02-06-2019, 02:31 PM
(This post was last modified: 02-06-2019, 07:47 PM by AllAlloyCup.)
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Posting this from a slightly damp Car Rally at Thirlestane Castle.Sharing the cockpit of the TR3 Rally car is my freshly plated Austin 7 Chummy
radiator shell. The guys at Longtown have made a very nice job of the steel shell.
It has had a LOT of copper as the steel shell was fairly marked by corrosion.
To help the polishing and plating they also took off the radiator cap shroud
which I’ll have to re-rivet on.
The plating looks excellent and should fit in well with the alloy bodywork and bright nickel screen.
Looking forward to fitting the shell and the bonnet soon!
By the way Norman Purves had his exceptional collection of Sevens here.
Two very, very old Chummies, a wonderful Coupe, a Replica first A7 Racer,
Plus a Brooklands body and an interesting replica rare early Austin 7 ( factorystyle) Sports
Everything was on 6” axles...
Enough nearly for the start of An Austin 7 Museum!!
Regards
Bill G
Based near the Scottish Border,