1932 Brough Superior Austin
Engined Four
Sensation of the Olympia Show in November 1931
was a water cooled straight four from the Brough
Superior stables. Designed as a luxury passenger
outfit the machine employed as Austin engine similar
to but slightly larger than the unit fitted to
the Baby Austin car. A car type 3 speed and reverse
gearbox is incorporated with a modified gate to
prevent accidental engagement of reverse. Final
drive is by shaft with flexible fabric joint to
a spiral bevel crown wheel and pinion situated
between twin rear wheels mounted on a short live
axle.Before appearing at the show, a prototype
had undergone over 7000 miles of testing and the
major assemblies were reported to be trouble free.
In fact only ten of this model were ever made,
and most of them can be accounted for.
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