Austin America

To us in the UK (the yuk), America can seem like a glamorous alternative existence with different spelling and bigger cars. In some export markets such as North America, the humble Austin or Morris 1300 was known as the Austin America. Usually over shadowed by the Mini Cooper, which had the same engine but less car, the Pininfarina styled 1300 never made it as a competition car.

But here's one that has been "souped up". I like the wild flares and the way there's so much space around the engine. I also like the way a race car (we would say racing car here in Blighty) has been made out of an unlikely candidate.

It could only have happened in Austin, America. Or maybe Austin, Texas. Except that this car happened in Canada (another alternative existence we admire)



Engine punk : because in a parallel universe Austin 1300s would be race cars.

Pictures from www.race-cars.coms