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- Der Austin 8 war ein Kleinwagen, den die Austin Motor Cie. 1939 als Nachfolger des Austin Big 7 herausbrachte. Wie sein Vorgänger hatte er einen 4-Zylindermotor mit 900 cm³ Hubraum und 24 bhp (18 kW). Auch die 2-türige Karosserie mit freistehenden Kotflügeln und Scheinwerfern wurde übernommen. Im Jahr 1947 wurde die Produktion des Modells eingestellt. Einen echten Kleinwagen bot Austin erst wieder 4 Jahre später mit dem Modell A30 an.
- The Austin 8 was a small car made by the Austin Motor Company. Launched in 1939 and produced into the war (at least until 1942), about 9,000 of the wartime Austin 8 models were two-seater tourers produced for the military and government, and the rest were saloons. After World War II, the model was made from 1945 to 1947. By the late 1930s, sales of Austin's big seller, the Austin 7, were declining and the 1938 addition to the range of the 900 cc "Big 7" did little to fill the demand, as despite its larger engine its suspension and handling were still rooted in its early 1920s origins. A restyled and re-engineered range of cars had started to appear in 1937 with the Cambridge 10 with its much more streamlined look, and following the arrival of Leonard Lord development of a proper 8 hp car was accelerated. The new car, which was displayed to dealers in February 1939, kept the 900 cc, four-cylinder, side-valve engine from the Big 7, now with a higher 6.5:1 compression ratio, but had a completely new chassis. This was halfway to full unitary construction in that the main member was a pressed steel floor pan with a box section welded down each side of the car with three others going across the floor. The body was then bolted to this structure. Suspension was by semi-elliptic leaf springs with hydraulic dampers. Two- and four-door saloon bodies were made as well as two- and four-seat tourers, and about 20,000 were made before war closed production. In 1945, production restarted, but there were no more tourers or two-door saloons.
- L’Austin 8 (Austin Eight in inglese) è stata un’autovettura prodotta dall’Austin dal 1939 al 1942 e dal 1945 al 1947.
- オースチン・8(Austin 8：オースチン エイト)は小型乗用車。1939年に発表され第二次世界大戦中まで(少なくとも1942年まで)生産された。戦時中の「オースチン 8」の多くは軍部および政府向けの2座ツアラーであるが一部サルーンも生産された。戦後は1945年から1947年まで生産されている。 1930年代後半までにオースチンのビッグセラーである「オースチン 7」も販売が落ち込み、1938年には「900 ccビッグ7」が追加されたが落ち込んだ需要を生めることはできなかった。エンジンは大きくなっていたがサスペンションとハンドリングは1920年代当初と変わらなかった。スタイルと設計が見直されたのは1937年頃、「ケンブリッジ 10」ともよばれた「オースチン・10hp」からで、これは流線型スタイルとなったが、レナード・ロード(Leonard Lord)がきたことによる激震であり、8馬力の自動車開発に発破がかけられたからであった。 新型車は1939年2月にディーラーにお目見えし、900 cc、4気筒、サイドバルブエンジンでは「ビッグ7」から流用されたものだったが、圧縮比は6.5:1に高められた。シャーシは新開発されている。ユニタリー・コンストラクション(モノコックの一種)としては道半ばだったが、メインメンバーは圧延された鋳鉄製のフロアパンにボックス・セクションが両サイドにさらに3つがフロアを横断するように溶接されたものだった。この構造物にボディはボルト締めされた。サスペンションは半楕円リーフスプリングで油圧ダンパーがついた。 2ドアまたは4ドアのサルーンボディ、2座、4座ツアラーがあり、戦前に約2万台が生産された。1945年の生産再開時には4ドアサルーンのみだった。
- The Austin 8 was a small car made by the Austin Motor Company. Launched in 1939 and produced into the war (at least until 1942), about 9,000 of the wartime Austin 8 models were two-seater tourers produced for the armed services and government, and the rest were saloons. After World War II, the model was made from 1945 to 1947. By the late 1930s, sales of Austin's big seller, the Austin 7, were declining and the 1938 addition to the range of the 900 cc "Big 7" did little to fill the demand, as despite its larger engine its suspension and handling were still rooted in its early 1920s origins. A restyled and re-engineered range of cars had started to appear in 1937 with the Cambridge 10 with its much more streamlined look, and following the arrival of Leonard Lord development of a proper 8 hp car was accelerated. The new car, which was displayed to dealers in February 1939, kept the 900 cc, four-cylinder, side-valve engine from the Big 7, now with a higher 6.5:1 compression ratio, but had a completely new chassis. This was halfway to full unitary construction in that the main member was a pressed steel floor pan with a box section welded down each side of the car with three others going across the floor. The body was then bolted to this structure. Suspension was by semi-elliptic leaf springs with hydraulic dampers. Two- and four-door saloon bodies were made as well as two- and four-seat tourers, and about 20,000 were made before war closed production. In 1945, production restarted, but there were no more tourers or two-door saloons.
- The Austin 8 was a small car made by the Austin Motor Company. Launched 24 February 1939 and produced into the war (at least until 1942), about 9,000 of the wartime Austin 8 models were two-seater tourers produced for the armed services and government, and the rest were saloons. After World War II, the model was made from 1945 to 1947. By the late 1930s, sales of Austin's big seller, the Austin 7, were declining and the 1938 addition to the range of the 900 cc "Big 7" did little to fill the demand, as despite its larger engine its suspension and handling were still rooted in its early 1920s origins. A restyled and re-engineered range of cars had started to appear in 1937 with the Cambridge 10 with its much more streamlined look, and following the arrival of Leonard Lord development of a proper 8 hp car was accelerated. The new car, which was displayed to dealers in February 1939, kept the 900 cc, four-cylinder, side-valve engine from the Big 7, now with a higher 6.5:1 compression ratio, but had a completely new chassis. This was halfway to full unitary construction in that the main member was a pressed steel floor pan with a box section welded down each side of the car with three others going across the floor. The body was then bolted to this structure. Suspension was by semi-elliptic leaf springs with hydraulic dampers. Two- and four-door saloon bodies were made as well as two- and four-seat tourers, and about 20,000 were made before war closed production. In 1945, production restarted, but there were no more tourers or two-door saloons.
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