Hi
Where have all the scruffy (or not over-restored or unused) but serviceable specials gone? These days ‘oily rags’?
Something built and run by an impecunious enthusiast using mostly hand tools in a shed, including painted with coach enamel using a brush.
It is inspiring reading of the exploits of Jack French, Arthur Mallock and others in the various versions of the 750MC ‘Special Builders’ Guide’, in old 750MC Bulletins, Herbert & Harvey’s ‘750 Racer’ book, Paul Lawrence’s Mallock history ‘The Lone Furrow’ and Allan Staniforth’s ‘Race & Rally Sourcebook’.
Quite fancy one as a rebuild project to turn into an occasional hillclimb car that is still capable of road use and being road registered. All I seem to see for sale is beautiful over shiny trinkets, race cars that now seem to aspire to being a museum quality miniature Bugatti T35B of ‘investment potential’, occasional tarted up rubbish, or bare chassis that have no hope of ever being registered. Any well used trials car projects out there that could be put on 15 inch wheels etc?
Hmmm what ever happened to a Bert Hadley Championship running car that was advertised in Dunfermline about 10 years ago…
Cheers
Mike
PS I do realise that I am looking through very out of date rose-tinted spectacles of 750MC days of 1950s & 1960s. And that Austin Sevens have not been in the budget category for probably at least half a century.
Where have all the scruffy (or not over-restored or unused) but serviceable specials gone? These days ‘oily rags’?
Something built and run by an impecunious enthusiast using mostly hand tools in a shed, including painted with coach enamel using a brush.
It is inspiring reading of the exploits of Jack French, Arthur Mallock and others in the various versions of the 750MC ‘Special Builders’ Guide’, in old 750MC Bulletins, Herbert & Harvey’s ‘750 Racer’ book, Paul Lawrence’s Mallock history ‘The Lone Furrow’ and Allan Staniforth’s ‘Race & Rally Sourcebook’.
Quite fancy one as a rebuild project to turn into an occasional hillclimb car that is still capable of road use and being road registered. All I seem to see for sale is beautiful over shiny trinkets, race cars that now seem to aspire to being a museum quality miniature Bugatti T35B of ‘investment potential’, occasional tarted up rubbish, or bare chassis that have no hope of ever being registered. Any well used trials car projects out there that could be put on 15 inch wheels etc?
Hmmm what ever happened to a Bert Hadley Championship running car that was advertised in Dunfermline about 10 years ago…
Cheers
Mike
PS I do realise that I am looking through very out of date rose-tinted spectacles of 750MC days of 1950s & 1960s. And that Austin Sevens have not been in the budget category for probably at least half a century.