Endearing Quote

[Bob Culver]

The old Home page included a charming quote from someone about the Seven addiction. too good to lose. can someone repeat it for copying please.

[daveg]

Is this the one? 

The Seven is an enthusiast's car - A mechanic's car.
It can be truly be enjoyed by a driver who has touched all it's
bits and pieces. 
The Seven begs that every nut and bolt be tightened, adjusted and caressed
- a four-wheel delight.
Driving the Seven and being able to feel all its parts working in harmony
is a sensual experience in motoring to be envied by all
who drive vehicles of lesser character.

Tip o' the hat to Doug Dexter

The home page is still at  http://www.austinsevenfriends.co.uk

[Bob Culver]

Thats it thanks.
 Any info about author would also be of interest.

[Ruairidh Dunford]

Doug Dexter is an Austin Seven owner from Massachusetts.

I think that I am correct in saying that he is a friend of Mac Bonar. Jason may be able to offer more information.

[Ian Dunford]

Doug Dexter certainly used to run a  businss in America supplying parts do American Ausins.

[Jeff Taylor]

Thats it thanks.
 Any info about author would also be of interest.

Apparently Doug Dexter is mentioned in the A7CA Magazine of The Austin Seven (Grey Mag) - Publication 1994A pages 2 and 21.

Jeff.

[Bob Culver]

On re acquaintance with the words it occurred that “envied” could perhaps more appropriately be replaced by “marvelled at”. Certainly applied to my colleagues who ran conventional cars!

[Mike Costigan]

Another quote comes to mind:

"It is by riding a bicycle that you learn the country best, since you have to sweat up the hills and coast down them. Thus you remember them as they actually are, whilst in a motor car only a high hill impresses you, and you have no such remembrance of country you have driven through as you gain by riding a bicycle" - Ernest Hemingway.

Just substitute 'Austin Seven' for 'bicycle', and add 'modern' to 'motor car' ...