What have you done today with your Austin Seven

[Hugh Barnes]

Some weeks ago some of you may recall I finally, after 50 years of Seven ownership, bought my first Chummy, a bright yellow version described as the itch I needed to scratch. Well the inevitable happened and, like buses, you wait an age and then 2 come along together. 3 days after I got home with the yellow car, I got wind of a car being sold locally on behalf of a chap who no longer was able to drive. I resisted the temptation for a number of days until I finally decided, it would be rude not to. You can probably guess the rest. The Yellow car is now with a new owner in Hampshire (another long term A7 man, I am pleased to say) and this now resides in the garage in its place. It has had very little use over the recent years and has had to have a rear brake rebuild (and a huge amount of excess oil removed from the diff, the root cause of the problems) and the Updraft carb has been ministered unto by Steve Hodgson. After a little light fettling, it seems to be running reasonably enough now for me to venture out for 10 miles this morning. Even that trip saw a huge improvement in its running so I will leave everything else alone until it settles down after a bit more use and starts to 'loosen up'...