KWV869 Austin Somerset Convertable/Coupe
KWV869 Austin Somerset Convertable, on wedding duty in Irvine on 30th June 2006
The Austin A40 Somerset was produced by the Austin Motor Company from 1952 until 1954 and replaced the Austin A40 Devon. The body of the convertible was made by Carbodies of Coventry and the model was marketed as the Austin A40 Somerset Coupé. The convertible differed from the saloon in having separate front seats that folded forward to give access to the rear.  Over 173,000 Somersets were sold before it was replaced by the A40 Cambridge in 1954. 7,243 were convertibles