Austin A35

Longbridge · 1956–1968 · around 354,600 built

The saloon stopped in 1959. The van carried on for another nine years.

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About the Austin A35

The A35 replaced the A30 in September 1956, the 803cc engine giving way to the 948cc A-series at 34bhp. Alongside the bigger engine came a larger wrap-around rear screen, a body-colour grille in a chrome horseshoe surround, flashing indicators in place of semaphore trafficators, and a remote floor gearchange with better-spaced ratios. Two-door saloons outsold four-doors almost three to one. The saloon finished in August 1959, replaced by the A40 Farina. They were quick little cars for the money and raced accordingly — Doc Shepherd took fourth on points and second in class in the inaugural 1958 British Saloon Car Championship in one — and they still race today, the HRDC Academy series being built entirely around A30 and A35 saloons.

The van is the long story, and it is why “A35 van” is not one parts list. The AV5 ran from September 1956 on the 948. The April 1962 facelift — AV6 van and AP6 Countryman — finally brought flashing indicators to the commercials, nine years after the saloons got them, and dropped the indented doors. The AV8 of October 1962 took the 1098cc engine, with an 848 option from 1963; the 1098 was dropped in May 1966 and the 848 ran on alone to February 1968. Get the AV code before you order. The AP6 Countryman is the great rarity of the marque: 74 built, one known survivor. Brakes are Lockheed, 7in drums, hydraulic at the front with the rear working through the handbrake linkage rather than its own hydraulics, and they want regular adjustment to stop properly.

Austin A35 — specification & changes within the model

Built: September 1956 – February 1968. Around 354,600 in all. Two-door saloon 100,284 · four-door 28,961 · van and Countryman AV5/AP5 138,356 · AV6 van 13,222 · AV8 1098 van 45,685 · AV8 848 van 14,230 · CKD 13,320.
Engine: 948cc BMC A-series, 34bhp, 8.3:1 compression. Van and pick-up used a low-compression version. AV8 van: 1098cc from October 1962, 848cc from 1963.
Model codes: AS5 four-door · A2S5 two-door · AK5 pick-up · AV5 van · AP5 Countryman · AV6 van and AP6 Countryman from April 1962 · AV8 van from October 1962.
Gearbox: Four-speed with a remote floor change and better-spaced ratios than the A30 — which is why the transmission tunnel is bigger.
Brakes: Lockheed, 7in drums. Hydraulic front; the rear works through the handbrake linkage rather than its own hydraulics, so it needs regular adjustment.
Suspension: Independent coil and wishbone front; live axle on semi-elliptic leaves at the rear. 13in wheels.
April 1962 facelift: AV6 van and AP6 Countryman: flashing indicators at last, non-indented doors, white-painted wheels and grille. Both very short-lived.
The rarities: AP6 Countryman: 74 built, one known survivor. AK5 pick-up: September 1956 to November 1957, fewer than 500 built.
Pick-ups here: 17 A35 pick-ups came to New Zealand. An estimated 11 or 12 remain, not all of them roadworthy.
A35 or A30?: The A35 has the larger wrap-around rear screen, the painted grille in a chrome surround, flashing indicators, the remote gearchange and bigger tunnel, no roof guttering and an 80mph speedo. Note the van kept trafficators until April 1962.