Greetings, I was going to link to my Sep 18' post "New Ruby is home" on another message board. ( my post here https://www.austinsevenfriends.co.uk/for...me#pid9013 )
I looked at it first, and I get all "broken image" icons. The images are hosted on my server. If you copy and paste the URL's from the post into a browser, they load fine. I looked in "edit" and couldn't find anything wrong there either. If I right click and open in a new tab, they load fine. I don't want to link folks to a broken post. Am I missing something ? Thanks, Mike
"I am trying to find out if an Austin 7 that my 98 year old dad use to own many years back is still in existence. I have received a few hints from a couple of people to do with the A7 Accociation and a piece of info went in one of the magazines. A PWA7C member then got in touch with me to say an entry does exist in the A7CA chassis register and it was suggesting that the registration was known to the Scottish A7 club.
The info recorded says
“2014-May – Ex-ScA7C/ Requires some clarification because this car was previously entered in the A7CA Register as a Special with reg date 10/10/1927 with owner in ScA7C???? /”
I am a bit of a novice myself so hope you may be able to help. The A7 came up in a conversation with my dad a few weeks back, I didn’t even know he use to have one!"
The Highland Coupe is a significant feature in the February edition of "The Automobile". Very well worth getting a copy - the description of the design and build is especially well done.
With thanks to Tony Betts for first noticing it and then volunteering to bid at the Auction, The Archive has recently acquired this really nice Austin publication poster of a cutaway of a Big 7 engine and gearbox.
Some of you may follow my grandson Henry's Facebook page "Henry's Ruby".
Henry's just turned 11 and over the last two years has been building his 1937 Ruby "Ethelbert" entirely from scavenged and donated parts. Many of his generous supporters are members of this Forum.
The car is a complete "bitser", with parts having come from at least 60 different sources. However, Henry has worked hard on it; it's now driveable and just before Christmas, with help from Pete Rowlands of the PWA7C, it was registered with DVLA with an age-related plate.
In November, through RH Insurance and the Square Wheels Car Club, Henry was invited to take Ethelbert to the NEC Classic Car Show, generating a great deal of interest as (probably) the youngest exhibitor present. Just before Christmas, he was thrilled to hear that Classic Car Weekly had voted Ethelbert "Most Significant Classic of the Year", beating stiff competition from some very exotic and expensive machinery.
There seem to be very, very few young enthusiasts being given the support and encouragement that they need; apart from Henry, Daisy Dunford is the only other well-known example that I can think of. We need more of them!
Talking with old Selwyn this morning, he says 'I can't abide cars with floor-boards'. Struck me steel floors are one of the unsung features of the Seven's design?
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