Thanks to the 49 entrants and also all the hardworking Marshals. 
Hope everyone enjoyed the day.
Diary date for 2025 is Monday 29th December

Good photo in todays Telegraph. 

Graham Beckett

Does anyone know if the New Years Day Run is happening for the Solet Austin Seven Club ?

Please could you post the details .

Many thanks and Happy New Year to all .

If you are stuffed with grub etc and needing a sit down, use the time to have a look at this super period footage from 1964. 

There's terrific VSCC racing but then, at just past 14m 30s there is a whole section on the driving tests at Beaulieu and the gathering of over 200 Austin Sevens for the A7 Register event. Well worth viewing - and just look at the crowds!

https://youtu.be/wyzK45pWVAU?si=CfS0EwYWHxc3_yZs

   
For those who've never seen one. A rare item.

Another barn find has appeared on ebay.

Seems this is a very late Ruby as the London FLA series didn't begin until November 1938.

   

Been off the road a while.


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The fuel line to the carb takes an unusual route?  Perhaps an attempt to cure vapourisation??

   

Is it better or worse than it looks?  (Or vice versa?)


(I don't know the seller so usual disclaimers.)

Whilst researching the possibility that our car was originally owned by a nursing association I found this video with a very brief appearance of another Ruby:

https://qniheritage.org.uk/film/

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Hi All, 

I know, I know, I'm a bit of rivet counter and this is for a Rep. Perhaps I've asked this before, so apologies for that. On the EA Sports, how were the door cards attached? They are, because of the body shape, curved. The upper part of the door card, as originally fitted, would have been held in place by the rubber hoses. But the bottom would need something as well. As the door cards were meant to siffien the body, I'm guessing that they were glued in once the vinyl covering was fitted. Is there any evidence of this? Another fixing, such as at the bottom, would have required some sort of fitting. But on my original car, No. 125, there is no evidence of this. So what is the consensus. Were the door cards glued in or....?

Erich in Mukilteo

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Cam Follower Question ???
Can a cam follower be replaced without separating the block from the crankcase ?
Guess the valve would need to come out though ??