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RE: What have you done today with your Austin Seven - Duncan Grimmond - 10-05-2024
Every time I see that line on the Coupé, ooft!!!
RE: What have you done today with your Austin Seven - andrew34ruby - 10-05-2024
(10-05-2024, 08:43 AM)Duncan Grimmond Wrote: Every time I see that line on the Coupé, ooft!!!
Wait till you've seen it for real Duncan.
RE: What have you done today with your Austin Seven - Charles P - 13-05-2024
Had a lot of fun at VSCC Wiscombe Park on Sunday, despite the nearly 6 hours travel each way from Suffolk
Damian GT took this video that made me look vaguely competent
Wiscombe 2024.mp4
RE: What have you done today with your Austin Seven - Peter Sweeney - 14-05-2024
Yesterday we took Jane to see the buttercups on Beverly Westwood.
RE: What have you done today with your Austin Seven - Howard Wright - 17-05-2024
Hi All
End of day one of the re-enactment of the 1924 RAC Small Car Trial organised by forumista Steven Kay.
Nine cars met by Llandrindod lake, unfortunately only one Seven (our Special) but three Morgans, a Riley, a Jowett special, two MGs and a more recent Jaguar. None would have been recognisable to the 1924 organisers.
Steven had plotted a route very close to the one used in 1924 which included the infamous Bwlch y Groes which rises from Dinas Mawddwy to arrive at Lake Tegid (Bala to most).
We left about 11 and Liz and I got sandwiched between two rather quick Morgans (4 wheel variety) which made keeping up exciting! We made the pass, lunched in Bala and got a way back towards Llandod but I’m ashamed to say we chickened out of the exact 1924 route to arrive home near six o’Clock. 170 miles in seven hours (with a convivial lunch stop).
A highlight of the day was meeting another formidable forumista, David Stepney, who came up the pass to greet us and joined us for lunch. So nice to put faces to names on the forum.
Liz has loads of photos but here is just one of us at the top of Bwlch y Groes.
Cheers
Howard
PS Brecon, Senni hill and Penau etc tomorrow if we can face it!
RE: What have you done today with your Austin Seven - David Stepney - 17-05-2024
Having had an accident with the modern last week, and the Landrover in a thousand pieces having it’s gearbox and rear axle sorted, the Seven has, once again, been pressed into service as the daily driver. Added to these complications is the fact that one of the dogs has come into season and requires being kept in purdah. In consequence, I was unable to go on the first half of the 1924 Trial re-enactment as originally intended.
However, today, whilst out shopping at about lunchtime (a poor substitute), I thought I would take a wander up Bwlch-y-Groes to see if any of the Trial participants had got that far. I was well rewarded, meeting a couple of Morgan’s, and MGs, a Jowett special and Howard’s Brooklands Austin 7 special just setting off for Bala. Having spent about 15 or 20 minutes chatting to a friend of Steve Kay who introduced himself as Malcolm, and his wife, I joined the merry throng at the “White Lion” in Bala. It was good to meet such a band of interesting enthusiasts and especially Steve and Howard. It is so nice to be able to put names to faces of the people who, though long correspondence within these annals, on feels one knows well.
A thoroughly enjoyable afternoon.
RE: What have you done today with your Austin Seven - Howard Wright - 18-05-2024
Hi David
Thought you might like this photo of us meeting on the Bwlch y Groes?
Cheers
Howard
RE: What have you done today with your Austin Seven - David Stepney - 18-05-2024
Super! Thank you Howard.
RE: What have you done today with your Austin Seven - Steve kay - 18-05-2024
Howard, a more considered response in due course, but what a brilliant photo of cars passing on Bwlch y Groes. Bravo!
RE: What have you done today with your Austin Seven - Steve kay - 19-05-2024
Exactly a hundred years since the Small Car Trial, celebrated by heroes, driving some splendid machines. The forum has seen learned discussion of why Gunnar Poppe had to withdraw, there can be no certainty. Longbridge was well represented by Seven owners. However, due to various mechanical and electrical reasons, only Editor Howard actually entered a Seven. Messrs Bromley, Kay and Adeney have Chummies, David Filsell, on the right, has a Ruby. Howard's Special scampered across the mountains, and slowed adequately going down. At Bala, we were joined by David Stepney, well known to forum readers. Don't believe his forum title, he is charming. Outside the pub, David is about to depart. The F4 Morgan is the "modern" car of a Seven owner. The owner of the Riley does not own any Sevens.