Austral was an Australian automobile manufacturer founded in 1913 in Caulfield, Victoria. The company initially produced cycle-cars, a trend that was popular during that era. Austral’s vehicles were notable for their use of an 8 horsepower, 947 cc Peugeot V-twin engine, which featured automatic inlet valves. The design of Austral cars included a friction drive system, which was a common transmission method at the time. This system utilized belts…