Fabric Saloon Unrestored

[Tony Griffiths]

From a post on Facebook. I've arranged them in columns - to get the enlarged images click and click again, then scroll down.

[Ivor Hawkins]

Absolutely splendid!

A “sympathetic” renovation would be a challenge, but not impossible.

[Peter Naulls]

What a lovely reference point for restorers. I wonder what its future is? to preserve or restore? One of the very rare occasions when I would rather see it in a museum than fully restored and anything in between would be challenging.

[Tony Griffiths]

What a lovely reference point for restorers. I wonder what its future is? to preserve or restore? One of the very rare occasions when I would rather see it in a museum than fully restored and anything in between would be challenging.

I thought that it would be a good idea to save them; finding things on Facebook can be 'challenging' - if not impossible. Took a while to do, but well worth it.

[Ray White]

Where do you start with a car like this? I think it would be a challenging restoration even for an experienced person. The big advantage must be that so much survives.

[JonE]

What a lovely reference point for restorers. I wonder what its future is? to preserve or restore? One of the very rare occasions when I would rather see it in a museum than fully restored and anything in between would be challenging.

I thought that it would be a good idea to save them; finding things on Facebook can be 'challenging' - if not impossible. Took a while to do, but well worth it.

Well, poaching from a small private group specifically to look at issues around original detail - hardly lost, Tony! 
I think I might have asked the original poster if you'd wanted they put in public... or at least given some credit?

[Tony Griffiths]

What a lovely reference point for restorers. I wonder what its future is? to preserve or restore? One of the very rare occasions when I would rather see it in a museum than fully restored and anything in between would be challenging.

I thought that it would be a good idea to save them; finding things on Facebook can be 'challenging' - if not impossible. Took a while to do, but well worth it.

Well, poaching from a small private group specifically to look at issues around original detail - hardly lost, Tony! 
I think I might have asked the original poster if you'd wanted they put in public... or at least given some credit?

Credit was given - it's on Facebook. Anything on Facebook is public and there to be shared. One can always go to the original post if more details are required. Searching on Facebook is nigh-on impossible and I've saved and stored lots of very interesting pictures and information on all sorts of subjects. I find that attempts to locate past posts on Facebook usually prove - unless very recent - impossible.

[Robert Leigh]

This car is on the DVLA records, with a new V5C issued in 2014.

[Bill Dixon]

I have just entered Austin 7 FK4274 on facebook and a blue fabric FK4274 appears,that has been restored???

[Tony Griffiths]

I have just entered Austin 7 FK4274 on facebook and a blue fabric FK4274 appears,that has been restored???

From the appearance of the "before restoration" pictures and the two comments that accompanied it, they do seem to have been taken some time ago. The restoration will have been a considerable achievement.

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I have just entered Austin 7 FK4274 on facebook and a blue fabric FK4274 appears,that has been restored???

From the appearance of the "before restoration" pictures and the two comments that accompanied it, they were been taken some time ago. The restoration will have been a considerable achievement.