Second chassis No.

[Tony Press]

Surmising as to why these exist is just that.

From memory (dangerous) last time we discussed chassis stamping or lack thereof Bill Sheehan noted that these appeared to be around 1929.

As to the replacement theory- unlikely- in Melbourne these were  Austin 7's imported complete with chassis, engine, floor-pan, scuttle, guards and wheels, too many to be replacements.


Unfortunately the Motor Registration Branch only used the engine number as identification but many of these chassis are still on the Longbridge records held at the heritage centre, so I was able to get the chassis number for my 1929 Saloon and a club member for his 1929 Meteor (that I restored in the 50's).