What have you done today with your Austin Seven

[Bob Culver]

I learned to put cotton wool in my ears. Car was good then for another 500 rpm. I do 360 mile day trips a few times a year in my 1964 modern which tools along at a tedious 4000 rpm at the speed limit. I find cotton wool makes for less tiring trip.
Run a "modern" with any floor panel removed and the noise is unnerving.The old style starters engage with a helluva crash.
In their day, to mid 50s, on the roads of the time, 45 mph was quite a respectful speed for many cars. My father used to drive ours at 45 on long trips but took it back to 40 as he found it too fatiguing. We bought a "modern" 1952 Hillman in 1957 . Persons ised to discuss cars a lot. Many owners of simialr cars and A40s reported 45 as thier usual speed. Not many held 50, then the legal but unenforcable limit here.

[Robert Foreman]

Long Hill out of Buxton is an excellent driving hill always used when visiting Stockport. When you get a bit more adventurous you could always try cutting a corner off by using Goyt Lane, the old Roman road. 
  I know of at least two Austin Sevens that have done it in recent years.

[Dave Mann]

Here's one of them.     

[Robert Foreman]

And here's the other one. 

   

[Duncan Grimmond]

OOOh, I love roads like that, me!!

[Malcolm Parker]

Robert's photo dispels the myth that Roman roads are always straight.
You wouldn't want to take your Range Rover Evoque on a road like that!

[Duncan Grimmond]

No, it's much more critical to have 4WD when you're going shopping at Waitrose!

[Reckless Rat]

In the second picture there's what looks like a 'proper' road in the distance. Is that the road up to Flash?

[Mike Costigan]

No, that's Long Hill, the road from Whaley Bridge to Buxton, the road that we are encouraging Sparkysprite to bypass 

[sparkeysprite]

I'll accept that challenge and have a go - went along it years ago in an old Series 1 Landrover, but I've not tried it recently.  I'll report back with a picture when I've done it!