13-08-2018, 08:04 AM
(12-08-2018, 09:44 PM)dickie65 Wrote: Hi,
I am afraid that the ones on your car are the same as on my 1933/34 Type 65.
They are an aftermarket bonnet catch.
I will have to take the front wings of my car to put the correct catch's back on.
If you look inside the bonnet below the flitch reinforcement you should find the 3 holes to match the original bonnet catch's
The spring type in your picture are much stronger and will stop the bonnet lifting up at 65 MPH +
You have to remember that the original Box Saloon type catch's were unavailable for many years so anything that fitted was pressed into service in the 60's and 70's
Austin would have used the same type of catch as on the other models in period.
I am sure the open spring type was a product of the 50's 60's
Chris Gould that judges at 750 MC Bealieu is the real expert on the Type 65
Many thanks for the explanation. I shall investigate further, although there are a number of jobs ahead of the bonnet catches, which do at least do the job for now!
Colin