text: Russia was a customer and prolific user of the Austin series, imported from Austin Motor Co. Ltd, Great Britain since 1914. Production was reserved entirely for Russia (and on Russian specs). The latest, the series III, was ordered on 25 August 1916 and integrated the sum of experience collected since the beginning of the war. These were delivered in early 1917, yet in the meantime another order came for an enhanced series (which would have been the fourth) to be delivered in late 1917. The Revolution erupted before and the vehicles were kept in British service.