PININFARINA AUSTINS

AUSTIN A40 (1958-67)

Where previous incarnations of the A40 employed typically curvaceous looks of the period, a new era began with the Pininfarina-designed model of 1958 – bringing sharp, angular styling and (in Countryman guise) a horizontally-split tailgate for hatchback-like versatility. The A40 ‘Farina’ has traditionally offered good value for money on the classic car market, although the days when MoT’d examples could be picked up for a few hundred pounds are long gone.

At the turn of the millennium, A40s in excellent condition were changing hands for no more than a couple