Good evening.

Does anyone now whether the old Speedex website was ever relocated? I know that the Tiscali hosted site ceased last year, but I do not know whether it transferred to another host.

Regards,

Jamie.

While scraping away to find the Chassis number on the AD Chummy prior to sending papers off top the DVLA I find there are several ! One matches the scuttle plate, but the other is curious.
Any ideas?

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Hi everyone
In wishing you a Happy New Year, mine has not started well.
 
I have 1933 Box running coil ignition, standard dynamo, with Accuspark distributor.
 
Having not run the car for some time I started her up yesterday with no problems.
This morning on getting ready for our New year day run, she turned over and then after a revolution almost stopped with a resistance and then turned over again, but did not start. This repeated. There was no backfire or clear misfire but it felt like she was trying to fire at the wrong point causing the ‘stopping’ of the engine.
 
Just to state that there was plenty of fuel.
I started working through the ignition. There was apparently no spark when holding lead off the plug or against decent earth.
Rotor was turning.
I changed the coil for a new one (not tested). This time the engine span freely with no ‘stopping’ but would still not start and no spark seen when removing a lead and putting lead close to plug. 

It then briefly half ran as if on only 1 cylinder and really struggling. 
 
I then replaced it with the original coil I took off about 8 years ago and which was working fine when last used. This time the tightening/stopping came back but still no spark.
 
I then took the Accuspark distributor off and replaced with the Bosch (again was fine when removed). Would not start, but when I played around with a lead on a head stud I saw a very faint spark. I could almost convince myself that I did not see it, but it was definitely there. But it was not enough to show any signs of starting. Tried new condenser, no change. Points opening fine.
 
There was 6V on the coil terminal with ignition on.
 
So I decided to stop there and think a while.
I realised that there was no discharge showing on the ammeter with ignition switch on. At rest ammeter was at 0A. When I put the lights on discharge was about 5A.
Looking at old posts on here it suggest that discharge with ignition on but not running should be around 6A. I should know, but I couldn’t say what it usually is, but not 0.
 
So is this my problem, whilst I have 6V from ignition at the coil, I have no current to drive it?
If so, where has it ‘gone’? The ignition switch clearly works to the extent that it supplies 6V to coil and switches the lights on and off.
 
Appreciate thoughts on whether or not I am on the right lines/looking at the right place (ignition switch, cut out?) and if so what the problem might be in the apparent resistance or breakdown and how I might hunt it down.  
 
Appreciate thoughts from a very frustrated (non) driver for what would have been a lovely New Year run.

Andy

I am now at the stage of replacing the wiring on the 1932 AG tourer and am wondering about the headlamp wiring.
The car has it's original Lucas -Graves dipping headlamps with a dip switch on the column. My query is that the holes for three wires into this original switch are tiny and don't look "big " enough to take the load for headlamps; they go on down the column & on to a 4 way junction box on the scuttle behind the tank. I have taken advice from this forum (I hope I can find it!) about how to wire the lamps up, but wonder if I should try & put a relay (are there 6v relays? I have lots of 12v ones) to take the load off this switch ...or even an in-line fuse in the system

[color=#323d4f][size=medium]Owing to a returns policy cock-up, I seem to have a spare, new-in-the-box, twin-cylinder compressor. 100litre tank, 8bar,40cu.ft/min, copper-wound motor c/w handle and wheels.
£110.00 collection from Ripon N.Yorks only or your carrier.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SwitZer-Air-C...0005.m1851

It is not a quiet compressor BTW

A fabulous shot of BMW-Dixis being dispatched from the Eisenach Works. They appear to be DA2 models, which dates the photo to 1929-31. It's interesting that one consignment is of rolling chassis; were these destined to outside coachbuilders?

For information, there is a 1936 Rosengart LR4 N2 Coupe being auctioned by Anglia Car Auctions in Kings Lynn on 26th January 2019.
Estimate is £9 - 12k. You can access the catalogue via their website.

Happy New Year to all.

Alan

Debs and I send season's greeting to you all. We must confess though, that taking such action worries us a little. It is in fact somewhat difficult in today's world to know exactly what to say without potentially causing offense especially in this sensitive group spreading over several generations. Therefore we had to seek lawyers' advice and here is what we feel comfortable to say to everybody:

Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, our best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low stress, non-addictive, gender neutral, non denominational, non political celebration of the New Year holiday, practised with the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion or secular practices of your choice with respect for the religious/secular persuasions and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all.

We also wish you a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling and medically uncomplicated time in recognition of the onset of the generally accepted calendar year of  2019, but not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped make our country great and without regard to the race, creed, colour, age, physical ability, religious faith or sexual preference of their wishes.

By accepting this greeting, you are accepting these terms.

This greeting is subject to clarification or withdrawal. It is freely transferable with no alteration to the original greeting. It implies no promise by the wishers to actually implement any of the wishes for themselves or others and is void where prohibited by law, and is revocable at the sole discretion of the wishers. This wish is warranted to perform as expected within the usual application of good tidings for a period of one year or until the issuance of a subsequent holiday greeting, whichever comes first, and warranty is limited to replacement of this wish or issuance of a new wish at the sole discretion of the wishers.

Disclaimer: No trees were harmed directly in the sending of this message; however, a significant number of electrons were selectively rearranged.

Our local newspaper Picture of the day (from last Decemmber 31st)
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I heard on the grapevine that some Austin 7 clubs participate in reciprocal circulation of club mags (i.e. emailable pdf copy) to their members if they select to have them, which seems a jolly good idea.

A quick survey:  I just wondered - does anyone take advantage of such a service, as I enquired with my club and it wasn't deemed an option or necessarily a good idea.

Any other views?