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An "interesting" boat-tail two-seater....
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An "interesting" boat-tail two-seater....
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17-06-2022, 01:56 PM
There's no excuse for buying a pig in a poke. If you are green and new to the world of Austin 7's, it's not at all difficult to find someone local who knows the beasts and can give it the once over. If you are told it is a dodgy buy but you buy it nevertheless, then you don't deserve any sympathy.
17-06-2022, 02:14 PM
Unfortunately it's the "newbies" who so often end up with these sub-standard cars.
We've carried out major rectification work on two this year that had passed through the hands of the same dealer. I could not say whether he had carried out the work himself, but the style of the "upholstery" at least was very similar to that in the two-seater. I would love to say more, but had better not at the moment. 
17-06-2022, 06:12 PM
(This post was last modified: 17-06-2022, 06:13 PM by Tony Griffiths.)
While the car is a disaster area, one has to hand it to the writer of the Auction blub. The several hours spent composing that tripe beats even current Russian propaganda in its untruths.
20-06-2022, 10:16 AM
Its just a pity that what is clearly a proper body was butchered onto a LWB chassis.
20-06-2022, 02:14 PM
It is a bit of a mess but its cheap and nothing that can't be repaired or sorted. The discription is a little ambitious but not the first time for an old car in an auction.
All that said I dont want to make it my next project. 
21-06-2022, 08:33 PM
I note it's up to just over 3k. 1983 registered but no listing of 'declared first manufactured 193x' or whatever on the V5. Does that mean it wont get free car tax, what with the DVLA-imposed chassis number?
Interesting blurb on the auction: The car's unusual charm grabbed the present owner, who describes it as "Lethally brilliant."
27-06-2022, 02:02 PM
not sure what it got to finally, but just noticed it's popped up nicely photographed on Facebook marketplace for 9995...
27-06-2022, 06:54 PM
Very interesting on the asking price ever getting higher.
I have a beautifully maintained known original boat tail for sale for a friend for £14,500 A bit more money, but you should always pay more for originality and quality. Tony. |
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