The Shooting brake was well priced.
1947 Austin Sixteen Countryman Shooting Brake, and thought it was worth sharing on my blog. Its sales were still directed at the landed gentry, describing the Countryman as: “Something to haul the guests around the country estate, when they came for a tad of shooting!” The brochure proudly states: “ The Austin Sixteen Countryman is the ideal vehicle for farm and estate transport.
Priced at £565 (English Pounds), it was an expensive option in post-war Britain. The Purchase Tax added another 160 Pounds to the final price, making it affordable only to the wealthy.
At today's prices it would be people like CB that would be able to afford it