21-10-2018, 10:04 AM
(This post was last modified: 21-10-2018, 10:26 AM by Chris Garner.)
I am not an expert on these models and there are people more qualified to comment than I.
However I understand that the Type 75 differed from the Speedy in that the 75 was fitted with a Bluemels steering wheel but in mid '34 this was replaced by a sprung " Ashby " wheel. This is when the name change to Speedy came about, an action no doubt taken by Austin's to better market the car, sales having been slow. Steering column length was reduced in the Speedy as a consequence of the wheel change and the loss of ignition and gas levers, being replaced by a Ruby style large boss with a self cancelling indicator lever.
The Edmonds car, a Type 75, is a very early example and would have been built by the works
The motoring public never warmed to the Speedy and Austin's, faced a large quantity of both bodies and pressure fed engines, offering bodies to their agents to build up their own models aa well as giving Nippy customers the option to have a pressure fed engine fitted.
JonE
The car is registered Jan. '34, the Type 75 being introduced that month.
However I understand that the Type 75 differed from the Speedy in that the 75 was fitted with a Bluemels steering wheel but in mid '34 this was replaced by a sprung " Ashby " wheel. This is when the name change to Speedy came about, an action no doubt taken by Austin's to better market the car, sales having been slow. Steering column length was reduced in the Speedy as a consequence of the wheel change and the loss of ignition and gas levers, being replaced by a Ruby style large boss with a self cancelling indicator lever.
The Edmonds car, a Type 75, is a very early example and would have been built by the works
The motoring public never warmed to the Speedy and Austin's, faced a large quantity of both bodies and pressure fed engines, offering bodies to their agents to build up their own models aa well as giving Nippy customers the option to have a pressure fed engine fitted.
JonE
The car is registered Jan. '34, the Type 75 being introduced that month.