Good morning.

I have just read a post on the Austin Seven Facebook page to the effect that under the new DVLA rules, you can build a special if the V5c says "tourer", but not if it says "saloon".

Can anyone clarify this at all? As the shell on my Ruby is so badly decayed, I plan to convert it to what is, in essence, a two seat Opal with a fold-down roof which is permanently attached to the car at the hinges. I shall be using as much of the original shell as I can salvage. The logbook currently says "saloon", but with no mention of the number of seats.

I suppose my question is what are Opals and the like called on their logbooks: tourers, saloons, or something else altogether?

Regards,

Jamie.

Hi all,

I was wondering if anyone has any detailed drawings or photos of the uncoupled handbrake mechanism to suit a mid 1929 chummy.

I've search Woodrow, the green Companion, and Googled every which way but I can't find enough information to understand how the mechanism goes together and in particular how it mounts on the chassis. The best information I can find is from the parts list and the handbook, however these general arrangement images don't really show enough detail for me to understand how it all goes together.

The diagram below is the best image I can find. The red arrows show the areas I'm struggling with. 


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On the left, the question is, what does the forward end of the ratchet rack mount to?

On the right, how does the hand lever attach to the main bracket at the top - my lever has a bend in it around here and can't bolt up tight to the bracket, so I'm wondering if it should be straightened or if I'm missing a spacer or something?

If anyone has any photos that show the detail of this area I'd be most greatful if you can share them.

Andrew
Melbourne
Australia

Please could someone give me an idea of why my dynamo/cut out is behaving differently to the way it has always done in the past...  With the switch on full charge the engine is started but has to be revved quite hard before the ammeter flips over from discharge to charge and the light goes out.  When the engine settles down to tick over the needle flips back to discharge and the light comes on as normal.

(The car is 1930 with 6 volts.  The dynamo is a later Ruby type with a resistor added for Summer charge.  The CF1 cut out has been professionally rebuilt a few years ago.)

Hi all

Got a question for you all out there, the rationale for which is not financial, but originality and quirkiness, the latter traits being something that have always appealed to me...

To get to the point I recently purchased what was sold to me as an 1932 Tourer (I posted on here a few months back about my "numbers" concern...). I more recently found a source, which I hadn't previously discovered, where one can check original registration details according to reg number.

The threw up the rather surprising news that the Tourer I have was actually first registered as a van (AVG?) on 29/02/1932, which would tie in to the date on the logbook and the chassis number, the engine being a later replacement from 1932.

My quandry now is do I return the car to its former incarnation, if I can track down a repro van body from the era, or leave it as it is at present, ie. an AH Tourer with iffy numbers. I like the idea of originality, in identity at least considering the van shell would be a repro, and the quirkiness of having a van, but the car I have has been recently restored to a high standard with a newly painted Tourer body etc.

Is it worth it? I don't mind the work involved, but would, say, selling the restored body and associated interior and running gear cover the cost of sourcing the bits necessary to reconvert back to van form?

I'm going to drive and enjoy the car as is over the summer here, as should be the case, but I'm looking to next winter's project.

Thinking out loud a bit here, so all input welcome

I’ve been slowly disassembling and cleaning my ‘29 chummy box of bits, recently I got to the front hand brake lever.
It was as a bit rough, so a week in the molasses bath and a pressure wash to see what was underneath the rust and muck showed it looked ok, so time to disassemble it and clean up the parts.

   

And I today find this....

   

   

Might need a new one, or two of these pins!

It’s a nice reminder to check every little part, especially the bits that hold the wheels on or stop the car.....

Hi,

For a bit of fun I bought a disassembled Arnott supercharger that I want to rebuild back to running condition of suitable size for an A7. Does anyone have and diagrams or pictures of the innards of an operation one that I can use for reference please?

Cheers

David

Hi Guys . My steering column spline has been extended,the longer spline welded to original spline. My question is ,if I cut off the extended part , do you think iI will be able to recover the original . Some of the original spline is showing. Any thoughts or views appreciated.
Regards Rob RPM

Am I right? Can this possibly be an age related plated. I think not. What's Wayne up to?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Austin-7-ruby...SwcoNckpbc

Looking for a late Chummy / RK bonnet (Side panel size roughly 12.5" x 18"), if anyone has one for sale, please PM me.

Thanks

I have just received the very sad news that Bob Wyatt, President of the A7CA and lifelong Austin author and enthusiast, died yesterday.
RIP Bob

Chris Garner
Chairman - A7CA