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Herbert Austin was born in Buckinghamshire but emigrated with his family to Australia when only young. He took up a career in engineering and subsequently moved to Sydney where he joined the Wolseley Sheep Shearing Machine Co. In 1893 Austin returned to England to help Wolseley set up a new base in Birmingham. This was the dawn of the motor car and Austin was caught up in the spirit of the new machine. He began to dabble in designing a car of his own and by 1899 had devised three models and persuaded Wolseley that they should enter car manufacturing. Austin took the helm of the Wolseley motor car business and it became one of Britain’s most successful manufacturers in the early part of the 20th century. However, seeking greater autonomy, by 1905 he had left to start his own company.
British Motor Museum
Gaydon
Title
Lord Austin of Longbridge (1866–1941)
Date
1952
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 101 x W 76 cm
Accession number
1980/6/1
Acquisition method
gift, 1986
Work type
Painting
Inscription description
signed, and inscribed: posthumous
British Motor Museum
Banbury Road, Gaydon, Warwickshire CV35 0BJ England
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