Suspension was by half-elliptic springs all round mounted on silent-bloc bushes and damped by frictional shock absorbers.

The basic model cost £155 and was capable of reaching 55 miles per hour (89 km/h) with an economy of 34 and the Sunshine or De-Luxe with opening roof and leather upholstery at £168.

Synchromesh was added to second gear and dual screenwipers, flush-fitting self-cancelling trafficators (worked by the steering) and a foot-operated headlamp dip switch were fitted.

[6] saloon cabriolet tourer two-seater sports tourer A new six light (three windows down each side, with one behind the rear door) Sherborne body style was added in January 1936, the roof line swept to the rear without interruption to provide a flush back, the then fashionable 'Airline' style.

The road-tester described the engine in The Times as having "a steady plodding nature'" and advised that its trustworthiness and simplicity made up for any lack of refinement.

The vehicle's weight was now reported to be 18½ cwt, 2,072 lb (940 kg)[9] The Times, when they had a car on test, commented favourably on the new clutch, saying no previous Austin clutch had engaged smoothly and added "the car is built for steady economical running rather than for speed or brilliance".

[9] These changes did not appear on the open cars, which no longer included the Ripley sports, until 1938 when the Cambridge and the Conway cabriolet gained an aluminium cylinder head on the engine and a higher compression ratio.

[10] A virtually new car was launched in May 1939[11] with the body shell incorporating the floor to give a semi-unitary structure.

The bonnet was hinged at the rear, replacing the side-opening type on the old car and the radiator grille became rounded and there was no cabriolet.

[12] The new chassis consisted of a platform braced with box members bounded by reversed U channelling the full length of each side.

The forward end was strengthened by diagonal bracing and the centre given extra strength by the tunnel over the transmission.

With peace in 1945 a change was immediately made to civilian production but because of the post-war financial crisis the cars were nearly all exported, with the first one arriving in the United States in July 1945.

In September 1945 the first passenger cars produced after World War II's end to arrive in Switzerland were two Austin Tens exported from England.