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1926 A7 club - Andy Bennett - 14-07-2023
Was there really an Austin 7 car club by 1926? It does look old but...
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/354907623680?hash=item52a2249100:g:DZ0AAOSwNYdkrZaX&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAABUD46Ap1RPuoRnYYUdq%2BaVua9WMSw9CTD1eLp5lG6GX%2B5uukvvY6NkjMp9iRhk%2Bu1Kld4YtchA5Y%2FsVQLYDqm4kHArLXvxgmglk3G9lmeU8oG4aVIjNsxrVByFluvy52Oi5YN73%2B1168LjpMlsM9DAwXME5Fo8Yr6hR5PE3ToR9wKYj4SW04d4FrD%2BlNj8HxEaAakQbNXIdHIVV2PYF7%2FidKK3qBhAfZ2%2Fs9bHC%2F%2Bm7TIEMvKCGrDa5IYlaamuV1CtNHfoJPVLgI3aHdMGA3GE87QZMz6Kim%2FVsOKGU2nFfjv59IorfI7jUSWROThw%2FFJhKQSGjcUdjyxqvIRxRBUKbRmVq8zqw4spS7vBoSGE7I%2FW5PTrIbUxWFUX7%2BPMwanqGzQPus26on2SfkIf%2FtffMGOEnrg6jpzoZ8MhCfEjNBuKSjs%2B2FL8Zzo%2BRHnoEPADA%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR-KVl7WqYg
RE: 1926 A7 club - Mike Costigan - 14-07-2023
Yes, there was indeed an Austin Seven club formed in 1926. The topic was covered in a previous thread, although I am unable to find it. David Howe supplied a picture of an early gathering together with an example of the badge:
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1926 Austin Seven Car Club Badge.JPG (Size: 191.68 KB / Downloads: 256)
RE: 1926 A7 club - Andy Bennett - 14-07-2023
Ah thanks then it is indeed real and correct looking at the picture in the advert.
RE: 1926 A7 club - Mike Costigan - 14-07-2023
Here's the earlier thread:
https://www.austinsevenfriends.co.uk/forum/newreply.php?tid=8735
RE: 1926 A7 club - Mick Hobday - 14-07-2023
I have never seen an original, but the ebay one looks like a rather poor quality recast to me.
RE: 1926 A7 club - Mike Costigan - 14-07-2023
I don't think it's a poor quality re-cast - it looks like it's stamped (the reverse looks concave) so almost certainly original, just in very poor condition.
RE: 1926 A7 club - Andy Bennett - 14-07-2023
I agree it looks original but like it has been on the front of a car which followed a gritting lorry for most of its life and was then poorly repaired and bead blasted to clean it up. Having said that I guess by definition there can't have been that many made.