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RE: 1932 Saloon Restoration - Reckless Rat - 13-02-2019
Swage line on bulkhead, exposed joints rear panel RN, RP smooth. Dashboard. Doors slightly different (moulding around glass parallel on RN, slightly bowed on RP).
See pics here too: https://www.pinterest.fr/ivor383/austin-seven-rp-saloons/
RE: 1932 Saloon Restoration - WiandeV - 13-02-2019
Then I have a RN with a 4 speed gear box and plated window surround. And rear fuel tank.
RE: 1932 Saloon Restoration - Ashleyvincent - 13-02-2019
I forgot to mention that the rear body seams on my car are flush as on the RP.
RE: 1932 Saloon Restoration - Dave Mann - 13-02-2019
About the last months production of RNs had 4 speed box, rear tank, D type axle and instruments like RP in separate panel and no visible rear body vertical seams. The RP had an overlapping sun roof (not inset) the mould lines under the side windows have a slight dip, the scuttle waist mould line goes up the A post.
RE: 1932 Saloon Restoration - Ruairidh Dunford - 13-02-2019
Dave,
Is this an accurate way to tell?
RN
RP
RE: 1932 Saloon Restoration - Dennis Nicholas - 14-02-2019
(13-02-2019, 06:40 PM)Dave Mann Wrote: Here's another view of it, this is what is known as a long term project.
Ah......I thought it was a lowered lightened saloon for racing
RE: 1932 Saloon Restoration - Dave Mann - 14-02-2019
Yes Ruairidh, that's the best way of identifying whether it's an RP or RN, particularly with the 4 speed RNs.
RE: 1932 Saloon Restoration - Ruairidh Dunford - 14-02-2019
Great, thanks.
Package has arrived safely.
RE: 1932 Saloon Restoration - WiandeV - 14-02-2019
(13-02-2019, 10:29 PM)Ruairidh Dunford Wrote: Dave,
Is this an accurate way to tell?
RN
RP
I see I am going to through a spanner in all of this. Mine doesn't have a step down in the body line thickness like in the first picture and also doesn't look like the second.
I am 99% sure mine has a uniform thick waist line from the front all the way to the nose.
RE: 1932 Saloon Restoration - Dave Mann - 16-02-2019
OK so my mat'e December 33 RP has the wood roof supports, so presumably Austin's had realised using up the wood off cuts was cheaper than the steel pressings.