HOW MANY AUSTINS CAN A KOALA BEAR?

AUSTINS (FROM EVERYWHERE) ACROSS AUSTRALIA 2017

Every second year at venues across our vast nation, row upon row of Austin motor vehicles are displayed in all their British glory. This year’s event centred on Ipswich, 30km west of Brisbane, where the Easter Saturday display brought together a total of 152 cars.

More than 30 of the Austins on show were Sevens which had joined the main event after spending a week cruising the Darling Downs to commemorate the 95th Anniversary of Austin’s economy model.

Every car the crowded into the Ipswich Turf Club’s grassy carpark was buffed to look its best, but not in pursuit of maximum points from finicky show-car judges. Apart from the

ABOVE Who knew that an A40 Somerset could look slightly exciting in tourer form?

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