A friend of my daughter is getting married in April next year at a venue near Cambridge. She would like an Austin 7 as a wedding car as her dad used to have one and she remembers being driven in it. She is having difficulty in finding someone to provide an Austin 7. Is there anybody out there in A7 land who would be prepared to help out. Please PM or 'e' mail me if you can help.  'e' mail:- gandtsaward@gmail.com

My 1932 AG tourer (SWB chassis with steel "chummy" body) has side curtains that slot into the alloy rail that runs along the top of the doors & rear tub. the pegs of the curtain drop into the holes and into a bracket let into the wood. This bracket is tapped 1/4 BSF  presumably to take a winged bolt (??) that is tightened against the peg to stop the curtain rattling or popping out.
Question is what do these retaining 1/BSF bolts look like & what do the holes in the trim panels look like? Is there an eyelet of some sort?
I have not seen anything (not even on a £38000 Chummy), maybe earlier bodies allowed the curtains to rattle!
I can post pictures of the bracket if necessary.
The quite useable trim on my car is 1960's vintage & has no holes/eyelet or whatever. How should it be fitted to the door frame etc? I am rebuilding the car to how it would have probably been in Hong Kong in the early 70's.
David

Seeking advice regarding chrome platers please. Happy to consider all recommendations but is there a reliable company in the London, Home Counties or East Anglia area that anyone would recommend?

Thanks, John

Hello, all.
I need a reverse idler gear for a 1936 Austin 7 special.  The one in the car has wear on the teeth (see photo), and pops out of first.  Good, used or new would be fine.

Thanks,
-Matt Flynt
matt@duganspecialties dot co (no "m")

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Just noticed this interesting advert in Car and Classic 
Item number C1008275

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This interesting and stunning Austin Seven Special is based on an Austin 7 Chassis from 1930. The styling is related to racecars such as Amilcar, Bugatti and others. There is an extensive english race history from Silverstone, Donnington and Wiscombe Park, before the car was sold to California, USA in 1990. The new owner, Dr. Greg Johnson invested lots of money to get the car perfectly restored to an outstanding level and used the racer at Monterey, Laguna Seca and other events. He also took the car to Pebble Beach, California and won first prize in his class at the world famous Concours de`Elegance.
In 2004 the car was sold by a wellknown auctioneer to a collector in Germany. The actual owner did recently a big service and small repairs and upgrades. Included in the package are some spare engines, special tools and gearboxes as well as a set of wire wheels. The documented history includes articles in SPORTS CAR INTERNTIONAL oct.1995 and BRITISH CAR april 2001. 
A special technical report from 2012 decribes and explaines the mechanical specification and upgrades. This beautiful monoposto racer has German ownership papers and is located in my showroom in Muenster, Germany.
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Can anyone tell me how the rubber vacuum tube for the windscreen wiper motor on a 1927 chummy was routed and supported. I have two versions of the Lucas motor --one with the vac connection on the driver's side and one with the vac connection on the passenger side--which one is correct?

Hi all,

Looking for the pinion retaining ring for a 1931 (long nose banjo) rear axle. Managed to find a torque tube for my axle build at Beaulieu thanks to Tom Hunt - now the search begins for the ring that secures the pinion bearings into the bottom of the torque tube.  If you have one tucked away somewhere I would be most grateful.. Thanks very much..

Hi all,

Looking for the pinion retaining ring for a 1931 (long nose banjo) rear axle. Managed to find a torque tube for my axle build at Beaulieu thanks to Tom Hunt - now the search begins for the ring that secures the pinion bearings into the bottom of the torque tube.  If you have one tucked away somewhere I would be most grateful.. Thanks very much..

I need to replace the wing piping to the offside rear wing of my RN. I read somewhere that the wing is attached using rivets rather than nuts and bolts. My query is do the rivets need removing or can the piping be slipped / pushed in after original removal?
In anticipation. Peter.

Is this co-ordinator chap known through one of the A7 clubs? 
Fabulous little project in E.Sussex - but how can one generate this sort of interest outside school walls/taught time. Is it likely that young people other than those with Austin 7 (or vintage car) parents DO get involved..?

http://www.bedes.org/senior-school/news-and-blogs/senior-school-news/2015/01/car-restoration-bede’s-pupils-revive-a-1933-austin-rp-and-a-1972-mg-bt.aspx#

Any other examples you know of?