02-01-2020, 04:22 AM
Rather than Bob's guess, I prefer to think the photo was actually taken at Fremantlle for Winterbottom's (Austin agents) Sales Brochure which appeared from memory in 1927 (as not home to check date as I send this). Definitely not 1924. Note the hood frame and one-piece windscreen, both uniquely Australian. As I wrote in an article in the Grey Mag many years ago, Seven Utilities were specially built from the ground up (not chopped roadsters or tourers), and sold commercially, in Oz in the 20a & 30s - long before Ford "invented the Ute" (Pick-up in other Countries). More correctly, Ford rightly invented the "Cab-utility" in the 30s. which featured a comfortable hard- top. Oz Sevens like others later copied the hard-top idea, especially with the Ruby version. Cheers, Bill in Oz