Welcome to these pages dedicated to Leyland South Africa's Austin Apache

With thanks to Ryno Verster & Ralph Clarke for much of the material here.

I would also like to complain about a Liverpool Victoria (LV) car insurance advertisement which shows a poor Apache being wrecked in the name of advertising.  Perhaps the director thought we might all think it was an Authi Victoria...

Please send me any information you may have regarding the Austin Apache - stories, photographs etc...

• August 2010 - Ephy Chesler provides some photographs of his Apache in motorsport.

  • An interesting development photo recently found.

• September 2009 - Rob Orchard discovers an Apache that has been hiding in the Karoo for 24 years.

  • Mark Willcock's Authi Victoria

  • A Period Photo of the factory showing 11/55 bodyshells on trolleys.

  • More South African Apache pictures

  • Authi Brochure added

  • New Authi UK Gallery

  • Ryno uncovers the Apache's Military past

• January 2009 - A personal story from Mr Ephy Chesler about his Apache TC he used in motorsport.

• September 2008 - Pressed Steel Drawings for the ADO16

  •   Also some new Press Photos for the Apache.

• March 2008 - A fascinating site I discovered on South African Classic Cars by Moby.  

  • New Pictures and items as follows - c/o Ryno and Moby:

    • New Advertisements here and here.

    • New Launch material here and here.

    • New Road Test here.

    • More Apache TC material here.

    • More photos in the Authi gallery

    • The website gets a mention in Classic Car Mart

    • More Specifications added here and here.

    • And, at long last, a look at that the South African 1100 and 11/55 on which the Apache is based.

• August 2007 - Ryno's New SA Mini book and John Baker's Austin Memories in the links.

• April 2007 - Pictures of Paul Cowie's Apache 35 

• February 2007 - A new TC Brochure supplied by Kevin Hogan (an Authi owner in Queensland)

• January 2007 - More pictures added on the Body Design and Assembly

• January 2007 - Pictures of the Proto-type Apache loaded and more background from Ralph Clarke

• December 2006 - A new photo in the Victoria section. A South African Apache featured on the front cover of Idle Chatter.

• May 2006 - A photo of Ralph Clark and team added, and pictures of Simon Wheatcroft's Victoria. New Specifications Page.

• April 2006 - New information on the Authi Victoria and update to Links page.

• April 2006 - New page added on the Apache in a Rally role.

• March 2006 - Brochure 2 added to the site with fresh material in the Apache TC and Apache 35 pages.