Author Topic: Solved: DAR 80 : Austin A90 Atlantic Estate by Abbott of Farnham 1951/1954  (Read 355 times)

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An interesting conversion.  Please can I have: the base car, the coachbuilder who did the conversion, the year of the base car, and the year of the conversion
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Re: DAR 80
« Reply #1 on: April 05, 2023, 09:09:02 AM »
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Re: DAR 80
« Reply #2 on: April 05, 2023, 09:52:27 AM »
This is E D Abbott Limited's conversion of an 1951 Austin Atlantic carried out in 1954

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Re: DAR 80
« Reply #3 on: April 05, 2023, 01:47:38 PM »
Spot on.  Point awarded.
Here's a bit more of the story
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