Austin 7

[mal]

Good luck Paul... a lot of work though

I wonder how many other Austin Sevens have had only two owners and the second for 60 years

Just maybe of interest Paul.......
A neighbour of mine, well he lives out the back of me, and is in his 70's and still an avid show-goer, owns an early 30's Morris 8... still going strong and used for every show.... he is the second owner, the first being his father who bought it new and handed it down to him so it's been in the family from new..
He called round yesterday and told me he was buying a Moggy to preserve the Morris 8.... do you think he's a Morris fanatic

Mal

[Kevin]

He called round yesterday and told me he was buying a Moggy to preserve the Morris 8.... do you think he's a Morris fanatic

Sounds like he is heading in the same direction as one of our branch members, he has a Morris 8 van kitted out as a lead plumbers vehicle which he does demo`s from at certain shows a couple of times a year, he also has a Minor van and another he is working on and he is in the same age range as your neighbour and the last point is his name is Maurice.

[Matt]

"Accelerator pedal is in middle - between clutch and brake !"

Pretty much the norm for pre 1930's cars....

[chickenjohn]

I've just won this on eBay -
-snip- As much as I appreciate a complete car is a better starting point they are getting scares for turning into specials so collecting parts as & when found will be yet another new hobby.

Paul Humphries

Good idea! If I may make a suggestion if you are not allready an expert panel beater/ body man, I'd strongly advise you to join a college evening restoration course. You'll learn all the skills needed to make a really good body for the special and have access to unlimited amounts of metal (ali or sheet steel) and access to the necessary equipment and of course expert help and advice from the course tutor. You'll also learn how to paint it and have access to the spray booths etc.

[Willie]

Memories. The first thing we did to these chassis was to box them in.
My special was built in the road, the framework was electrical tubing
held together with string when it was towed to be welded, and the body was pop riveted aluminium with a nose cone in the new fangled fibre-
glass stuff. It was so light that I would drive the front end in and then pick up the rear and throw it into the kerb! I went on a fornights holiday
touring cornwall with no weather protection whatsoever. I got sunstroke!
Good luck.