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Austin new ruby - spannerman - 02-03-2019
I need a bit of help
Just had the remains of a new ruby offered to me with logbook v5 it says engine as 885cc is this the big seven engine or 3 bearing 7 engine ? . And what should wheelbase be
Hope that's enough info?
RE: Austin new ruby - "Slack Alice" Simon - 02-03-2019
Ruby wheelbase is 6'9", Big 7 is bigger, I can't remember by how much, 6" possibly.
The engine capacity of the 7 (750) is often entered incorrectly in continuation logbooks, being confused with the Austin A30 "Seven" or the Austin Mini "Seven".
The engine of the Big Seven (900 cc) is quite obviously different from the Seven.
The head has a cast in top water take off, more in the middle, not at the end, and the dynamo is fore and aft, not crosswise.
I have never heard the Big Seven called any kind of Ruby, either.
Simon
RE: Austin new ruby - spannerman - 02-03-2019
Thanks if cc is wrong in.logbook that explains it,
Going to have a look tomorrow so will check to see what it is ? Did a search on Google for new ruby and did not find much listed as new ruby just ruby,
RE: Austin new ruby - Dave Mann - 02-03-2019
The DVLA don't understand 747cc
RE: Austin new ruby - John Cornforth - 02-03-2019
The "New Ruby" may refer to the updated model ARR introduced in mid-1936, which differed only in detail from the earlier ARQ Ruby.
When DVLA records were computerised years ago, for some reason Austin Seven capacities defaulted to 885 cc, it's very common to see this on a logbook which hasn't been subsequently corrected.
RE: Austin new ruby - charlie carpenter - 02-03-2019
DVLA CONFUSED THE mini Austin Seven with 858cc with the pre war 7. So the new V5 issued in the 80s were wrong. Surprise surprise
RE: Austin new ruby - Ian M - 02-03-2019
(02-03-2019, 09:34 PM)John Cornforth Wrote: The "New Ruby" may refer to the updated model ARR introduced in mid-1936
That sounds familiar to me too.
RE: Austin new ruby - Mike Costigan - 02-03-2019
Austin marketed the face-lifted ARR model as the 'New Ruby'.
1936 New Ruby.jpg (Size: 230.99 KB / Downloads: 383)
RE: Austin new ruby - andrew34ruby - 02-03-2019
(02-03-2019, 09:34 PM)John Cornforth Wrote: The "New Ruby" may refer to the updated model ARR introduced in mid-1936, which differed only in detail from the earlier ARQ Ruby.
Though the Mk1 ARQ and the Mk2 ARR seem very similar, in fact almost every body panel is different.
RE: Austin new ruby - Colin Morgan - 02-03-2019
The New, Mk II or ARR Ruby is different from the earlier version in many minor ways - this includes the doors being a single pressing, the scuttle being radiused to a windsceen at a steeper angle, the horizontal swage line along the side of the car stopping in an arrow rather than going right round the back, the front wings being a heavier shape, the rear windows winding down, larger stainless steel wheel centre caps, the speedo being conventional rather than a barrel type. To these are added the change in engine mentioned above - three-bearing, high compression head - and the brakes to semi-Girling and other more minor changes, plus those that continue during the production until the end of production.
The Big Seven wheel base is given as 7' 3.5".
Colin