What have you done today with your Austin Seven

[David Stepney]

Ambient temperature yesterday was 26°C. Journey there and back was about 145 miles. I did quite a bit of 3rd gear running, due to both gradient and the state of some of the minor roads, but I don't over thrash the car these days just let it run at around 25mph on the climbs. Three climbs to around 800m on the way and then a long 28km climb to the summit from Vallerauges to the Observatory at 1576 metres. No overheating whatsoever. (Export fan helps down here). Fuel consumtion was three gallons (48mpg) and no oil.

 Rekkers.

I presume that your 25mph on the climbs as in top. On its crash type 4 speed box. my car is virtually flat out at 25 in third (it won't quite reach 30 in that gear).  What do you keep it to in third?

Your fuel consumption is very good. The best my car does here in North Wales is 36 to 38 mpg Now i have sorted out the fueling issue, it doesn't overheat on hills though.

Mind you, it hasn't been out since I did the test run up Bwlch-y-Groes and Foel Goch not quite a week ago.