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What have you done today with your Austin Seven
(26-05-2020, 08:20 AM)Mike Costigan Wrote: As others have said, it's normal to treat the four-speed 'box as a three-speed with an emergency low first. Even cars of the 1950s could usually be driven in that manner; that's often how I drive my 1953 Lancia, and used to drive my Triumph Heralds.

Thanks Mike. I drive my 1955 Austin like that, using first only for hill starts. I guess my seven might manage setting off in second gear better when it's properly run in, and when I'm more accustomed to the clutch. Might retarding the ignition timing help?
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