15-01-2021, 06:43 PM
I knew Reg very well, he was one of the five founding members of the Solent Austin Seven Club in the early 1970s, Keith Roach and myself being two of the others.
Reg was an Austin man through and through, prewar, he served his apprenticeship at Austin’s Main London Depot and Service Department. I’m sure he was originally a Londoner, and would tell me (as a Birmingham lad) that the quality of engineering at the London Depot was better than Longbridge could achieve!
He was the “go to” person for crankcase front main bearing lip repairs, amongst other things including full engine rebuilds. I seem to remember his Ruby van, certainly in the early days of the Solent Club car registration details were recorded so they should be able to help.
Reg was an Austin man through and through, prewar, he served his apprenticeship at Austin’s Main London Depot and Service Department. I’m sure he was originally a Londoner, and would tell me (as a Birmingham lad) that the quality of engineering at the London Depot was better than Longbridge could achieve!
He was the “go to” person for crankcase front main bearing lip repairs, amongst other things including full engine rebuilds. I seem to remember his Ruby van, certainly in the early days of the Solent Club car registration details were recorded so they should be able to help.