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RE: What have you done today with your Austin Seven - Malcolm Parker - 31-05-2021
This morning I took the RL saloon for a run planning the route to be used on the PWA7C Heather and Honey Run in August. This is an annual event involving a run of around 35 miles through North Yorkshire followed by a slap-up lunch, all in aid of the Yorkshire Air Ambulance.
The car went like a dream, probably as it was a lovely warm day, the countryside was looking at its best. Very pleased with the route and hoping for a similar day on Thursday 26th August.
RE: What have you done today with your Austin Seven - Ivor Hawkins - 31-05-2021
What a cracking car, in superb countryside, absolutely beautiful.
RE: What have you done today with your Austin Seven - andrew34ruby - 31-05-2021
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Out in the Ruby today at Ripley Castle, and we found this green tourer claiming to be a Ruby tourer. Is that correct?
RE: What have you done today with your Austin Seven - robert regan - 31-05-2021
I think its correct title is open road tourer and it looks right to me regads to all Rob.
RE: What have you done today with your Austin Seven - Nick Lettington - 31-05-2021
Of course that's the four seat ORT to be a pendant (as opposed to the 2 seat APE ORT that is the subject of much controversy. )
On a similar note, I drove my four seat ORT to Sainsbury's today. Only noteworthy because it's been in bits since October. I'm trying very hard not to push the pedal too hard to give it a chance to bed in a little. I guess as the rings weren't changed, it doesn't need a few hundred miles..?
RE: What have you done today with your Austin Seven - andrew34ruby - 31-05-2021
So were there 3 models without a roof? Pearl, Opel and Ruby open road tourer?
RE: What have you done today with your Austin Seven - Nick Lettington - 31-05-2021
Hi Andrew. I'm no expert on the subject, and I understand that there is a very useful guide on the many models produced but there were a few cowled radiator tourers. Happy for corrections to be added...
Your 34 Ruby is presumably an ARQ? The three letter body codes started with the cowled radiator cars... the last factory chrome radiator saloon was the RP
The first UK factory tourer with the Ruby style cowl was designated AAK. A four seat tourer with an exposed rear wheel on a high frame chassis... at a glance a bit like the tourer you took a photo of. Then with the mark 1 Ruby there was the AAL which I have and you took a picture of. Sometimes people call them a Ruby Tourer because its easier to do so, but Austin designated it as the four seat open road tourer and didn't give it a jewel name. At the same time the Pearl was released with what is effectively a full length sunroof but full doors and rear side windows. At that time they also still produced a chrome radiator two seat tourer called the Opal. (I guess it would be a PD)
When the mark 2 Ruby appeared, the four seat ORT (AAL) remained, the Pearl continued (though someone else will tell be able to tell you if there was a mk1 and a mk2) and the two seat tourer (designated APE) gained the cowl, but was described in sales literature as the two seat open road tourer, no reference to the Opal...
Now I make reference to the UK factory tourers, because the Australian equivalents had local bodies and are different again.
I hope that is clear?
RE: What have you done today with your Austin Seven - Mike Costigan - 01-06-2021
Check out the period brochures on the Association website:
1934, showing the chrome-radiator APD Opal: http://www.archive.a7ca.org/wp-content/uploads/BR_1171.pdf & http://www.archive.a7ca.org/wp-content/uploads/BR_1180A.pdf
1935, showing the AAK Open Road Tourer with early-style back: http://www.archive.a7ca.org/wp-content/uploads/BR_1301A.pdf & http://www.archive.a7ca.org/wp-content/uploads/BR_1346E.pdf
1936, showing the AAL Open Road Tourer with Ruby-style back: http://www.archive.a7ca.org/wp-content/uploads/BR_1431.pdf
RE: What have you done today with your Austin Seven - andrew34ruby - 01-06-2021
(31-05-2021, 11:39 PM)Nick Lettington Wrote: Hi Andrew. I'm no expert on the subject, and I understand that there is a very useful guide on the many models produced but there were a few cowled radiator tourers. Happy for corrections to be added...
Your 34 Ruby is presumably an ARQ? The three letter body codes started with the cowled radiator cars... the last factory chrome radiator saloon was the RP
The first UK factory tourer with the Ruby style cowl was designated AAK. A four seat tourer with an exposed rear wheel on a high frame chassis... at a glance a bit like the tourer you took a photo of. Then with the mark 1 Ruby there was the AAL which I have and you took a picture of. Sometimes people call them a Ruby Tourer because its easier to do so, but Austin designated it as the four seat open road tourer and didn't give it a jewel name. At the same time the Pearl was released with what is effectively a full length sunroof but full doors and rear side windows. At that time they also still produced a chrome radiator two seat tourer called the Opal. (I guess it would be a PD)
When the mark 2 Ruby appeared, the four seat ORT (AAL) remained, the Pearl continued (though someone else will tell be able to tell you if there was a mk1 and a mk2) and the two seat tourer (designated APE) gained the cowl, but was described in sales literature as the two seat open road tourer, no reference to the Opal...
Now I make reference to the UK factory tourers, because the Australian equivalents had local bodies and are different again.
I hope that is clear?
Thanks to all for this info, I will try to remember it all! It was calling the open road tourer a 'Ruby' that confused me. But if Austin didn't give it a name, then I can see why people called it a Ruby tourer.
RE: What have you done today with your Austin Seven - Chris KC - 01-06-2021
I doubt Austin would have minded you calling it an Opal, but calling it an Opel is another matter!