What have you done today with your Austin Seven

[Reckless Rat]

Been a while since I had a run round the southern Ardèche so with the weather fine and the roads dry, I gave the RP its first outing of 2021, a nice little round trip of 39 miles. I stopped outside the stone merchants to take another photo next to the old Peugeot pick-up, which is still there and still surprisingly showing little or no signs of vandalism (the dash instrument panel is missing but that may be by design). Since I posted the original photo in 2018 this thread has attracted over 250 pages of posts totalling over 2500, with over half a million views! (and it was only meant as a bit of fun) - Here's the old pick-up:



A bit further down the road, in a little village called St Sauveur de Cruziers, I stopped off for fuel, but there was a problem as the pumps haven't seen action for quite a number of years...



I have put a sheet of cardboard to blank off the bottom half of the radiator. It's still parky down here despite the clear skies and sunshine, and the 4 blade fan doesn't help with a quick warm-up.

Just under 400 miles completed since last oil change. Oil still clean and no discernable consumption. Over 3000 miles now since engine rebuild. Bedding in nicely.