date my car

[robert regan]

failed to read the date on the axle, its there but paint and dirt is to much by torchlight will save it for a dryer lighter day thanks Rob.

[Tony Griffiths]

failed to read the date on the axle, its there but paint and dirt is to much by torchlight will save it for a dryer lighter day thanks Rob.

Clean it as best you can then just joint point a digital camera at it - from several angles. Done this on masses of machine tools and it's surprising what it can reveal when "viewed in the comfort of your own home".

[robert regan]

just got one of those for xmas thanks Rob.

[Colin Morgan]

Came across a list of the production numbers for early years Sevens (in the Australian 'County Motor Magazine' as recommended in the 'Latrobe Austin Seven' thread):
1922    178
1923  2,409
1924  4,800
1925  8,024
1926 13,174
If this is correct, then the total built by the end of 1925 would have been 15,411, putting chassis number 14,139 back to late 1925?
 
A monthly build rate of about 880 (calculated from averaging the 1925 and 1926 production figures) would suggest that chassis no. 14,139 could have been built in November 1925?

[Mike Costigan]

I wonder from where those numbers came? I'm pretty sure there were no more than 30 cars built in 1922, possibly not even that many (and certainly not 178, since chassis A1-101 dates from March 1923). The official total by the end of October 1923 was 1,936 (possibly including those 30 or so in 1922), 4,700 from November 1923 to December 1924 and 7,043 in 1925 calendar year. That makes a total of 13,679 to the end of 1925. 

But from the 'changes' records, 12328 dates from September 1925, and 16666 from February 1926, so I would agree that chassis number 14139 dates from late 1925, probably around mid-November. So that suggests the official records may be wrong, and these Australian figures nearer the truth ...

[Colin Morgan]

The Production Numbers quoted in Appendix 2 of R J Wyatt's book give a total for 1923 and 1924 of (1936 + 4700) = 6636 by the end of 1924, but the List of Modifications in Appendix 3 gives Car No. A1-7722 as occurring in December 1924.  This suggests that Car No. A1-7722 was in production during that month, even if it wasn't completed? 

The 'Australian' numbers, as quoted previously from the 'County Motor Magazine' Issue 7 p8, appear to give a total of Sevens produced of 7,387 by the end of 1924, which is less than the Car Number quoted in Appendix 3, but closer.

[Tony Press]

Came across a list of the production numbers for early years Sevens (in the Australian 'County Motor Magazine' as recommended in the 'Latrobe Austin Seven' thread):
1922    178
1923  2,409
1924  4,800
1925  8,024
1926 13,174
If this is correct, then the total built by the end of 1925 would have been 15,411, putting chassis number 14,139 back to late 1925?
 
A monthly build rate of about 880 (calculated from averaging the 1925 and 1926 production figures) would suggest that chassis no. 14,139 could have been built in November 1925?

Which issue ?

[Colin Morgan]

Issue 7, page 8...

[Tony Press]

Found it again, thank you.

[robert regan]

what a mine of information our forum members are,when I get a good view

of the date on the back axle I will let you know what it is , if the axle is the original it should confirm the november date regards to all Rob.