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Location: England
Car type: Austin 7 Chummy 1927
10-11-2020, 05:13 PM
Afternoon All,
I hope you are all managing to keep well in these bonkers times.
I am a total newbie to this world of austin sevens and will gratefully accept any top tip from those in the know.
On saturday i purchased a 1927 AD Tourer from Kent. An early birthday present as the planned cruise and party etc etc was cancelled and not happening anytime soon. I originally looked at a couple 10 years ago for my last big birthday and couldn't find a car I liked but this one is pretty and runs a treat.
I don't really know the history maybe some pointers in that direction would be helpful.
Thanks all.
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Location: Sherwood Forest
Car type: 1938 Talbot Ten Airline
10-11-2020, 05:37 PM
(This post was last modified: 10-11-2020, 05:37 PM by Mike Costigan.)
Welcome to the Austin Seven World. A few pictures of your new purchase will soon get the conversations started!
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Welcome - It looks a lovely car.
Hope you get to all enjoy it as much as we enjoy ours.
Do join a club you will then get to meet other bonkers people.
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Location: The village of Evenley
Car type: 1934 Austin Seven RP Deluxe
Very smart! It looks like a really straight car, have fun!
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Location: North Wiltshire
Car type: 1927 Chummy, 1938 Big Seven 1/2 a Trials Chummy
Good choice of car! The mag engine Chummy is my all-time favourite Austin 7, still brings a smile to my face after forty five years!
Enjoy!
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Looks a great car. Congrats on a brillianr purchase. Someone will probably tell me to go to Spec Savers, but aren't thr headlights the CSAV FWP type tht normally go on 1923-4 Sevens? If so you have even more value in the car. Cheers, Bill in Oz
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Location: Auckland, NZ
Hi ER
It is reassuring to learn of a person of younger generation approaching the car with appropriate attitude and so finding satisfaction other than as a collectors stamp. To many younger persons the step back to the 1920s is more than they manage or enjoy. Do you have experience of other older cars?
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Location: England
Car type: Austin 7 Chummy 1927
Afternoon All thought I'd check back in let you know how its going. All is great been out quite alot, done the food shop been to the pub we did drive it day you may have seen that on the austin seven FB page, around 50 miles so pleased with that.
The things I am struggling with.
Light bulbs i have 35/3W 6v, I would like those but have had to order 35/35?
The windscreen wiper?
Sluggish uphill runs a dream on the flat and small hills but really steep or heavy load ( hubby) slows right up needs to change down. I think I have the advance & Retard sorted? ish.
All suggestions greatly received.
