1932 Saloon Restoration

[Reckless Rat]

Swage line on bulkhead, exposed joints rear panel RN, RP smooth. Dashboard. Doors slightly different (moulding around glass parallel on RN, slightly bowed on RP).

See pics here too: https://www.pinterest.fr/ivor383/austin-...p-saloons/

[WiandeV]

Then I have a RN with a 4 speed gear box and plated window surround. And rear fuel tank.

[Ashleyvincent]

I forgot to mention that the rear body seams on my car are flush as on the RP.

[Dave Mann]

About the last months production of RNs had 4 speed box, rear tank, D type axle and instruments like RP in separate panel and no visible rear body vertical seams. The RP had an overlapping sun roof (not inset) the mould lines under the side windows have a slight dip, the scuttle waist mould line goes up the A post.

[Ruairidh Dunford]

Dave,

Is this an accurate way to tell?

RN

   

RP

   

[Dennis Nicholas]

Here's another view of it, this is what is known as a long term project.

Ah......I thought it was a lowered lightened saloon for racing 

[Dave Mann]

Yes Ruairidh, that's the best way of identifying whether it's an RP or RN, particularly with the 4 speed RNs.

[Ruairidh Dunford]

Great, thanks.

Package has arrived safely.

[WiandeV]

Dave,

Is this an accurate way to tell?

RN



RP

I see I am going to through a spanner in all of this. Mine doesn't have a step down in the body line thickness like in the first picture and also doesn't look like the second. 

I am 99% sure mine has a uniform thick waist line from the front all the way to the nose.

[Dave Mann]

OK so my mat'e December 33 RP has the wood roof supports, so presumably Austin's had realised using up the wood off cuts was cheaper than the steel pressings.