65 Bonnet catch

[Scarlet O'Hara]

Hi,
I am afraid that the ones on your car are the same as on my 1933/34 Type 65.
They are an aftermarket bonnet catch.
I will have to take the front wings of my car to put the correct catch's back on.
If you look inside the bonnet below the flitch reinforcement you should find the 3 holes to match the original bonnet catch's
The spring type in your picture are much stronger and will stop the bonnet lifting up at 65 MPH +
You have to remember that the original Box Saloon type catch's were unavailable for many years so anything that fitted was pressed into service in the 60's and 70's
Austin would have used the same type of catch as on the other models in period.
I am sure the open spring type was a product of the 50's 60's
Chris Gould that judges at 750 MC Bealieu is the real expert on the Type 65

Had a look and found evidence of the three holes on the flitch spaced at 10, 2 and 6 o'clock. Checking the photos on the Seven Workshop site the BO194, normal used for mounting on the flitch, appears to have the holes at 12, 4 and 8 so won't fit. The BO196 however, normally for wing mounting, does look to have the right hole pattern so I'm going for that one. Thanks again for all the comments.