Riley Hornets, Morris minors. Such a versatile engine from 997 to 1275cc and had a Turbo fitted, Used between 1951 and 2000.