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Jason
Joined: 12 Nov 2008 Posts: 623 Location: Todmorden, Lancs.
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Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 5:24 pm Post subject: |
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lovely car richard, I'd quite like an austin 7 myself
jason _________________ "people with money buy a Rolls Royce, people with taste buy an Alvis". |
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Richard H
Joined: 03 Apr 2009 Posts: 2148 Location: Lincolnshire, UK
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Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 8:22 pm Post subject: |
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Got Jo out yesterday for the first run of 2011.
Took it down to East Beach at Shoeburyness. Very cold!
Note the Boyce Motometer on the radiator, picked up at Vange for a bargain £15! _________________ Richard Hughes |
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FrazzleTC
Joined: 28 Dec 2010 Posts: 146 Location: Dumfries and Galloway
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Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 10:24 pm Post subject: |
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Lovely car Richard! It looks very smart indeed. |
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Roger-hatchy
Joined: 07 Dec 2007 Posts: 2135 Location: Tiptree, Essex
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Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 12:09 am Post subject: |
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Would look good with an R A C badge.
I'll have to sort it out and get it to you RH |
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Richard H
Joined: 03 Apr 2009 Posts: 2148 Location: Lincolnshire, UK
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Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 9:48 pm Post subject: |
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FrazzleTC wrote: | Lovely car Richard! It looks very smart indeed. |
Thank you Fraser! Close up there's imperfections all over the place, it was restored in 1998 and not all the work was done to the best standard! But it hasn't let my dad down yet (although he's only done 100 miles or so in it in a year of ownership!)
Roger-hatchy wrote: | Would look good with an R A C badge.
I'll have to sort it out and get it to you RH |
Thanks very much Roger, very nice of you |
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Rick Site Admin
Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22446 Location: UK
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Keith D
Joined: 16 Oct 2008 Posts: 1129 Location: Upper Swan, Western Australia
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Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 1:49 pm Post subject: |
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Glorious little car Richard! I bet you thoroughly enjoyed the drive. Don't worry about imperfections, it's a motor car not an oil painting! Cars were meant to be driven and JO certainly looks very nice to me!
Rick; assuming flat roads, we usually drive at 35-40 mph in our Sevens. However, if the traffic is heavy, then great care is needed to maintain a decent distance between vehicles as the brakes are not anywhere near modern standards! Also approach traffic lights with extreme caution as Sevens do not like stopping in a hurry when lights change against you!
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Richard H
Joined: 03 Apr 2009 Posts: 2148 Location: Lincolnshire, UK
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Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 6:13 pm Post subject: |
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Pretty much the same Rick. Jo cruises at between 30-35mph, I think we have had 40 out of her a couple of times but that is pushing it a bit!
My dad's Ruby on the other hand, would cruise happily at 40mph+, although that has the later three bearing engine and a four-speed gearbox with synchromesh, as opposed to Jo's three speed with no synchromesh. |
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Rick Site Admin
Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22446 Location: UK
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Richard H
Joined: 03 Apr 2009 Posts: 2148 Location: Lincolnshire, UK
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Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 7:38 pm Post subject: |
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Yep that's the same! Also by the time you've double-declutched from second into top all momentum has been lost and it takes ages to pick back up again
Oh the joys of vintage cars! I hope to buy my own one eventually, possibly a Standard 10/Flying Standard 8/12/14 or an Austin 10 Cambridge/12/16 |
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Nic Jarman
Joined: 05 Oct 2008 Posts: 1031 Location: Stoke by Clare, Suffolk
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Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2011 3:03 pm Post subject: |
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The 8 takes a while to warm up and when it does get warmed up it will keep up with the slower local traffic. Probably around 45mph but it does roll around cornering. _________________ 1936 Morris 8 Series 1
1973 MGB roadster
1977 MG Midget 1500
Dax Rush |
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rvdmikej
Joined: 03 Oct 2013 Posts: 8
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Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2013 5:59 pm Post subject: |
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Hi! To add a postscript to this thread I am buying Jo from the present owner, not Richard H, and will shortly move her to the Isle of Wight where I live. Previously I was this car's 3rd owner and had many a happy drive with her in the 1960s. Sadly I had to part with her then, but am expecting a very happy reunion and good times with Isle of Wight Austins. Mike J |
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Rick Site Admin
Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22446 Location: UK
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Posted: Fri Oct 04, 2013 7:22 am Post subject: |
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rvdmikej wrote: | Hi! To add a postscript to this thread I am buying Jo from the present owner, not Richard H, and will shortly move her to the Isle of Wight where I live. Previously I was this car's 3rd owner and had many a happy drive with her in the 1960s. Sadly I had to part with her then, but am expecting a very happy reunion and good times with Isle of Wight Austins. Mike J |
Excellent, keep us updated
RJ
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rvdmikej
Joined: 03 Oct 2013 Posts: 8
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Posted: Fri Oct 04, 2013 4:19 pm Post subject: |
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Will do and thanks for the welcome.
Mike J |
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Richard H
Joined: 03 Apr 2009 Posts: 2148 Location: Lincolnshire, UK
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Posted: Sat Oct 12, 2013 10:20 am Post subject: |
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Excellent news. I'll let my dad know it's back in good hands!
Fancy it turning up after all these years! You must be thrilled to have it back _________________ Richard Hughes |
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