Found some floor pans too!

I located a pair of front floor pans for "Austin" but the company does not ship anything out of the UK. So I went to our local club parts man who can order them in for me. If you are ever looking for Classic Mini, MG or new Mini parts contact Craig Hunter at http://www.hunterclassicsportscars.ca/ Tell him Dave sent you! You won't be disappointed as Craig has tons of knowledge and lots of parts in stock at great prices.

Found a replacement rear Light

Got lucky on this find. I found an original Lucas rear light for "Austin" on ebay and won the auction. Believe it or not it came all the way from Greece and looks beautiful! Here is a quick pic:

The Austins spare sub frames

Here are some pics of the sub-frames. There are four hydrolastic bags in there and should come in handy for either the Austin or the Cooper S. If the frames themselves are not that good there are lots of parts there that will be nice to have.

The front:

Left side rear:

Right side rear:

They are real dirty and will need a close inspection.

Commission Number

Here is the commision number for the Austin. This may help to ID the last number in the Vin #.

Vin Number

I am trying to sort out the Vin # on this 1968 Austin. The number is A-ASA L-412662 A as you can see in the picture.

Thanks to the "ado16.info" website page, dedicated to the BMC 1100/1300, I was able to crack the mystery of the serial numbers.

A  -  Is the make "Austin"
A     A Series Engine
S     4 Door Sedan
A     Automatic
L     Left Hand Drive for the Canadian Market
412662 is the production number of the car
A    Manufacturing Plant "Longbridge"


Thanks

Austin 1100 Camera Issues

OK camera issue solved and I have loaded up the pics. If any one does know the coding I would appreciate an email explaining all the letters and numbers. If it is like the Mini coding I can figure most of it but if someone can put me onto the Austin 1100 codes I would appreciate it.

Austin 1100 picked up the sub-frames!

We picked up the rear sub-frame today. It was raining cats and dogs and we had to move it from a shed in his back yard to the street. What a struggle! Of course it was oily which was a good thing. All the running gear was there so we pushed , rolled and dragged it to the street. I think we have everything now unless Ray finds anything else tucked away in his house. I am having some difficulty loading my pictures as my cable from the camera to the computer has disappeared. Bear with me and hopefully, I can load them up soon.