a car manufactured by Herbert Austin (1866 - 1941), an
English motor car pioneer. His highly
successful Baby Austin was the first of a
line of small cars which revolutionized the pattern of car manufacture and
ownership throughout Europe.
any of several vehicles manufactured by the Austin
Motor Company Ltd. in Great Britain. Founded in 1905 by
engineer Herbert Austin (1866-1941), the
company became known for the "
Baby Austin," which it introduced in the 1920s. This car was a
crude, small and
relatively slow vehicle that became the
subject of many jokes; however, it was low-priced and one of the first
practical small cars. A
quarter of a million were sold in the sixteen years it was manufactured.