Agile Austin. On the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, an Austin convertible set a new U.S. speed record for open stock cars, a mark most auto makers are not interested in. Despite several stops for repairs (see cut), the Austin covered 11,850 miles in seven days, for an average speed of 70.54 m.p.h. (old record: 68.58 m.p.h.). A few days later, the Austin Motor Co., Ltd., did something U.S. automakers were interested in. It cut prices $1,000 on the record-setting model. The new price: $2,795 with a manually operated top, $180 more with a hydraulically operated top.
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