What have you done today with your Austin Seven

[Barry Townsend]

I did the thermostat mod suggested on this site, works very well all year round and virtually invisible

[AustinWood]

In winter I've never found a fan belt needed.

[Dave Wortley]

It hasn’t been a good day carwise today. Nothing serious, just annoyed at my own stupidity. I thought I would shift my A7 into another shed as the one it was in is about to be demolished. Reversed the newly restored Landrover out of the way to get the A7 but hit the grandkid’s garden swing. Only smashed a rear light. 2 minutes later tried to start the A7 but it appeared to seize up. Looked under the bonnet to find the bathtowel I had put round the engine entwined with the fan and pulleys. Fortunately I managed to unravel it eventually with no damage. Decided to give up with cars today and do the ironing!

[Steve kay]

Nowhere in Boddy's history of Broklands is there mention of a Seven stuck in the pits with a towel jammed round the fan and the pulleys. So it's into the history books for you! Well done.

[Chris KC]

In my own experience swaddling one's engine only makes it more attractive to mice!

[Chris Garner]

In the '60s on a very cold, icy day I was attracted to a group of people surrounding a Rover with wisps of smoke coming from under the bonnet. Eventually flames appeared and the car was well alight when the fire brigade arrived. It turned out the car belonged to a bank manager who, upon parking the car, had proceeded to throw a rug over the engine to prevent it freezing whilst at work. Obviously rugs and hot manifolds don't mix!

[John Mason]

In winter I've never found a fan belt needed.

It hasn’t been a good day carwise today. Nothing serious, just annoyed at my own stupidity. I thought I would shift my A7 into another shed as the one it was in is about to be demolished. Reversed the newly restored  Landrover out of the way to get the A7 but hit the grandkid’s garden swing. Only smashed a rear light. 2 minutes later tried to start the A7 but it appeared to seize up. Looked under the bonnet to find the bathtowel I had put round the engine entwined with the fan and pulleys. Fortunately I managed to unravel it eventually with no damage. Decided to give up with cars today and do the ironing!

Dave, Was that no damage to the car or bath towel. 

John Mason

[Robin Oldfield]

RP in the snow a nice bit of film..  Car is not on the A7c chassis register but is taxed and now black according to DVLA.

[Dave Mann]

I like that film Reckless, the opening sequence reminds me of a journey from hull to Stockport in 1969 when I decided to follow a wagon from Hull as the OS lane was deep virgin snow. At the East Yorkshire boundary it turned into the council depot, it was a snow plough (not gritter) and I was on my own. I note PN 9223 is still around and was on the register.

[Charles Levien]

In my own experience swaddling one's engine only makes it more attractive to mice!

might get three wise men ............