Ep 4 - Herbert Austin: The Engineer Who Motorised Britain

By the time Herbert Austin founded his eponymous car company and bought the Longbridge Works in Birmingham he was already well known. With a life long passion for drawing and an unorthodox approach to business, Herbert Austin lived a fascinating great automotive life.Here are the links referred to in the episode.......and one that isn't..........Herbert and Helen’s last resting place:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Trinity_Church,_LickeyThe superb museums also mentioned:https://www.britishmotormuseum.co.uk/news/lord-austins-office-finds-a-new-homehttps://greatbritishcarjourney.comhttps://nationalmotormuseum.org.ukhttps://www.lakelandmotormuseum.co.ukhttps://www.haynesmuseum.orghttps://www.cotswoldmotoringmuseum.co.ukI’m terribly sorry to the Coventry Transport Museum forforgetting to mention them. There is most certainly Austin related informationand exhibits here and it’s generally a great day out (sorry again!):https://www.transport-museum.comThe Great Automotive Lives podcast is written, presented, edited and produced by Andrew, the Classic Car Guy.Nice things, polite suggestions and positive ideas can be sent to [email protected]