Car wheel rim
Austin Motor Co Ltd
Category
Vehicle parts & accessories
Date
1928
Materials
Steel, rubber and paint
Measurements
130 mm (Width); 700 mm (Diameter)
Order this imageCollection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 16323.8
Summary
A blue painted car wheel rim and Dunlop 5.50 x 17 tyre from Austin 12. The incomplete items are enough to identify the car as a four cylinder, 12 horsepower Austin, and the unusual door shape indicates that the car was a convertible, probably an Austin 12/4 coupe model of circa 1928.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.
Makers and roles
Austin Motor Co Ltd , manufacturer(?) Dunlop , manufacturer