- Posts
- 676
- Likes
- 7,515
Rockmastermike
·oops, double post
Edited:
WRUW Today?
- Posts
- 581
- Likes
- 9,321
- Posts
- 1,115
- Likes
- 7,340
Dr.Sascha
·New acquisition. Slightly tropicalized Mondaine w/trapezoidal indices in the classic ref. 2004 dive-chrono case.
- Posts
- 17,419
- Likes
- 164,766
Alpha
·Citizen for the evening 👍
- Posts
- 2,659
- Likes
- 47,917
Alex Cheers
··Go!!!
- Posts
- 1,028
- Likes
- 11,777
timesofplenty
·Elgin Seaman & Don Juan Guardsman
- Posts
- 1,384
- Likes
- 15,611
sah
·
- Posts
- 5,326
- Likes
- 75,808
CPRwatch
·
- Posts
- 3,254
- Likes
- 23,255
Aroxx
·
- Posts
- 7,070
- Likes
- 56,612
noelekal
··Home For Wayward Watches
- Posts
- 10,066
- Likes
- 57,372
gbesq
·Good afternoon all.
- Posts
- 5,286
- Likes
- 53,633
ghce
·
- Posts
- 9,198
- Likes
- 76,675
Spruce
··London sunburst dial fanI actually own this Longines …
- Posts
- 5,641
- Likes
- 136,230
Lou P
··YaY!
- Posts
- 1,489
- Likes
- 18,846
Fish70
·o/
- Posts
- 1,987
- Likes
- 15,398
ahartfie
··The black sheep in the Spee-ee-eee-eedmaster flock#seamastersunday
- Posts
- 5,286
- Likes
- 53,633
ghce
·Don’t you have a vintage Ford? Is it the brown one?
Fords are popular that's true but they tend to lack the luxury and sophistication that Austin imbued in the early Austins, Henry Ford focused on manufacturing utility and price (lower was better) whereas Austins in the late 10's and 20's focused on luxury and reliability ( their watchword) and were in the same luxury league as Rolls Royce competing for the same top end customer. It wasn't until later when they ran into some financial difficulties that they began manufacturing cars that were cheap for the masses, Austin 7's and 10's.
12's 16's 18's and 20's were much more luxuriously appointed and better engineered with the emphasis being on reliable luxury.
Edited:
- Posts
- 17,419
- Likes
- 164,766
Alpha
·Monday morning Geneve 👍
- Posts
- 9,198
- Likes
- 76,675
Spruce
··London sunburst dial fanCurrently have 2 Austin 16/6 cars one from 1928 and the other newer one an open road tourer from 1929.
Thanks for the info and the lovely photos.
As a child growing up in the fifties, we always had Fords (in fact my dad worked at the Dagenham offices for a few years) and I subsequently learnt to drive and took my test in a maroon Ford Zephyr 6 but I had no idea of the comparative history.
- Posts
- 2,659
- Likes
- 47,917
Alex Cheers
··Go!!!
