07-02-2021, 08:21 PM
Well I've had an exciting Austin 7 day without driving one.
I got my first 7(an RN saloon) about this time last year after watching the VSCC Derbyshire trial and deciding I wanted to have a go. The car I got was lovely and in great condition, but most people seemed to think it was much too nice to take on a trial and an RN saloon probably wasn't the best choice (and there weren't many trials last year for obvious reasons). So a month or so ago I decided i should sell it and get something more suitable for trials. The car sold immediately and as I had mentioned in my ad that I would be interested in a more "trials" Austin 7 in part ex or to buy outright I was contacted by a few owners with cars to sell.
A nice little red special took my interest but it wasn't exactly what I wanted (because it would need many bits changing to keep the VSCC happy) and it was a non runner needing engine work, but I thought a project might be fun. Just as I was about to make an offer, the chap selling it mentioned he also had a blue boat tail car that he might also sell, but which also needed work, having not been on the road for many years. That threw me a bit, because nice as the red one was, I think the blue one was probably more what I needed - and it had been with the owner for about 35 years and he was the second registered keeper - so I liked the idea of it's history. To cut to the chase, I ended up collecting both cars today. As they were 250 miles away I wanted to try to get them both on my smallish trailer, and with a bit of invention and lashing extra planks onto the trailer it worked - both home undamaged! Now the fun starts and I'll start to see what I've actually got..
I got my first 7(an RN saloon) about this time last year after watching the VSCC Derbyshire trial and deciding I wanted to have a go. The car I got was lovely and in great condition, but most people seemed to think it was much too nice to take on a trial and an RN saloon probably wasn't the best choice (and there weren't many trials last year for obvious reasons). So a month or so ago I decided i should sell it and get something more suitable for trials. The car sold immediately and as I had mentioned in my ad that I would be interested in a more "trials" Austin 7 in part ex or to buy outright I was contacted by a few owners with cars to sell.
A nice little red special took my interest but it wasn't exactly what I wanted (because it would need many bits changing to keep the VSCC happy) and it was a non runner needing engine work, but I thought a project might be fun. Just as I was about to make an offer, the chap selling it mentioned he also had a blue boat tail car that he might also sell, but which also needed work, having not been on the road for many years. That threw me a bit, because nice as the red one was, I think the blue one was probably more what I needed - and it had been with the owner for about 35 years and he was the second registered keeper - so I liked the idea of it's history. To cut to the chase, I ended up collecting both cars today. As they were 250 miles away I wanted to try to get them both on my smallish trailer, and with a bit of invention and lashing extra planks onto the trailer it worked - both home undamaged! Now the fun starts and I'll start to see what I've actually got..