28-03-2018, 07:08 PM
Hi
When I was working on a 1929 Mulliner saloon recently I found that the left-hand side of the wooden frame had been assembled using left-hand threaded brass screws. I think these are original as the rest of the car has not been messed with. A few of these screws are shown in the picture below. Has anyone else come across them please? Why would they do this – I don’t think the Austin factory used them? Would this help stop the screws loosening when the frame shifts on accelerating/braking/cornering??
Colin
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When I was working on a 1929 Mulliner saloon recently I found that the left-hand side of the wooden frame had been assembled using left-hand threaded brass screws. I think these are original as the rest of the car has not been messed with. A few of these screws are shown in the picture below. Has anyone else come across them please? Why would they do this – I don’t think the Austin factory used them? Would this help stop the screws loosening when the frame shifts on accelerating/braking/cornering??
Colin
Mulliner LH Screws.jpg (Size: 33.36 KB / Downloads: 843)