1923 sports rear axle

[Ian Williams]

My Feb 1924 has not got the raised area so not sure that helps much unless the alteration happened Mid 1924, mine still has webbed side tubes

[JonE]

Well, it's surely narrowing it down.
Tony, is that '24 with the raised area you photographed July - can't quite read the digits?

[Tony Betts]

I'll check it tomorrow.

I'm not sure if it is a 4 or a 7.

Its sounding like there was a point were this casting was added.

I have another 1924 axle, I'll check that as well.

to me this is the point of a forum, it were we can prove things,  points were changes were made that haven't been recorded before.

Much more accurate than Chinese whispers. Not that I've got anything against the chinese

Tony.

[Tony Press]

Eer!  Covid 19 ?

[Ian Williams]

I could not agree more Tony Betts, this is the forum at its very best, call us rivet counters but I love what we learn as a result of these discussions. I just wish all these multitude of things since the very beginning could be collated together and preserved for prosperity, most new to the forum have no chance of ever finding some of the discussion and gems which have been here, hence they simply get lost again and only a few facts logged with those who have the memory of a elephant! It is without doubt that what we have written over the years will one day disappear from the web, the big failure of Friends that it is particularly hard to search and find things even when you know they are there! And virtually impossible on the Archived discussions from the old platform. I guess there always have been some who like to jealously guard their knowledge, often for selfish reasons but that is not good for the future of the movement in my honest opinion.

[Tony Betts]

The first 1924 axle is (7) July.

Second 1924 axle below has the oblong casting. And Is (3) March 1924.

That may narrow it a bit.

Thanks tony.

   

[Mark R]

John Sutton used to have a website on which were quite a number of interesting photos of rare parts including Brooklands and TT sports parts, some of the rare engines in a dismantled state etc and was quite a nice little archive. Perhaps they are still out there somewhere but it'd be nice if photos such as these and others ouldof various parts could all go somewhere for all to see much like the GE archive and Nippy page?

[Ruairidh Dunford]

John Sutton now lives in Orlando - he is helping a friend with his Nippy back axle as I type - I asked to see if those photos still existed Mark but got no reply, perhaps others will have more luck.

Tony, another early axle for you to compare:



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[JonE]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65T1riE0c6U
I note he had links to Jem Marsh - he may be another person to ask about the Speedex badge design. Is he still around?

[Tony Griffiths]

I could not agree more Tony Betts, this is the forum at its very best, call us rivet counters but I love what we learn as a result of these discussions. I just wish all these multitude of things since the very beginning could be collated together and preserved for prosperity, most new to the forum have no chance of ever finding some of the discussion and gems which have been here, hence they simply get lost again and only a few facts logged with those who have the memory of a elephant! It is without doubt that what we have written over the years will one day disappear from the web, the big failure of Friends that it is particularly hard to search and find things even when you know they are there! And virtually impossible on the Archived discussions from the old platform. I guess there always have been some who like to jealously guard their knowledge, often for selfish reasons but that is not good for the future of the movement in my honest opinion.

My feelings exactly. While pictures are relatively easy to extract and post on a separate, dedicated web site (austin7.uk is available if anybody wants to have a go), the discussions surrounding them are, unfortunately, a different matter. To save, edit and index all the written material - the complex discussions, quotations, arguments, counter-argument and conclusions would need considerable time and trouble to extract - and it's probably not something anybody is ever going to take on.