1950 Austin A-90 Atlantic Convertible & engine Start @ AZ Concours - My Car Story with Lou Costabile
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- Опубліковано 24 січ 2016
- On "My Car Story" we're in Phoenix AZ at the Biltmore Hotel for the Arizona Concours d’Elegance on 1-24-16.
We're looking at a 1950 Austin A-90 Atlantic Convertible.
The car's Owners are Russ & Jan Staub. Russ shares details on the car, and that he’s never seen another one. WOW, this car’s rare!
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Most Brits could only dream of owning any car, let alone one like this, at the time. The design was considered by most in the UK to be extremely flashy and over-the-top, but in truth (and as we see now) it was simply gorgeous with its swept fender lines. I think an Italian had a hand in developing the design. The ivory white coachwork is also lovely and one of my favorite colors. Thank heavens we have many Americans who now appreciate them and have the means to restore and preserve them
Hi wordsmith52, Happy to read your comment and glad to see you appreciate and enjoy this car, Lou
These were sold only in North America
heres a nice one in blue :) >>> ua-cam.com/video/hhTkXXs5uyU/v-deo.html
My father used to own a 1952 Austin Atlantic and I used to use it when I was courting my late wife, and so I have many fond memories of the car.
Hi Trevor, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Fathers car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou
THANKS LOU AND RUSS FOR SHARING ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL 🤩 CAR, I NEVER HEARD OF TILL NOW 😎💚💚💚
My pleasure sharing the unusual cars with you Budget Audiophile Life-long. You're welcome.
Lou, I always envision myself with you checking out these one of a kind classics or what ever we come across and talking about the lines or the amazing details of the automobiles and or the accessories for hours afterwards. I use to think as a kid that they would run out of ideas for car designs. Thanks for bringing us the world of the automobiles Lou.
+gene978 Hi Gene978, you are right I can talk cars all night long :-), Lou
Beautiful in WHITE!
Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car Nygel :-)
My grandpa had a black hardtop, with a vinyl roof, and the rear glass was retractable (wound down). He died in 1953, so the car was sold. He and his wife pre the WWII had a pair of Lancia Lambdas.(!). The family struck gold in the 1880's so were very well off.
My great aunt had a Bugatti, and toured Europe (pre war - 1935ish) in a Rolls Royce, I guess that would have been a "Twenty"
model.
Hi Madadmirer Culture, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Grandpa's car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou
My mom had a red one in Britain in 1949-50 when I was 7. One time when she was going to be a while she left me in it with the keys so I could listen to the radio. The soft top was electric and I spent some time raising and lowering it for fun until the car battery ran dead. I was not a popular kid that day.
The turn indicator arm was standard in Britain in those days. But my dad had a Jensen convertible with flashing turn indicators like are standard today. He was often honked at by people who either didn't understand or thought he had turned without indicating.
Hi Ballinalower, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Moms car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou
rallens: I owned one of these in 1959 and 1960. Yellow paint job with a red leather interior. That was in Portland, Oregon and was the only one I had seen for a very long time. Great little car. Loved the Flying A's.
Hi Ray, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
My friend Greg and I had 50 Austin Atlantic convertables in the 70s. I got a speeding ticket in mine on Thanksgiving.
Hi jeff hammers, Sounds like you and Greg had some fun times in your Austin Atlantic :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
To Jeff Hammers. You and your friend not only had an ATLANTIC, you had FIFTY? You and your friend must therefore gave had all the style on the planet!
Ideal for Tin-Tin or Noddy! Even the exhaust sounds like from a boat.
Hi Peyiotis, Thank you for viewing and sharing your thoughts. Hope you see many more cars on this UA-cam Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou
I thought that these were Export only?
My friend had one in Malta.
Tearing around as usual, the bonnet flipped up over the windscreen and as a result, he ploughed through half a dozen small roadside shops. No one was hurt.
The car was a right off.
Oh my Gosh! Wow, glad no one was hurt. Thank you for sharing your story, Lou
Lou, a truly beautiful car that was a flop in terms of sales in the UK and not received well in The States where the hope was for a huge demand to gain much needed International revenue after the war but it did not happen.The few remaining cars now have cult status and command big money here in the UK.Love your car stories, always a must to view !.
Hi Roger, Thank you for sharing your knowledge and encouraging me regarding the videos. Really appreciate that, Lou
So true Roger. Earlier this year, an Atlantic (which I would have bought had my mechanic not made derogatory remarks)sold for just under £25,000 at ACA Auctions in King's Lynn. It sold last month at auction for over £41,000. But I would have been buying to keep, not make profit. Mechanic still employed, strangely! I'll listen to myself next time.
He must be a great Mechanic :-)
Yes, you have to go with your own instincts Bill, you'll know next time !.I recall 2 at a sale in Diss, Norfolk back in ' 83, with a closing museum.Both very original and running, made less than £500 each.I wanted to buy one so badly but it just could not have happened then.A bit like when I missed the oppportunity in ' 82 to buy a ' 65 Austin Mini Cooper S, one owner, 15,000 miles, as new for £1850 !.Good luck with your search.
The Atlantic's are specialist high quality sporting cars. For their era they had both very advanced excellent engines and styling. But they were also very well made with high quality materials. Brass nuts stainless screws and some alloy panels. Although expensive when compared to cheaper cars they were in fact superior to cars that cost far more.
Talk about being fickle.
Back in 1950, the Americans could have bought any number of these beautiful cars.
Austin sent thousands of them to the USA, but could not even GIVE them away.
Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge.
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Meh! You could have had more if you had asked.
Actually, this one looks to be better built than those from the factory.
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I'm amazed to see it has a padded top to the dash ( US facia ?). I would have thought that very unusual in a 1950 car
Hi TinCoffin, Good point. You have excellent attention to details. Thank you for sharing, Lou
I am from the UK and I have never seen one of these !
Hi UK! It's ok, I've only seen 2 myself :-) Hope you see many more cars you'll enjoy on the Channel, and please share the Channel with your "Car Friends", Lou
You see them in Australia, especially hardtop versions
Good to know. Thank you Geoff for viewing and sharing.
These were expensive. I'm told that they cost as much as a Cadilac
Hi Jeff, Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge. Hope you see many more cars on this UA-cam Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou
Lovely farty noise from the exhaust pipe.
Happy to read you enjoy the sounds from this car :-)
@@loucostabile The Arizona Biltmore itself is quite significant, since it was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
They bridged out 1st Gear, and added an overdrive and stuck that power plant, practically? as is into Donald Healey's creation.
Hi john brown, Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge, Lou
The presenter loves ordering people about.
Clearly as the Producer / Director / Host you see me Directing more. I'll work on that.