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==Production== Volume production did not begin until 1947 because of Austin Motors commitment to war production. In 1949 a limousine model was produced on a stretched 11 ft chassis, Twelve and a half inches had been added to the wheelbase as well as a sliding glass partition behind the driver an foldaway occasional seating.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/motoring/features/austin-a125-sheerline-5529453.html|title=Austin A125 Sheerline|date=27 August 2007|website=The Independent}}</ref> Both models were built at Austin's [[Longbridge plant]] from 1947 to 1954. There were about 8,000 built along with 475 long wheelbase limousines and 300 chassis available to coacbuilders for ambulances, shooting brake estate and hearses.<ref name="austinmotorvehicleclubqld.org">{{Cite web|url=https://austinmotorvehicleclubqld.org/blog/2022/5/7/a-celebration-of-75-years-of-the-austin-sheerline-and-princess|title=A celebration of 75 years of the Austin Sheerline and Princess|date=7 May 2022|website=Austin Motor Vehicle Club of Queensland (Inc.)}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" |+ Austin Sheerline Model Data |- ! Vehicle Type !! Chassis Code/Numbers !! Dates !! Number Produced |- | A110/125 Sheerline SWB Saloon || DS1 (1-10504) || 1947β1954 || approx 8000 |- | A125 Sheerline LWB Limousine || DM1 (3020-10165) || 1949β1953 || approx 475 |- | A125 Sheerline Ambulance || DA1 (3195-12812)|| 1950β1955 || approx 300 Ambulance/Hearse combined |- |A125 Sheerline Hearse || DH1 (3100-12458) || 1950β1955 || Ratio of 4 hearses to each ambulance |} Production ceased in 1954 and Austin's luxury offering was limited to the A135 [[Austin Princess]].
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