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Adventures... - Ruairidh Dunford - 01-06-2019
Two young lads (20 & 21), are driving a ‘29 fabric saloon around Ireland - they are camping and have slept in car for at least one night.
They have shared some of their photos on FB - very nice to see.
If you follow Instagram (still working that one out, if I am honest) - you can follow them on: @jakemcc97
Loving that they are doing this.
RE: Adventures... - Chris KC - 01-06-2019
Sounds brilliant! But alas instagram is a bit beyond me.
I hope a fabric saloon is more comfortable than an Ulster rep to sleep in!
RE: Adventures... - Ruairidh Dunford - 01-06-2019
Check out "Austin Seven" on FB Chris - I have just added you...
RE: Adventures... - Chris KC - 01-06-2019
Thank you Ruairidh - those pictures are well worth a look!
They appear to have got half way around Ireland without using tarmac!!
RE: Adventures... - Mike Costigan - 02-06-2019
For thse of us who cannot manage either Instagram or Facebook, here's a photo of the car that was sent to me by John Hall, who encountered the duo whilst in Ireland with the Imp Club:
Fabric.jpg (Size: 121.47 KB / Downloads: 448)
RE: Adventures... - David Stepney - 02-06-2019
How absolutely splendid!
Jake writes: "The 7½ hp Adventure Day 3. Made the ambitious decision to drive from Donegal to Galway. Broke down. Fixed it. Broke down again. Faffed for 3 hours. Fixed it. Went fishing. Camped in a park"
Really refreshing to see so much enthusiasm from two young people with a car that's old enough to be their great grandmother.
RE: Adventures... - "Slack Alice" Simon - 02-06-2019
This is what we need: young people giving Sevens a go.
How do we get more to do it?
Jan points out that, even when we ourselves were young* we were in a minority - most contemporaries had Minors or Minis or the like - but it would be great to tap into the minority that still seems to be out there.
* I do acknowledge that a lot of you are whippersnappers like Ruairidh, but a lot of us are "getting on" a bit, too.
RE: Adventures... - JonE - 02-06-2019
I note the Instagram states studying Motorsport Engineering at Coventry. Twould be good to hear if that background of confidence links with a previous generation or grandfather with the Seven, or how they stumbled into the area of interest...
RE: Adventures... - John Mason - 02-06-2019
I class myself as a young whippersnapper. Well I am ten years younger than my Mk1 Ruby although sometimes my body tells me that I am an old wippersnapper . Good to see the younger ones taking up Sevens good luck to them.
John Mason
RE: Adventures... - Mike Costigan - 02-06-2019
(02-06-2019, 10:22 AM)JonE Wrote: I note the Instagram states studying Motorsport Engineering at Coventry. Twould be good to hear if that background of confidence links with a previous generation or grandfather with the Seven, or how they stumbled into the area of interest...
John Hall's email mentions: ... The lad was only about 20, at a guess, but he said he'd just re-built the back axle for this trip and seemed to be mechanically minded. He said his father had all sorts of classic cars, including a vintage Rolls. The other lad's father had a Healey 3000 ...