When John, Natalie, Timothy and Cassie, all jump into the Austin and Jenny throws in the picnic basket, and the folding table there is  not a lot of space. 

But with the Essex

( see photo below) with a top speed of "Plod" it is not surprising that they use the

Austin for out of town rallies

Photo Right

(THE OTHER CAR)

The Family aboard the Essex

(Click on pic)

To see the essex story

The Austin and the Hinde's have rallied to Bundaberg several times, Biloela, Monto and over Easter the Austin rally in Rockhampton. In the Austin's over Australia Rally in Toowoomba.
John says the Austin is pretty much original and "Exactly what would expect of a British car of that era" (whatever that means..)
Before John got the Austin in 1993 it had spent most of its life in Baralba near Moura, it had spent some 20 years in a shed.
This car was built in 1949. After September 1949 the A40 Devon's were fitted with quarter vent windows in the front doors The previous A40s had a B shaped bumper with one piece front side windows

   An extensive restoration to the Devon was  completed in May 1994. This was a good thing because somewhere hidden away at the end of the Hindes shed is a sad and incomplete Austin A40 Tourer, the Devon was bought as a source of spare parts. Looking at the Devon now one would be inclined to think it would have been a sin to have dismantle it
In the meantime the A40 Tourer awaits its turn.

1949 Austin A40  owned by  John and Jenny Hinde's 

    1949 Austin A40  (Hinde's)

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