Some time ago I fitted LED bulbs to the stop/tail and front sidelights on my 12v Ruby. Recently, as I drove into the darkened garage, I noticed that the front side lights were coming on as I braked. Eventually found that the corncob type LED tail/stop bulbs were responsible.
On investigating I found that all of the individual |LEDs in the bulbs come on for both tail and stop function - but in tail lamp mode they are all dimmer.
There seems to be some kind of internal connection between the tail and stop pips which is allowing brake lamp voltage back out onto the side lamp circuits.
I cannot detect a resistance but suspect maybe a zener diode with poor reverse resistance..I put back the the old incandescent bulbs and all's well again.
I wondered if anyone else has come across this  - or has any other theories.

On our travels in August we came across the Dufresne museum at Azay-le-Rideau, just south-west of Tours. It is the lifelong collection of Maurice Dufresne who rescued a huge variety of machinery that otherwise would quite literally have rotted away or been destroyed. Eventually he was able to buy the former paper mill at Azay-le-Rideau and convert it into a museum to house his treasures. Well worth visiting if you are down that way. There's everything from 17th century weaving looms through cars and planes, a mobile guillotine(!), engines, water wheel, it goes on and on - in fact the walk through the buildings is 1km. It is all weird and wonderful and very well presented. Well worth a couple of hours if you are passing.

Regretably not an A7 in sight but Sir Herbert gets a look-in with this lovely tractor:

   

   

   

   

More photos from the collection: https://flic.kr/s/aHsm4jDQtS

Long time since I saw this and the reference to it having been restored by Donald Doughty was a trip down memory lane. Donald Doughty was instrumental in setting up the Clubs' Association. The Archive still contains some memorabilia of his, notable his gold fountain pen, which is a particular favourite of mine...

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Just got home having had a super time on the Cumbrian run. 
All the 35 cars had a ball. 
If you did not go you missed treat.
Big thanks to Malcolm Parker yet again from all.

i purchased some orange rear light look alikes at   Beauliue at the weekend which I am quite happy with. But what to do on the front. The present thought is to use the two colour L.E.D  jobs in the head lamp mounted sidelight. I don't want to add unauthentic looking units to the front as I don't think it looks right. Would appreciate your thoughts

New vintage top gear (or bottom gear) from Longstone tyres is on the way and this time it stars a pretty little blue Austin seven chummy in the beautiful land that is conwall. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHKh2hZrtpI

Do have fun watching this and give me your thoughts  I made this trailer myself so any tips would be awesome

Can anybody identify my cutout. I don't want to remove it to look underneath it if I can help it.

It's being used with a C35M dynamo and a SM5 switch. I get minimal amps when running.

   

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I have almost got a 1932 AG tourer with an interesting history. It went from Hong Kong to California in 1971/72. It has what I think is a Hong Kong Tax Disc that ran out 31.10 70, and a registration number AP 9057. it's colour was blue/black. (now yellow/black) There are some Chinese characters on the white & Black disc as well.
As yet I don't have the Chassis etc numbers confirmed, so cannot identify the car 100%, but it is a short chassis steel body "Chummy " style
Any one got any information? Even abut HK registration numbers

Hi

I am looking to restore an Austin 7 engine owned by my father to run as a static engine but need help to identify/date it so that I can source the correct parts. The number stamped on it is M222396. Dad seems to think that it is mid '30s.....? Can anyone help please?

Starts: 16-09-2017
Ends: 17-09-2017

KopHill Climb

Kop Hill Climb, Princes Risborough, Bucks. 500 classic veteran, vintage, cars and bikes.
http://www.kophillclimb.org.uk/entrants.html
Still paddock places available, 750 Club attendance and usually several interesting 7's entered for the climb.
Many other attractions, soapbox derby, dodgems, original wooden Wall of Death, live music,