04-09-2018, 12:02 PM
I am. I hope, shortly going to be in the position to buy an Austin 7 and have been scouring the internet for examples that I would like.
My aim is to have one that I can use any day I like, whatever the weather, and more importantly, one that my wife would also enjoy. She isn't a fan of my V8 series 1 Land Rover!
So, my wish list, currently, is a Top Hat, restored sympathetically in the 90s or 2000s with good wood frame and bodywork, a Phoenix crank and associated improvements would be nice for a bit of trialing, coupled brakes conversion might be good and a patina gained from use since it's restoration but not too dog-eared. And, most importantly, costing less than GBP10k.
However, this could all change when I see a cracking little Pearl for sale or, and this is between you and me, a super little Morris Minor!
I shall now go and wash my mouth out!
My aim is to have one that I can use any day I like, whatever the weather, and more importantly, one that my wife would also enjoy. She isn't a fan of my V8 series 1 Land Rover!
So, my wish list, currently, is a Top Hat, restored sympathetically in the 90s or 2000s with good wood frame and bodywork, a Phoenix crank and associated improvements would be nice for a bit of trialing, coupled brakes conversion might be good and a patina gained from use since it's restoration but not too dog-eared. And, most importantly, costing less than GBP10k.
However, this could all change when I see a cracking little Pearl for sale or, and this is between you and me, a super little Morris Minor!
I shall now go and wash my mouth out!