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Ray White
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Interesting placement of indicators. They would normally be found on the side panel. If he could have afforded a "deluxe" model they could have been incorporated into sidelights (beneath the headlamps) .  |
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Penman
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Where are they Ray?
I can't see any unless he has double filament, 5a/21a, bulbs in the sidelights. Remember this is the states so white indicators would be allowed I believe.
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ukdave2002
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| mikeC wrote: | Mick Fleetwood still has Lettuce Leaf, a 1934 Austin Seven that he has owned since the 1960s:
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Ray White
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| Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2025 12:43 pm Post subject: |
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| Penman wrote: | Where are they Ray?
I can't see any unless he has double filament, 5a/21a, bulbs in the sidelights. Remember this is the states so white indicators would be allowed I believe. |
Sorry, that was bit of a leg pull about him not being able to afford a "deluxe" model which boasted side lights. They were absent on the basic offering. Those on my Isetta 300 were round and tucked up under the headlamps.
The indicators on all British and European cars were like orange ears poking out the sides of the car. They seem to have been replaced on USA spec cars with strange white indicators let into the front wings. They may or may not have incorporated side lights but I can't be sure. |
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Penman
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It looks like Mick Fleetwood has to fold himself in half to get in Lettuce Leaf.
Is it a 2 seater? What sort of rear bodywork does it have?
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mikeC
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Mick Fleetwood's Austin is a standard AH four-seater; I believe he is well over 6 feet tall, but that should be no problem in a standard Seven.
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peter scott
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| Penman wrote: | Where are they Ray?
I can't see any unless he has double filament, 5a/21a, bulbs in the sidelights. Remember this is the states so white indicators would be allowed I believe. |
Mine had the taxi ears.
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Rusty
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| mikeC wrote: | | Mick Fleetwood's Austin is a standard AH four-seater; I believe he is well over 6 feet tall, but that should be no problem in a standard Seven. |
Up in the country town where I used to live, an "older" chap about 6'2" and weighing about 250lbs had an old seven, painted but not really restored that he used to use as a "gopher" (mobility scooter) for around town short running's, and one of the funniest things I have ever seen was him arriving at a club function with his good mate the local bulldozing contractor about 6' 4" and weighing even more in the passenger seat! The poor car must have been sitting on its bump stops because when they pulled up, opened the doors and got out, the car appeared to lift up about 6" and they seemed to dwarf it as we had "two" seemingly "giants" standing next to it.
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bjacko
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| Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2025 6:59 am Post subject: Austin 7's |
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I remember when I lived in UK many Austin 7's driving along with a list to the right because there was only one person on board.
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MikeEdwards
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| Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2025 8:31 am Post subject: Re: Austin 7's |
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| bjacko wrote: | | I remember when I lived in UK many Austin 7's driving along with a list to the right because there was only one person on board. |
My Vauxhalls do that even when I'm not sitting in them. Some models have a spacer on one of the springs to try to prevent it.
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Ray White
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| Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2025 8:53 am Post subject: |
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What about the BMW Isetta 300? Because the weight of the engine and steering was on the right side, Brighton built cars had a 60lb weight added to the left side as a counter balance.!
LHD cars obviously had no such counter weight. |
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Ray White
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| Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2025 9:43 pm Post subject: |
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| peter scott wrote: |
Mine had the taxi ears.
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...and just like mine it was the "deluxe" version with side lights.  |
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