1935 Austin 12/4 | Leiston, Suffolk

A 1935 Austin 12/4, from the line of four-cylinder Austins that carried British families through the 1920s and 1930s. The model is liked for its upright, practical shape and straightforward engineering, which read clearly as period. This car is black with a blue interior, a sober pairing that keeps the eye on the shape of the bodywork. Its 1.5-litre petrol engine sits beneath a body with room for five, so a family group can sit together in shot as they would have in the 1930s. Period film and television scenes can use it as a mid-1930s British family car, and the black paintwork gives advertising, photography and fashion shoots a formal, uncluttered backdrop. Events suit its dignified look as well, and it makes a composed wedding car. The car is based in Leiston, Suffolk.