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trawlerman

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Austin 7 tourer
« on: August 27, 2012, 08:19:29 am »
After model trawlers my love is classic cars or to be more specific  austin sevens. my first one was a 2 seat tourer which i purchased fully restored, my second was a 4 seat tourer which required quite a lot of cosmetic work and had a cracked block. the beauty of sevens is that they easy to work on,so i got started on a respray and an engine rebuild, having done it all myself i was highly delighted, here are some pictures.....Rod :} :}
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Re: Austin 7 tourer
« Reply #1 on: August 27, 2012, 10:25:47 am »
Hi Trawlerman , she is a lovely old girl, it brings back a few memories, my first drivinglesson was in one of those    a long time ago.
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Re: Austin 7 tourer
« Reply #2 on: August 27, 2012, 11:03:14 am »
as Douglas Bader described them.......laquered biscuit boxes on four wheels.............you'd have been better off with a motorbike and sidecar.......at least you could have gone to fancy dress as wallace and grommit.......... {-) {-) {-) {-) {-) {-) {-) {-)

No mate seriously, you did a grand job on the 4 seater..........she was a beauty.....

riding in the 2 seater was akin to going round the TT circuit on a sideczar outfit............scary. %% %% %% %% %% %%
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Re: Austin 7 tourer
« Reply #3 on: August 27, 2012, 11:09:06 am »
You want to put a V8 in that  ;D

Seriously tho you have done a nice job there, you should be pleased with yourself
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Re: Austin 7 tourer
« Reply #4 on: August 27, 2012, 11:12:41 am »
Hi Neil...do you mean when we went down the aptly named carleton cemetary road and the back end tried to pass us..Rod {-) {-)
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Re: Austin 7 tourer
« Reply #5 on: August 27, 2012, 11:15:11 am »
Thanks Tugmad....Fun but unpredictable   Rod :-))
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Re: Austin 7 tourer
« Reply #6 on: August 27, 2012, 11:21:56 am »
Hi essex2visuvesi    Never thought of that, it was frightening with what it already had..Rod  %%
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Re: Austin 7 tourer
« Reply #7 on: August 27, 2012, 12:45:02 pm »
Quote from: trawlerman on August 27, 2012, 11:12:41 am
Hi Neil...do you mean when we went down the aptly named carleton cemetary road and the back end tried to pass us..Rod {-) {-)

unpredictable was not thwe word......I was hanging on to the running board trying to keep the wheels on the ground.

if you ever saw us two in that little 7 it was like laurel and hardy...........me being the thin one..... {-) {-) {-) {-) {-) {-) {-) {-)
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Re: Austin 7 tourer
« Reply #8 on: August 27, 2012, 01:12:33 pm »
wow thats a blast from the past and great restoration job on her  :-))
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Re: Austin 7 tourer
« Reply #9 on: August 27, 2012, 01:31:59 pm »
Thanks Stormbringer....one thing in their favour,you could pass a speed camera with confidence...Rod {-) {-) {-)
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Re: Austin 7 tourer
« Reply #10 on: August 27, 2012, 09:18:46 pm »
The Austin Seven - whose chassis had all the rigidity of a rasher of streaky bacon.....
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Re: Austin 7 tourer
« Reply #11 on: August 27, 2012, 10:41:13 pm »
yeh, but great fun when two big lads go for a drive in one, lol {-) {-) {-) {-) %% %% %% %% %% %%
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Re: Austin 7 tourer
« Reply #12 on: August 28, 2012, 06:35:15 am »
HI Tobyker...When you have 35 stone on board [ me being 15stone ] then it is rigid enough....Rod {-) {-) {-) {-)
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Re: Austin 7 tourer
« Reply #13 on: August 28, 2012, 07:54:47 am »
Quote from: trawlerman on August 28, 2012, 06:35:15 am
HI Tobyker...When you have 35 stone on board [ me being 15stone ] then it is rigid enough....Rod {-) {-) {-) {-)

 {-) {-) {-) {-) {-) {-) {-) {-) {-) {-) {-).....touche'
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Re: Austin 7 tourer
« Reply #14 on: August 28, 2012, 02:33:16 pm »
 Sorry folks but heres some more pictures......The kangaroo on the bonnet is because my mates called my car a skip,so from then on it was named skippy...Rod :-)) :-))
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Re: Austin 7 tourer
« Reply #15 on: August 28, 2012, 06:28:15 pm »
I never saw her rod after you'd repainted her.....she looked beautigul, mate.
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Re: Austin 7 tourer
« Reply #16 on: August 28, 2012, 06:37:16 pm »
I think you saw her a few times after i re-sprayed her, she was that awful purple colour before....Rod
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