Sir Herbert Austin in an Austin Seven West Hackney An unusual composition showing a

An unusual composition showing a quay with an anchor and a carved tablet in the foreground

An exhibit from the Guildhall Museum

performing on stage at the NEC in Birmingham

view of the building which housed the International Exibition of 1862

Sir Herbert Austin in an Austin Seven West Hackney An unusual composition showing aSir Herbert Austin in an Austin Seven, 1922. In the 1920s the Austin Seven was launched, popularly known as the baby Austin, which greatly influenced British and European light car design. Austin was founder of the Austin Motor Company in 1905. By 1914 Austin was producing a thousand cars a year.