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The Australian Six was an Australian automobile manufactured from 1919 to 1925. It was a grandiose attempt to compete against imported cars from the United States, and was produced from a mixture of local and imported parts. Vehicles featured a conventional chassis layout and a choice of five bodies, locally made under the motto 'Made in Australia, by Australians, for Australia'. Most models were fitted with Rutenber Straight-6 engines and Grant Lees or Muncie gearboxes; some, however, had imported OHV Ansted engines instead. Before 1919 the factory was at the Sydney Harbour side suburb of Rushcutters Bay, New South Wales, it then moved to Ashfield until 1924. The company was forced to shut down production after some 500 cars were built; this was due mainly to high local construction costs

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  • The Australian Six was an Australian automobile manufactured from 1919 to 1925. It was a grandiose attempt to compete against imported cars from the United States, and was produced from a mixture of local and imported parts. Vehicles featured a conventional chassis layout and a choice of five bodies, locally made under the motto 'Made in Australia, by Australians, for Australia'. Most models were fitted with Rutenber Straight-6 engines and Grant Lees or Muncie gearboxes; some, however, had imported OHV Ansted engines instead. Before 1919 the factory was at the Sydney Harbour side suburb of Rushcutters Bay, New South Wales, it then moved to Ashfield until 1924. The company was forced to shut down production after some 500 cars were built; this was due mainly to high local construction costs. The final few cars were made by the Harkness and Hillier hire car company in Sydney. Only four Australian Sixes are thought to survive, one in the Powerhouse Museum automobile collection in Sydney, one in the York Motor Museum, York, Western Australia, this is one of the first six built without a chassis number in the first factory, one in the National Museum in Canberra and one in Birdwood Museum, South Australia. The term Australian Six (or "Big Aussie six" etc.) is sometimes used to refer to Australian-built large family cars such as the Ford Falcon, Holden Commodore/Toyota Lexcen, Toyota Avalon/Aurion, the Mitsubishi Magna/380, the Chrysler Valiant & the Leyland P76, which often have six-cylinder engines as standard. In 1984 the car was honoured on a postage stamp, part of a series of five depicting early Australian automobiles, issued by Australia Post [1]. * Front view of an Australian Six. * Side view. (en)
  • Der Australian Six war eine Automarke, die ab 1919 in Australien hergestellt wurde. (de)
  • Australian Six fue un automóvil fabricado en Australia entre 1919 y 1925. Fue un intento de competir contra los vehículos importados de los Estados Unidos, y se produce a partir de una mezcla de partes nacionales e importadas. Los vehículos ofrecían un diseño de chasis convencional y una selección de cinco cuerpos, de fabricación local, bajo el lema "Hecho en Australia, por australianos, para Australia'.​ La mayoría de los modelos fueron equipados con motores Rutenber Straight-6 y cajas de cambio Gran Lees or Muncie; algunos, sin embargo, habían importado motores OHV Ansted. Antes de 1919 la fábrica se encontraba en el suburbio de , Nueva Gales del Sur, que luego se trasladó a hasta 1924. La empresa se vio obligada a cerrar la producción después de la construcción de unas 500 unidades, lo que se debió principalmente a los altos costos de producción. El término australiano Australian Six (o "Big Aussie Six") se utiliza a veces para referirse a los grandes vehículos construidos de Australia, como el Ford Falcon, Holden Commodore/Toyota Lexcen, /, el /, Chrysler Valiant y el , que a menudo tienen motores de seis cilindros. En 1984 la marca fue honrada en un estampilla, que forma parte de una serie de cinco estampillas que representan los primeros automóviles australianos, emitida por el Correo de Australia.​ * * (es)
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  • Der Australian Six war eine Automarke, die ab 1919 in Australien hergestellt wurde. (de)
  • The Australian Six was an Australian automobile manufactured from 1919 to 1925. It was a grandiose attempt to compete against imported cars from the United States, and was produced from a mixture of local and imported parts. Vehicles featured a conventional chassis layout and a choice of five bodies, locally made under the motto 'Made in Australia, by Australians, for Australia'. Most models were fitted with Rutenber Straight-6 engines and Grant Lees or Muncie gearboxes; some, however, had imported OHV Ansted engines instead. Before 1919 the factory was at the Sydney Harbour side suburb of Rushcutters Bay, New South Wales, it then moved to Ashfield until 1924. The company was forced to shut down production after some 500 cars were built; this was due mainly to high local construction costs (en)
  • Australian Six fue un automóvil fabricado en Australia entre 1919 y 1925. Fue un intento de competir contra los vehículos importados de los Estados Unidos, y se produce a partir de una mezcla de partes nacionales e importadas. Los vehículos ofrecían un diseño de chasis convencional y una selección de cinco cuerpos, de fabricación local, bajo el lema "Hecho en Australia, por australianos, para Australia'.​ La mayoría de los modelos fueron equipados con motores Rutenber Straight-6 y cajas de cambio Gran Lees or Muncie; algunos, sin embargo, habían importado motores OHV Ansted. Antes de 1919 la fábrica se encontraba en el suburbio de , Nueva Gales del Sur, que luego se trasladó a hasta 1924. La empresa se vio obligada a cerrar la producción después de la construcción de unas 500 unidades, lo (es)
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  • Australian Six (de)
  • Australian Six (en)
  • Australian Six (es)
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