Sir Herbert Austin in an Austin Seven West Hackney An exhibit from the Guildhall

An exhibit from the Guildhall Museum

Arfons set three Land Speed Records in his jet-powered 'Green Monster' car in the 1960s

the River Thames and the City to be immediately opposite Tyburn

An unusual composition showing a quay with an anchor and a carved tablet in the foreground

Sir Herbert Austin in an Austin Seven West Hackney An exhibit from the GuildhallSir Herbert Austin in an Austin Seven, 1922. In the 1920s the Austin Seven was launched, popularly known as the baby Austin, which greatly influenced British and European light car design. Austin was founder of the Austin Motor Company in 1905. By 1914 Austin was producing a thousand cars a year.