Austin Tilly History

Manufacturer	Austin Motor Company Limited
Production	1937–1945
Body style	van  2-door pickup
Engine	4-cylinder side-valve

Austin Light Utility 4 × 2 , or Tilly utility, was the name for a group of light passenger changed from existing mid-size car range from different manufacturers such as Hillman and Morris, which were used by the armed forces of the United Kingdom in the Second World War .

The British military deployed a large number of modified civilian vehicles for up to two tons .Electrical systems were swapped from 6-volt type to the military-standard 12-volts system, shortening the passenger compartment and mounting a cargo bed in the rear, such as a pickup truck with canvas back and around 10 to 30 bhp .

Manufacturers and variants 

Austin produced about 29,000 pieces until the end of the war: 

• Austin 8
• Austin 10t
• Morris Ten
• Standard Ten
• Standard Twelve
• Hillman Ten