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A Ruby lives again

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A Ruby lives again
David Stepney Offline
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Location: Bala North Wales
Car type: 1933 RP Standard Saloon
#11
20-05-2021, 11:44 AM
It looks to be a thoroughly nice usable car. And with so much personal history attached. Enjoy!
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Dave Wortley Offline
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Car type: 1932 RN saloon
#12
20-05-2021, 02:44 PM
Come on Tony, let Anne have a go in it!
Dave.
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Tony Griffiths Offline
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Location: Peak District, Derbyshire
Car type: 1929 Chummy, 1930 Chummy, 1930 Ulster Replica, 1934 Ruby
#13
20-05-2021, 06:45 PM
(20-05-2021, 02:44 PM)Dave Wortley Wrote: Come on Tony, let Anne have a go in it!
Dave.
No! No! It's mine - all mine!
In reality, she's really looking forward to using it - and will have the first drive of course when it comes back.
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#14
20-05-2021, 08:41 PM
As delivered...

   

   

   

   
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Ivor Hawkins Offline
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Location: The village of Evenley
Car type: 1934 Austin Seven RP Deluxe
#15
21-05-2021, 08:43 AM
I love a bit of patina!
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Denis Sweeney Offline
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Location: Garden of England
Car type: ARQ Ruby July 1936
#16
21-05-2021, 09:14 AM
Just out of interest how long work take?
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Ruairidh Dunford Offline
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#17
21-05-2021, 09:34 AM
A restoration like this normally takes 18 months - lockdowns impacted on this particular project in various ways however.
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Denis Sweeney Offline
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Car type: ARQ Ruby July 1936
#18
21-05-2021, 10:42 AM
Puts my three and a half years into the shade.....
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Anne Griffiths Offline
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Location: Derbyshire UK
Car type: Austin 7 Ruby Saloon 1934
#19
21-05-2021, 02:10 PM
Ruairidh,
I'd love a copy of these photos, please, as we were too shame-faced to take them at the time? It would be wonderful to capture, for posterity, the magnificent job you've done in bringing Ruby back to life..... because no one will remember the dreadful state she was in, they'll just be admiring of her current beauty. We do, of course, have the collection of work-in-progress photos, but I haven't seen these "before" shots until now.
I'm so looking forward to hearing and smelling that engine again.
Cheers,
Anne.
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Tony Griffiths Offline
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Car type: 1929 Chummy, 1930 Chummy, 1930 Ulster Replica, 1934 Ruby
#20
21-05-2021, 02:11 PM
(21-05-2021, 09:34 AM)Ruairidh Dunford Wrote: A restoration like this normally takes 18 months - lockdowns impacted on this particular project in various ways however.
Ruaridh has done a terrific job - and also been very enthusiastic about reporting all the small differences that have emerged between this very early Ruby and later ones. Restoring an early open A7 is a walk in the park compared to any saloon version and I thoroughly admire his skill and patience in taking it on.
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