Title

1931 Austin Seven Swallow. Artist: Unknown

Caption

1931 Austin Seven Swallow. William Lyons, the man behind Jaguar, began manufacturing Swallow motorcycle sidecars in Blackpool in 1921. Special bodywork was being fitted to Austin chassis by May 1927, and later to others. The small, luxurious Austin Seven Swallow had feminine appeal. It stood out from the crowd with bright, adventurous paint schemes, at a time when most cars were dark in colour. The bonnet colouration created a 'pen-nib' effect towards the cowled radiator and the roof had a distinctive frontal peak. This example is almost entirely original and had only one previous owner. It will not be restored, but kept as a 'type specimen'.
Beaulieu (England), National Motor Museum

Date

1931

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/National Motor Museum

Reference

HRM19A88_012

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (3,8Mb) / 15,7in x 12,3in / 4723 x 3699 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation nature tree car cars automobile plant lake white grass geography color colour century Austin thirties vintage car road Transport Motor Car 1930s 20th century National Motor Museum Austin 7 Austin Seven Austin Seven Swallow geographical feature photograph Unknown William William Lyons Lyons William Lyons photograph