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1929 Austin Seven Gordon England Stadium up for sale

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1929 Austin Seven Gordon England Stadium up for sale
goodwoodweirdo Offline
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Car type: Special 1930 chassis
#1
18-07-2023, 12:17 PM (This post was last modified: 18-07-2023, 12:18 PM by goodwoodweirdo.)
This must be a rare find ? 

Austin Seven Gordon England (link)
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The perfect barn-find coachbuilt Austin; super-rare and super-original; remarkably sound and running and driving; definitely not for restoration...
Built in mid 1929, this Gordon England Stadium is one of just eight original examples thought to have survived and was unearthed from a rundown shed in Pennsylvania, USA.
Quite what it was doing there we do not know, but the shed was behind what had been a Serivce Station back in the day and the Triple A signs on both doors of the car may lend a clue (American Automobile Association). Quite what a diminutive car like the Seven was supposed to do with a broken-down  Packard we can't imagine, which may account for its incredible condition - unrestored and in remarkably well preserved, unworn order .
In fact the only elements that appear to have recieved attention are the seats which have been retrimmed and some work to the wiring. Other than that it appears totally original, with its factory original red and black fabric covering and aluminium bonnet.
The vendor has repaired the original and rare P&H windscreen wiper and fitted four new tyres for safety and it is now UK registered BF 9987 - the vendor believing that it was probably exported new to the US, possibly as a Motorshow car but who knows....
If you are into your baby Austins, this must be the ultimate barn find and looks very enticing at the modest estimate.
Running and driving while onsite - we simply love it....
Contact matthew.parkin@brightwells.com
[url=https://www.brightwells.com/timed-sale/5373/lot/640799]* All charges are subject to VAT
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Nick Salmon Offline
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#2
18-07-2023, 12:54 PM
Oooh! I love it!
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Tony Griffiths Offline
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Location: Peak District, Derbyshire
Car type: 1929 Chummy, 1930 Chummy, 1930 Ulster Replica, 1934 Ruby
#3
18-07-2023, 01:20 PM
'Cor blimey, mate, what a beaut! Snag - what on earth does one do with it? Answers on a postcard.....
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Howard Wright Offline
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Location: Llandrindod Wells
Car type: 29 Special, 30 RK, 28 C Cab
#4
18-07-2023, 01:26 PM
Now

Where’s my chequebook? Damn the wife’s hidden it.

Howard
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Ivor Hawkins Offline
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Location: The village of Evenley
Car type: 1934 Austin Seven RP Deluxe
#5
18-07-2023, 02:18 PM
I’m amazed they still turn up! If my wife bought it for my birthday, I would implement a programme of preservation to try to ensure it doesn’t deteriorate further, because I would be driving it!

It is a valuable reference, renovating it would be a crime, in my view.
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Ruairidh Dunford Offline
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18-07-2023, 02:56 PM
I think this is Chris Garner’s car, he recently re-imported it back to the U.K.

It’s quite well known and documented, the car had some work done to the seats by a previous owner.

Another one-family owned, from new, Stadium turned up in Scotland Recently, it is not as complete as this one but a similar condition.
https://gordonenglandregister.wordpress.com/
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Charles P Offline
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18-07-2023, 04:06 PM
(18-07-2023, 01:20 PM)Tony Griffiths Wrote: 'Cor blimey, mate, what a beaut! Snag - what on earth does one do with it? Answers on a postcard.....

Exactly Tony. 

I did like this greasing detail. I've never seen it before, but that may be me not paying attention


.jpg   grease.jpg (Size: 90.83 KB / Downloads: 785)

Charles
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Steve Jones Offline
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#8
18-07-2023, 04:30 PM
I haven't seen it in the flesh but I know a man that has and he tells that it's wonderfully original and that serious restoration might well spoil it. Tony's question sums it up perfectly.

Steve
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David Stepney Offline
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Car type: 1933 RP Standard Saloon
#9
18-07-2023, 08:27 PM
A bit like the fabric saloon that turned up inPortugal some while ago. It requires conserving rather than restoration.
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Henry Harris Offline
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Car type: Austin 7s
#10
18-07-2023, 08:53 PM
(18-07-2023, 08:27 PM)David Stepney Wrote: A bit like the fabric saloon that turned up inPortugal some while ago. It requires conserving rather than restoration.

Restoration is conservation, conservation is restoration. 

Vinyl upholstery fabric, 2K paint, powder coating, flashing indicators, unified and metric fasteners, modern electrics, etc. are neither.
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