04-11-2017, 04:10 PM
(This post was last modified: 04-11-2017, 05:38 PM by Jeff Taylor.)
Hi Jean, welcome to the forum.
If you haven't already found it, this A7CA pdf explains, depending upon the age of the Seven, where to find the chassis, car and engine numbers. Remember that if stamped on the chassis rail, you may have to remove numerous layers of paint and wire brush the area to discover it.
http://a7ca.org/downloads/QuoteThisNumber.pdf
Certainly on post July 1934 Sevens up until July 1936 the 'Car Number' if it can be found should tell you what it was originally i.e. ARQ, ARR, AAK, AEB, APE, AVH etc. If the car number's missing (which it probably will be if it has a 'special' body) but the vehicle has an original registration number - and assuming the issuing authorities registration record cards still exist - some do but many have been destroyed, then you may be lucky in finding out from the record cards the cars original body style. If in existence, the registration record cards are mainly held in the county archive departments of the original issuing authority, who charge around £20 for a copy - though some record cards are also held by the Kithead Trust - see link below.
http://kitheadtrust.org.uk/vehicle_records_5.html
A long time friend of mine Christopher Oliver is a dealer in Austin Sevens and occasionally has cars in stock that may fit the bill - probably his most recent, now sold, was a 1928 Austin 7 Taylor - it's engine was apparently built by Don Rawson - see link to his carandclassic web page.
https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/user/ccts2231
If you haven't already found it, this A7CA pdf explains, depending upon the age of the Seven, where to find the chassis, car and engine numbers. Remember that if stamped on the chassis rail, you may have to remove numerous layers of paint and wire brush the area to discover it.
http://a7ca.org/downloads/QuoteThisNumber.pdf
Certainly on post July 1934 Sevens up until July 1936 the 'Car Number' if it can be found should tell you what it was originally i.e. ARQ, ARR, AAK, AEB, APE, AVH etc. If the car number's missing (which it probably will be if it has a 'special' body) but the vehicle has an original registration number - and assuming the issuing authorities registration record cards still exist - some do but many have been destroyed, then you may be lucky in finding out from the record cards the cars original body style. If in existence, the registration record cards are mainly held in the county archive departments of the original issuing authority, who charge around £20 for a copy - though some record cards are also held by the Kithead Trust - see link below.
http://kitheadtrust.org.uk/vehicle_records_5.html
A long time friend of mine Christopher Oliver is a dealer in Austin Sevens and occasionally has cars in stock that may fit the bill - probably his most recent, now sold, was a 1928 Austin 7 Taylor - it's engine was apparently built by Don Rawson - see link to his carandclassic web page.
https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/user/ccts2231