George Ferris Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 I am trying to trace a 1918 Austin V12 touring made in Grand Rapids Michigan. A picture of this car is included in an article about the Austin Automobile Company (written by me) in Antique Auomobile, March-April, 1978, p. 10. It was part of the Barney Pollard collection in Detroit and disappeared after he died and the collection was dispersed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jimdillon Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 Fairly certain my mom (Barney's daughter, Christine) sold it to a fellow in CA. Memory is sketchy, it might have been to an Austin. But equally likely is that an Austin wanted the car but lost out to the fellow from CA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_OToole Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 Saw a reproduction of an advertisement for a 1918 Austin once. Didn't know any survived. As this query is a year and a half old, maybe none did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jim Dillon Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 We did have an Austin in the collection of this vintage. I titled the car as a 1917 Austin Convertible with the VIN number as #1328 (the number I got from my uncle Barney-BC). It was a 12 cylinder touring with wire wheels if I remember correctly. For some reason Wiedley engine comes to mind but I could be off base on that. Too much semi-useless information going through my mind. The present owner is probably correct that it is a 1918. Not the first mistake we made and one of the reasons I don't draft a list. There would be too many errors.My cousin Jim who posted above is correct it was owned and sold by his mother.-Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
918cc Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 There is a 1918 Austin V12 tourer in New Zealand owned by Kelvin Findlay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelvin Finlay Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Hello, yes I do own this car, Has ID tag still on the car dated 1917, V12 is fourth generation Wiedley design being 450Cuin . If you wish to contact me directly please do so, Kelvin Finlay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
md murray Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Could we humbly request a picture of the engine for the forum? - It must be really something to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelvin Finlay Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 1 photo of the engine when I first bought the car 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Licespray Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 Nice! Any pics of the car itself also? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bush Mechanic Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 Very nice. Thanks for posting the photo. The overhead gear and layout bear a remarkable resemblance to the post-war Austin engines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Ferris Posted April 25, 2020 Author Share Posted April 25, 2020 I posted a request for information on this car in 1911. I was happy to finally get some information. I wrote the 1978 article on Austin, The Highway King. We tried to buy this Austin from the Pollard collection to return it to Grand Rapids Michigan where it was made, but it was sold to someone else and it disappeared. Now it reappears in New Zealand. We are still interested in acquiring it if it becomes available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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