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Rick
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 Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 8:57 am Post subject: Austin 7 special ? |
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This car was part of a photo sent over yesterday, the enquirer wondering what TW 7762 might have been.
The wheels look Austin 7, and the reg. dates to 1925-27, suggesting it was based on a Chummy.
Does anyone recognise the bodywork? It rings a bell for some reason, but I'm not sure if this is an off-the-shelf special body, or a home-made one-off. The grille looks well done - thoughts?
RJ
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Mog
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| Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 10:32 am Post subject: |
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| I did own an Austin 7 special with an alloy ash body. It had a crash gear box, not much fun when you are learning to drive. Paid 35 quid for it, a guy chased me for it , so I sold it for 45 quid to him in less than 6 months. I regret that I do not have a photo of it . |
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JohnDale
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Hi Rick, the back of it looks like a Jowett Bradford but the front looks like fibreglass,cheers,JD.
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pigtin
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| Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 10:56 am Post subject: |
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They certainly look like Austin Seven wheels and it looks like a fibreglass front. I was interested in building a 7 special in the late 50s and used to troll all the fibreglass body adverts, but I don't remember anything like this.
There were a great many skilled and innovative people about then and some of the one-off home-built bodies were quite remarkable. Perhaps it's a home-built one-off.
ps. I didn't finally build one myself until the 90s so had 40 years to ponder the problem.
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welder
Joined: 26 Nov 2007
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Location: North Warwickshire
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| pigtin wrote: | They certainly look like Austin Seven wheels and it looks like a fibreglass front. I was interested in building a 7 special in the late 50s and used to troll all the fibreglass body adverts, but I don't remember anything like this.
There were a great many skilled and innovative people about then and some of the one-off home-built bodies were quite remarkable. Perhaps it's a home-built one-off.
ps. I didn't finally build one myself until the 90s so had 40 years to ponder the problem. |
40 years seems an entirely reasonable gestation period. It doesn't do to rush into things, I find.
My wife now understands this, too. You should see her with a paintbrush.......
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