The body structure was designed by T.K. Garrett, who had been an aeronautical engineer before joining Austin and the exterior was eventually styled in-house by Ricardo 'Dick' Burzi. He was responsible for the Flying A bonnet mascot which adorned Austins for many years. Burzi was an Argentinian who commenced his career at Lancia in Italy. Some say he was impressed with US designs which he copied to some extent but he added "Britishness" to Austins. The A30 was Austin's first monocoque body. The engine was the first "A" series engine and it was not a smaller Austin A40 motor. The A40 is a distinct block and head though is very similar to the "A" and "B" series engines which used it as a precursor. I've had many A40's and there is very little that is interchangeable. What we missed out on in Australia was the Austin A35 utility. I believe that 475 were made. They were built so that they would be classified in Britain as a commercial vehicle and attract lesser tax. They had seats in the rear so were quickly assessed as passenger cars liable for the tax. Almost half of the unsold cars were exported to mainly New Zealand. There are a couple in Australia. They are very collectible now and attract GBP25,000 plus.