Numbers first, because with the Austin 16 they are the story: 2249 cc or 2510 cc 6-cylinder side-valve, 36 bhp @2,400 rpm. British Motor Corporation built from 1927 to 1937, the vintage years, when coachbuilders still shaped most of what was sold.
Where it came from
The Austin Sixteen Light Six is a British car that was made by Austin from 1927. Announced in October 1927, the first deliveries were planned for March 1928. To distinguish the car from the smaller engined models in the range a plated Austin Six script was fixed to the radiator grille.
Under the skin
Under the skin sits 2249 cc or 2510 cc 6-cylinder side-valve; it is rated at 36 bhp @2,400 rpm. Kerb weight is Chassis only 14 long cwt. The gearbox is a single plate dry clutch, gearbox 4-speed manual fitted behind with a locomotive contracting brake. Drive is taken by an open propeller shaft at the front by a Hardy type joint and. The wheelbase is 112 in / track 4' 8", 56 in. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
In context
Where it sits in British Motor Corporation's history is not in doubt: the none came before it; the Austin Eighteen 1938-39 followed it; it was built at Longbridge Plant. On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Vauxhall 20-60, the Tatra 15, the Vauxhall Cadet. Nearby in the British Motor Corporation catalogue sit the Austin 10 and the Austin 12.
The money
MotorJury scores cars on the United States complaint and recall record, and the Austin 16 has none: too old, too rare, or never sold there. Its value today is a collector's question, decided by provenance and condition rather than by a class average.