I am in the process of restoring a 1936 Austin 7 Ruby, Export model, originally sent to New Zealand. Due to laps of memory caused by too long between disassembly & reassembly, I can not properly attach steering box to the frame. There is a wedge piece; I am not sure if it goes between box & frame or inside frame. Also if wide part of wedge is toward front or rear of frame. Any advice would be greatly appreciated from here in the USA.

  IMG_1486.JPG (Size: 137.4 KB / Downloads: 334) Having tried Marmite several times, I have come to the conclusion that I don't really like it. hence my recently acquired 1933 RP Saloon is now for sale, preferably to a Marmite lover. The car is basically very sound and starts, goes and stops very well. As far as I can tell it was refurbished about 2009 and the engine was overhauled by Ian Bancroft in 2010. It was one of the show cars on the PWA7 Stand at the Classic car Show at the NEC in 2015, so is a well known car. Asking price is around £ 8,600.00. Please 'e' mail or PM me for more details and photographs. 'e' mail gandtsaward@gmail.com

Looking for a Zenith side draft carb to suit my 1938 Ruby. Ideally a carb that is known fgood - to be used in the diagnosis of some engine running issues!

What have you got? 

Many thanks

Ray

07788302222

Hi 
Seeking to purchase a foot pedal for the clutch.
For Ruby ARR (1936)
Regards
           Tim

Could someone please tell me if I have done Rip Van Winkle and been asleep for several decades.

I know it is an early car. I know it is immaculate (even with the chromed brake cable adjusters) - which is lovely if you want a pristine ornament, devoid of any trace of its past owners or history. I know it only take two people to make an auction.

But I am utterly staggered by the £37,950 (inc 15% buyer premium) that the Chummy made at Bonhams sale at Beaulieu over the weekend. Was it an everyday 'value' or was the price simply a product of  two people getting carried away?

https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/24877/l...560&page=1


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Hello
Some doubt about my Ruby’s number.
Is it possible for a registration number consisting of 3 letters followed by 3 numbers to be the original number of a 1936 car ?
Regards
           Tim

I've altered the title on this as no-one replied. Perhaps I should widen it to ask if anyone HAS original CLOTH trim on their SWB saloon. I'm going to pay a visit to Gaydon and I could cross-reference the ledgers IF your car happens to fit the remaining ledgers and you havent got a heritage certificate already.
thanks in anticipation!

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original title was "Margate"...
Other than people I've already been in contact with, have any owners lucky enough to have had Austin ledger information available for their cars had 'Margate' trim listed? 

And if so, has anyone got any original remnants surviving?

(Indeed, for that matter, have any others resulted in named trims where remants remain...)

The Austin Seven Companion mentions "Holland Birkett brakes", implying that they are some sort of modification to improve the efficiency of the standard brakes. However, it does not seem to give any details of them elsewhere in the book and I can find nothing when searching online.

Can anyone shed any light on what they are or what the modification is?

Thank you.

Jamie.

With slight weeps from the front of my chummy tank, what are the options and the longevity of each option? It feels like the job wants doing only once.
POR15 tank sealant has been mentioned - is that fine with ethanol in others' experience?
Has anyone gone for one of the alloy tanks that were advertised in Association mag a few years back? Or are there other suppliers steel or otherwise?
thanks in anticipation... jon

Does anyone have a Mk 2 Ruby rear drop glass that I can buy, the condition not important as I need one for my Pearl restoration as a pattern to get new ones cut and don't want to take the ones out of the Ruby.