21-12-2017, 03:16 AM
(This post was last modified: 21-12-2017, 03:18 AM by Ian Williams.)
Steve, shame on you for posting such pictures, are you trying to encourage people to indulge in irresponsible reckless behaviour like this. Before we know it there will be whole groups of seven owners descending onto tracks and trail across the country, or even worse attempting to race the dam things!.......You will have total carnage and anarchy, what were you thinking, lock it away before anyone gets hurt!
As a foot note I nearly got killed in my seven a little over four years during an accident whilst racing....I know, I know what was I thinking, but nobody had warned me how frightfully fragile and dangerous the cars were then! My car rolled four times at somewhere around 75 to 80 MPH, it is testament to how strong the Austin 7 components are that not a single chassis component broke! All four wheels were buckled, the front axle twisted horribly, steering and track rod arms also seriously bent, numerous other items damaged and the bodywork none too happy, but none of these extremely fragile components actually broke, not one!
And Mr Merlin with respect, yes I believe we would all agree that provoking thought and debate is healthy, nobody is disputing that, maybe some of us myself included have been a bit flippant! However you have not been here long enough to understand the point some of us are raising, so please do not pass judgement or get upset about things you do not yet fully understand.
As a foot note I nearly got killed in my seven a little over four years during an accident whilst racing....I know, I know what was I thinking, but nobody had warned me how frightfully fragile and dangerous the cars were then! My car rolled four times at somewhere around 75 to 80 MPH, it is testament to how strong the Austin 7 components are that not a single chassis component broke! All four wheels were buckled, the front axle twisted horribly, steering and track rod arms also seriously bent, numerous other items damaged and the bodywork none too happy, but none of these extremely fragile components actually broke, not one!
And Mr Merlin with respect, yes I believe we would all agree that provoking thought and debate is healthy, nobody is disputing that, maybe some of us myself included have been a bit flippant! However you have not been here long enough to understand the point some of us are raising, so please do not pass judgement or get upset about things you do not yet fully understand.
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