1866 | Herbert Austin born |
1882 | After completion of primary school and college Austin emigrated to his uncle to Australia, there manager of a factory |
1887 | Marriage in Melbourne, 3 children |
1893 | Returned to England, working at Wolseley |
1900 | First four-wheel motor vehicle with horizontal one-cylinder |
1900 | First win in a competition |
1901 | Manager at Wolseley |
1905 | Resignation at Wolseley, own plant in Longbridge |
1906 | First Phaeton with 18 kW (25 HP) |
1913 | Austin trucks |
1914 | Beginning of World War I, nationalization, war production |
1918 | End of World War I, company has grown enormously, but now little work. Production Austin 20 |
1921 | Austin Twelve |
1922 | Austin Seven will famous and helped out of the crisis |
1925 | Enlargement of the factory |
1932 | Herbert Austin will Baron |
1938 | New Director Leonard Lord |
1939 | 8 and 10 HP version of the Austin Seven, the outbreak of World War I, War Production |
1941 | Lord Austin died |
1945 | End of World War II |
1946 | One million Austin built |
1951 | A 30 presented |
1952 | British Motor Corporation |
1953 | Two million Austin, A 40 |
1959 | Austin Mini (Issigonis) |
1963 | Austin's version of the Morris 1100 |
1966 | BMC -> British Motor Holding |
1970 | Austin 1800 |
1973 | Austin Allegro |
1980 | Mini Metro |
1984 | Austin Montego |
1986 | Company sold to British Aerospace |