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RE: What have you done today with your Austin Seven - Dave Mann - 21-12-2018

I can't take the Seven out these days without someone commenting on it, stuck in supermarket  traffic a Lady driver shouted over "great car" while returning to the car a gentleman was admiring it and asked how old it was, I replied 86 years, to which he replied amazing but I like my comfort pointing to his enormous BMW 4 x 4, so to get the last word in I said apart from the lack of a heater with the exception of a Rover 600 this is the most comfortable car I've driven in the last 30 years.

RE: What have you done today with your Austin Seven - AustinWood - 21-12-2018

I agree with you Dave. I find my fabric saloon most comfortable. The seats in my 'Modern' Citroen (1999 Citroen Xantia Exclusive) are extremely comfortable initially but after a couple of hours I get a stiff neck.
In the Seven I can drive all day with no ill effects. Last year I drove down from Blair Atholl to Melrose after the Scottish Austin Seven Club AGM. Four hours with only one pause long enough to clear the smear from the windscreen. No stiffness or aches & pains.
It was cold November and the fabric saloon is cosy & warm. There is no cover over the gearbox nor vents in the bonnet so plenty of warmth from the engine. Only above about 45mph does cold air start to overcome the warm.
Altogether a perfectly practical form of transport especially in the Scottish Borders.

RE: What have you done today with your Austin Seven - Tony Press - 21-12-2018

(21-12-2018, 04:58 PM)AustinWood Wrote: I agree with you Dave. I find my fabric saloon most comfortable. The seats in my 'Modern' Citroen (1999 Citroen Xantia Exclusive) are extremely comfortable initially but after a couple of hours I get a stiff neck.
In the Seven I can drive all day with no ill effects. Last year I drove down from Blair Atholl to Melrose after the Scottish Austin Seven Club AGM. Four hours with only one pause long enough to clear the smear from the windscreen. No stiffness or aches & pains.
It was cold November and the fabric saloon is cosy & warm. There is no cover over the gearbox nor vents in the bonnet so plenty of warmth from the engine. Only above about 45mph does cold air start to overcome the warm.
Altogether a perfectly practical form of transport especially in the Scottish Borders.

I seem to remember the Austin Healey seat designer was an Austin Seven owner and he based the seat design    around the Chummy seat form.

RE: What have you done today with your Austin Seven - Michael D - 22-12-2018

(20-12-2018, 06:56 PM)Greig Smith Wrote: Hi Michael

I get a mixture of what's it worth vs what'll it do....

I get it with the Giulietta's... A properly restored Spider is worth the thick end of 80000UKP now..... Stupid money, I didn't buy the Spider or build the race car purely as investments, I have them because we really enjoy driving them, so much so that I bought a second Spider which I sold to Dad and then a Ti saloon which I gave to my wife, so we regularly run 3 cars on Alfa Tours. I think more Alfa friends have driven my Spider recently than I have. It's a car not a museum piece.

Dad always encouraged me to join in his hobby, I started driving 7's earlier than most folks. Last year we let a friend drive the green 7 at the Simola Hillclimb, he drove it the first time the night before, first time ever in a 7..... Last week he bought an Ulsteroid and has entered the Hillclimb for next year alongside the Blue Job.

Aye
Greig
Oh Greig..the answer to  'what 'll it do?' will have  people wet their pants when I tell 'em what  my Rosengart  'will do' but nevertheless on the few short 'test' outings we did we encountered many thumbs up and smiley faces; it's a very endearing and charming little car. And i loved Alfa's ..had a Giulia Super with a souped up 1750 engine (to Alfisti that one has an unmistakable roar unique to the 1750) on lowered suspension. Did a few 'touring rallies' with that car in the nineties and I'll never forget charging up Col de la Madeleine with a hot Giulia Bertone on big Cosworth pistons   on my tail all the way up and succeeding to leave him behind . When I asked the driver why he was keeping so much distance his answer was that I threw up to much debris when charging though the hairpins….  Any way… 101 and 105 series Alfa's are commanding silly money these days….  so unless you need the money: stick to them.  I still deplore having sold that Super, also my TR2…..my TVR Vixen…. my MKI Cortina GT….but we're quite happy with our 'Mini 30' on a stage One Kit (running off the dial at 140 kph) and now hopefully the Rosengart...

RE: What have you done today with your Austin Seven - Colin Morgan - 22-12-2018

A tiny old lady tapped on my passenger window at the Co-op, so I lent over and wound it down.  After some appreciative comments and interesting questions, she pointed to an old saloon in the car park - a large early '70s Mercedes - 'Mine', she said 'I'll always keep it.'  And there was me thinking she would be taking her shopping home in a basket-on-wheels (like Paddington)...

Colin

RE: What have you done today with your Austin Seven - Bruce Nicholls - 22-12-2018

(22-12-2018, 05:00 PM)Colin Morgan Wrote: A tiny old lady tapped on my passenger window at the Co-op, so I lent over and wound it down.  After some appreciative comments and interesting questions, she pointed to an old saloon in the car park - a large early '70s Mercedes - 'Mine', she said 'I'll always keep it.'  And there was me thinking she would be taking her shopping home in a basket-on-wheels (like Paddington)...

Colin

A bit off subject but my mon (91) drives a Merc SLK and loved driving my Lotus Elan.

RE: What have you done today with your Austin Seven - Bob Kneale - 22-12-2018

   
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This evening my RP 'Lulu', my wife and I joined a group of carol singers in our village. 'Lulu' was decorated by a string of fairy lights at roof level, and was suitably admired wherever we went.The lights are a standard string running at 32 volts, stepped up from the car's 6V battery by a cheap electronic boost convertor. Current consumption is extremely low. Seen next to the tree in St Tudy (Cornwall) village. This is the 4th year we have done this.

Merry Christmas to all members and All The Best for 2019

Bob

RE: What have you done today with your Austin Seven - Roland Alcock - 25-12-2018

Church then pub. Merry Xmas all. 

Roly

RE: What have you done today with your Austin Seven - JonE - 25-12-2018

dog still in church?

RE: What have you done today with your Austin Seven - Tony Press - 25-12-2018

(25-12-2018, 10:39 PM)JonE Wrote: dog still in church?

I think tother way round- not allowed int pub ! Smile
(22-12-2018, 08:48 PM)Bruce Nicholls Wrote:
(22-12-2018, 05:00 PM)Colin Morgan Wrote: A tiny old lady tapped on my passenger window at the Co-op, so I lent over and wound it down.  After some appreciative comments and interesting questions, she pointed to an old saloon in the car park - a large early '70s Mercedes - 'Mine', she said 'I'll always keep it.'  And there was me thinking she would be taking her shopping home in a basket-on-wheels (like Paddington)...

Colin

A bit off subject but my mon (91) drives a Merc SLK and loved driving my Lotus Elan.

Pauline drives a Crossfire  Cool