as the saloon, but instead of a large split-bench seat the pickup had a full width bench seat. Full instrumentation was mounted in the centre of the dashboard allowing easy viewing whether for left- or right-hand drive versions .All variations had a 4 speed steering column gear change. An A70 tested by the British magazine The Motor in 1951 had a top speed of and could accelerate from 0- in 21.4 seconds. A fuel consumption of was recorded. The test car cost £911 including taxes. References External links "A70 Hampshire/Hereford", Austin Memories "Owners' club", Austin Counties Car Club 1953 Austin A70 "Pick-up" sales brochure, "Museum Victoria" A70 Cars introduced in 1948 1950s cars Sedans Rear-wheel-drive vehicles Coupés Station wagons