05-09-2021, 01:43 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-09-2021, 02:27 PM by Ralph Miller.)
(04-09-2021, 11:55 PM)Jason Franzone Wrote: It may be a bitzer, but I’d happily own it! Lovely car. Looks to be mostly triumph.
More importantly, I noticed you have a Kingswood Ute! What made you buy a good old Aussie classic?
(05-09-2021, 12:36 PM)dickie65 Wrote: The rear wings ( Fenders ) are the correct shape for a Nippy as is the Scuttle section. The front wings ( Fenders ) look to be from an Austin Bantam.
You can see the original outline of the under bonnet scuttle side which has been extented forwards.
It would have started life as either a Nippy or US built version. There is enough of the original bodywork left to be recognisable.
The cockpit has been cut back, the spare wheel compartment made larger, the door openings have been opened out at the front. ( anyone that owns a Nippy will know why ) the scuttle forwards has been lengthened as well.
Its a great Hybrid Bitsa which has been well thought out but not so well finished off.
What else do you do with a knackered old sportscar that has broken its back with a broken engine. and probably a crashed Healey Sprite.
You have a great basis for finishing as you wish and making an Austin Special. A lot worse has been done to these little cars in the past.
It might be the chassis and engine went into a 750 motor club special and you have got the bodywork which was saved from the scrap man.
Can you post a photo or two of the underneathe of the car to see if any original chassis remains.
I am hoping to get some time on the brakes, as thats pretty much next, so will get some pics when she's on the stands.
A fellow asked about the ute, that was my first car some 37 years ago and I do not tend to part with things I like. When my parents moved from aus to the US 6 years back we packed it in the container.
So it seems like my Nippy bitzer is very little Nippy. I actually feel somewhat like an interloper on this site.
I am going to need a couple of era parts though. The most obvious to me at this point is the clips that hold the "bonnet sides" in place. That likely is not what they are called
I am wondering if there is a source for these. Thoughts?