An Austin A95 sits in the background of one of history's most haunting photographs — Thich Quang Duc's 1963 Saigon self-immolation. The actual car is still on display at a pagoda in Huế today.
Median 92 hp across 212 similar cars
Lead trim: A95 2.6 C-Series · up to 102 hp
Austin Westminster1956–1959
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FactAn Austin A95 sits in the background of one of history's most haunting photographs — Thich Quang Duc's 1963 Saigon self-immolation. The actual car is still on display at a pagoda in Huế today.
In May 1956, for a brief period only, a derivative of the A90 Six Westminster was announced, a short-boot version of the A105 with the twin SU carburettor, 102 hp version of the 2.6-litre C-Series engine with overdrive as standard. In October 1956 the A105 received the longer wheelbase with overdrive as standard and automatic transmission as an option, with twin fog lights, heater and wheel trims standard, and two-tone paint and white-wall tyres introduced for visual effect; very few short-boot A105s were produced. The A90 was updated for autumn 1956 as the A95, with more power, a longer body and an estate model, and overdrive and an automatic transmission were new too, something of a novelty in British cars of the time. Both were produced together until 1959, with 28,065 A95s and 6,770 A105s built.
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Trims & Figures
2 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A105 2.6 twin-SU (102 hp) | 1956–1959 | 2.6 L Inline-6 | 102 hp | 141 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| A95 2.6 C-Series | 1956–1959 | 2.6 L Inline-6 | 91 hp | 130 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
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Photographs
This Westminster's body did double duty: the same shell underpinned a Rolls-Royce-engined Vanden Plas Princess, and even shaped a prototype Bentley.
The A99 Westminster's handsome Pininfarina body has a secret twin — the same design lineage, by way of the Lancia Flaminia, also gave the world the Peugeot 404's shape.
An Austin A95 sits in the background of one of history's most haunting photographs — Thich Quang Duc's 1963 Saigon self-immolation. The actual car is still on display at a pagoda in Huế today.
"A90" wasn't a new badge — Austin had already worn it out on the unrelated 1948-52 Atlantic before handing it to this Westminster.
Rivals
Same body, same money, other badges — tap any card to flip.
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