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Oil tight Austin Seven?
The whole point of the old car hobby is that we enjoy old cars. It is our motoring heritage. What ever this car is going to be, it is not an Austin Seven and as such will have no historical value or status. To my mind it is like buying a Tudor cottage and ripping out all the original fixtures and fittings and installing new u.p.v.c. double glazed windows. I see it as a form of vandalism. Just because you CAN do something doesn't mean you SHOULD!

If someone doesn't like old cars then turning them into some kind of freak show will not improve them.

I like modern petrol/electric cars. I have a Lexus hybrid. I also have my Vintage Austin Swallow. The two things are completely different.

I would add that everyone is entitled to their opinion.

I make no apologies for mine.
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Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Ruairidh Dunford - 05-10-2018, 08:11 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Jamie - 05-10-2018, 08:58 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by morrisminor - 05-10-2018, 09:11 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by JonE - 05-10-2018, 09:16 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Chris KC - 05-10-2018, 09:31 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Martin Prior - 05-10-2018, 10:49 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by DazeOff - 09-10-2018, 08:17 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Chris KC - 09-10-2018, 08:28 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by DazeOff - 09-10-2018, 08:46 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Duncan Logan - 10-10-2018, 07:52 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Chris KC - 10-10-2018, 10:23 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Dave Mann - 05-10-2018, 10:14 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Martin Prior - 05-10-2018, 10:44 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Simon Scott - 05-10-2018, 10:45 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Chris KC - 05-10-2018, 10:58 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Hedd_Jones - 05-10-2018, 12:19 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Ian Dunford - 05-10-2018, 04:05 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Austin Carr - 05-10-2018, 04:31 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Hedd_Jones - 05-10-2018, 04:52 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by John Mason - 05-10-2018, 04:56 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Chris KC - 05-10-2018, 05:21 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Dave Mann - 05-10-2018, 05:42 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by spannerman - 05-10-2018, 05:54 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Ian Williams - 05-10-2018, 08:46 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Bob Culver - 06-10-2018, 07:58 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Dave Wortley - 06-10-2018, 08:38 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Mark McKibbin - 08-10-2018, 11:49 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Dave Mann - 06-10-2018, 09:29 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Chris KC - 06-10-2018, 10:21 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Colin Morgan - 06-10-2018, 11:04 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Dave Mann - 07-10-2018, 08:57 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Chris KC - 07-10-2018, 02:43 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Colin Morgan - 07-10-2018, 10:36 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Dave Mann - 07-10-2018, 02:51 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Colin Wilks - 07-10-2018, 04:20 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Ruairidh Dunford - 08-10-2018, 12:30 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Martin Prior - 09-10-2018, 09:31 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Dave Wortley - 08-10-2018, 02:13 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by JonE - 09-10-2018, 10:08 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Zetomagneto - 09-10-2018, 09:25 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by DazeOff - 09-10-2018, 03:31 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Martin Prior - 09-10-2018, 03:56 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by JonE - 09-10-2018, 03:57 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Ian Williams - 09-10-2018, 08:09 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Ruairidh Dunford - 09-10-2018, 09:43 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Tony Press - 10-10-2018, 05:29 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by JonE - 10-10-2018, 11:08 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Chris KC - 10-10-2018, 11:37 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Biddlecombe - 10-10-2018, 11:35 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Dave Wortley - 10-10-2018, 03:09 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by John Mason - 10-10-2018, 04:25 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by jansens - 10-10-2018, 07:45 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Chris KC - 10-10-2018, 08:04 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Tony Press - 11-10-2018, 01:38 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Ruairidh Dunford - 11-10-2018, 07:06 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Chris KC - 11-10-2018, 07:44 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by jansens - 11-10-2018, 08:08 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Chris KC - 11-10-2018, 08:25 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Ruairidh Dunford - 11-10-2018, 08:27 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by jansens - 11-10-2018, 08:38 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Ruairidh Dunford - 11-10-2018, 08:42 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Chris KC - 11-10-2018, 09:28 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by jansens - 11-10-2018, 08:54 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by stuartu - 11-10-2018, 08:55 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Dave Mann - 11-10-2018, 09:56 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Ruairidh Dunford - 11-10-2018, 09:11 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Terry McGrath - 11-10-2018, 10:13 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by squeak - 11-10-2018, 12:27 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Annaustin - 13-10-2018, 11:05 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by jansens - 11-10-2018, 09:12 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Ruairidh Dunford - 11-10-2018, 09:18 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by jansens - 11-10-2018, 09:36 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Tony Press - 11-10-2018, 10:57 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Ruairidh Dunford - 11-10-2018, 09:39 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by jansens - 11-10-2018, 09:51 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Hedd_Jones - 11-10-2018, 10:07 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Chris KC - 11-10-2018, 02:43 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Reckless Rat - 12-10-2018, 08:26 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Colin Morgan - 12-10-2018, 10:34 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by squeak - 13-10-2018, 02:39 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Colin Morgan - 13-10-2018, 09:02 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by DazeOff - 14-10-2018, 07:19 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by JonE - 13-10-2018, 03:59 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Tony Press - 13-10-2018, 09:49 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Duncan Logan - 15-10-2018, 05:46 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by squeak - 13-10-2018, 11:15 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Ruairidh Dunford - 14-10-2018, 08:22 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Tony Press - 14-10-2018, 10:19 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Ian Williams - 14-10-2018, 08:27 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Viteran - 14-10-2018, 10:46 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Bob Culver - 15-10-2018, 07:16 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Ian Williams - 15-10-2018, 09:40 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by merlinart - 15-10-2018, 02:14 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Tony Press - 15-10-2018, 10:06 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Ruairidh Dunford - 15-10-2018, 09:45 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Colin Morgan - 15-10-2018, 11:43 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Martin Prior - 15-10-2018, 12:16 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Ray White - 15-10-2018, 02:05 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by vintage_racing - 16-10-2018, 10:02 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Dave Prior - 16-10-2018, 10:15 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Martin Prior - 16-10-2018, 10:32 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by DazeOff - 16-10-2018, 08:10 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Ray White - 16-10-2018, 11:48 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by John Mason - 16-10-2018, 12:29 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Reckless Rat - 16-10-2018, 12:56 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by DazeOff - 16-10-2018, 07:27 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Ian Williams - 16-10-2018, 08:10 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Martin Prior - 16-10-2018, 08:40 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Ray White - 16-10-2018, 08:50 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Martin Prior - 16-10-2018, 09:24 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Reckless Rat - 16-10-2018, 09:37 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Zetomagneto - 16-10-2018, 10:06 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Tony Press - 16-10-2018, 11:57 PM

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