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2026-04-23 15:00:00 • Brand history

Category: Brand history Tag: Austin Tag: Herbert Austin Tag: Longbridge Tag: BMC

The complete history of the Austin marque

From Longbridge in 1905 to the fading of the badge in the 1980s, Austin reflects a large part of Britain’s popular motoring history.

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Come and spend your holidays by the sea, at the beach under the sun of the Gulf of St-Tropez. Explore our auto-retro pages about our classic cars: our vintage cars from Simca, Panhard, Austin, Renault, Mercedes with our Aronde A90 Elysée, Dyna Z12, Mini Mayfair, Twingo Hélios and Mercedes SLK cars. Take the opportunity to visit the surrounding communes which are St-Tropez, Ramatuelle, Gassin, Cogolin, Grimaud and its lakeside city "Port-Grimaud", la Garde Freinet, Ste-Maxime, la Croix-Valmer, Cavalaire. And also, check out SAVA auto restoration in Haute-Saône (70) and don't forget the "Bouly&Cailloux" online store, your jewelry creator.

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The complete history of the Austin marque