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''See Austin A40 for other A40 models.'' The Austin A40 Sports debuted at the 1949 London Motor Show〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher= Canadian Driver, June 15, 2007, Bill Vance )〕 as a four-passenger, aluminium-bodied convertible version of the Austin A40 – carrying an ''Austin of England'' nameplate, bearing Austin's ''Flying A'' hood ornament, and designed and manufactured in conjunction with Jensen Motors. Production of the A40 Sports, which was intended as a sporty touring car rather than a true sports car,〔 began in November 1950〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher= Austinworks.com )〕 for model year 1951. By the time production ended in 1953, about 4,011 〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher= Austin Memories )〕 examples had been produced. ==Overview== As one in a series of collaborations between Austin and Jensen Motors of West Bromwich, the A40 Sports originated when Austin's chairman Leonard Lord saw the Jensen Interceptor and requested that Jensen develop a body that could use the A40 mechanicals. The resulting body-on-frame A40 Sports was designed by Eric Neale, a stylist who had joined Jensen in 1946 after working at Wolseley Motors.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher= Wolverhampton Museum of Industry )〕 During production, A40 Sports bodies were built by Jensen and transported to Austin's Longbridge plant for final assembly.〔 As per Lord's intention, the A40 Sports was based on the mechanicals of the Austin A40 Devon, though the centre section of the chassis was boxed to provide rigidity for the open body. The A40 Sports also employed a twin-SU carburetored version of the 1.2 L engine producing rather than .〔 Gear selection was originally via a floor-mounted shifter.〔 Steering was worm and roller type, front suspension was independent coil springs with rigid beam axle and semi-elliptic leaf springs at the rear. Production of the A40 Sports occurred in two series.〔 The initial ''GD2 Series'' began in November 1950 and featured a floor gear change and dashboard identical to that of the Devon.〔 The later ''GD3 Series'' began production in August 1951 and ended in April 1953, featuring a steering-column gear change, full hydraulic brakes, and a revised dash with a centred instrument panel.〔 4,011 A40 Sports were built. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Austin A40 Sports」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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