04-07-2021, 12:56 AM
(30-06-2021, 06:13 AM)Timbo Wrote: Austin at Stathalbyn SA
The front Seven is of course a 'Meteor.'
The Meteor was ibuilt by several coach-builders- Flood Motor Body Works, St Kilda Road, Melbourne; Jack Lonzar, Kent Town Adelaide; and A Robinson & Co., 181 Castlereagh St, Sydney, each with their own twist on the design
I would say this is a Flood body - good looking but very heavy, being all steel from the Eldridge cowl over the standard Aistin 7 cowl, long louvered bonnet, round tail and shapely guards- adding at least two hundredweight to the standard Chummy chassis.
The Austin 7 Standard Sports, also by Floods was all aluminium- a much better car for road work.
The SA car has an interesting two tone paint job and later silver centre 19" wheels (originals would have been closed centre Austin Script wheels).
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