Building my first Austin Seven car

[Steve kay]

Any more images of machines with odd numbered wheels? A unicar seems unlikely, seven wheelers perhaps. An anorak living in Abergavenny writes: Walter Jones famously built a five wheel car.

[andrew34ruby]

Any more images of machines with odd numbered wheels? A unicar seems unlikely, seven wheelers perhaps. An anorak living in Abergavenny writes: Walter Jones famously built a five wheel car.

Any change in the number of wheels would be a major modification so would involve the single vehicle type approval test etc. It gets messy.

[Charles P]

I love the Dixi's single-wheel trailer!

I doubt that the neck of the double bass would survive a bump taken at any speed 

C

[andrew34ruby]

   

This one looks interesting! Could someone far more skilled than me draw an Austin seven version?

Basically it has a longer bonnet, a 6 light cabin with trapezoidal windows, and a longish pointed tail. And the roof is not too high.

[Ruairidh Dunford]

Single wheel trailers are a thing amongst some VW fans, we looked at them when we last toured as a family in the Seven.

Ultimately we concluded that the weight to make the extra framing for the two fixing points cancelled out the potential gain of just one wheel…

[Ruairidh Dunford]

Some really nice ideas from my French friend… we love the butterfly winged one best.

   

   

[Steve Bryant]

I'm with you on the third choice of the butterfly winged version Ruairidh. It just has a certain appeal that the other two don't quite have.
Stephen

[Duncan Grimmond]

Oooh, Butterfly wings, drool!

[Ruairidh Dunford]

From Stuart Ulph…


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[Andy Bennett]

I knew I recognised that house. A quick bit of research and its 'High and Over'. So that dates it at 1931 or shortly after as it looks pre any landscaping.
https://amershammuseum.org/history/on-th...high-over/