03-01-2022, 05:06 PM
I am amazed to see that my very first Austin 7, CRA 212 completed the 1972 JOGLE Run in a time of 54 hrs 37 minutes. I bought the car from Ken Brockway in 1977 after he had taken it to the Isle of Man for the Jubilee Rally. He broke the crank shortly before the IOM Rally so when I got it he had replaced the engine. Strange that he never mentioned that it had done the JOGLE when I was looking at the car prior to buying it, I would have thought that would have been a good selling point!
The engine in the car when I bought it certainly would not have done the JOGLE but I did manage to drive it back up the A1 from Nottingham to my parents home north of Leeds, my father following behind in his Peugeot estate that was full of spares, many of which I am still finding a use for.
The same car is also featured on the PWA7C 2022 calendar, showing the Longbridge works visit in 1963. At that time it looked to be in quite nice condition.
The time set by Steve White and Stephen Fathers in the GE cup is in my opinion one of the all time great achievements made by the Austin 7.
The engine in the car when I bought it certainly would not have done the JOGLE but I did manage to drive it back up the A1 from Nottingham to my parents home north of Leeds, my father following behind in his Peugeot estate that was full of spares, many of which I am still finding a use for.
The same car is also featured on the PWA7C 2022 calendar, showing the Longbridge works visit in 1963. At that time it looked to be in quite nice condition.
The time set by Steve White and Stephen Fathers in the GE cup is in my opinion one of the all time great achievements made by the Austin 7.