Junkman Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 CAN HAZ 1937 Austin 7 pearl CabrioletIMG_5157.PNGIMG_5156.PNGIMG_5155.PNG Going there and driving it home in a few weeks! FTFY HMC, Squire_Dawson and Lacquer Peel 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 Excellent work! I shall watch with interest:) HMC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 Very nice. It’s fair to say there’s no pattern in your car purchasing . trigger, HMC and egg 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plasticvandan Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 My grandad was a serial austin restorer in the 1970s and 80s,and I know he did at least one pearl oldcars and HMC 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 Hmm. Won't the lack of a solid roof have an adverse effect on the structural rigi... oh, wait. Nice purchase - looks a charming little thing. My one attempt at driving a 7 was not a great success due to the "sudden" clutch and crash 'box, but I'm sure one would get used to it quickly enough. HMC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtriple Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 I tried to buy one of those a few years ago but the woman selling had an inflated idea of its value, just couldn't get close on the numbers, which made me sad. I was still very tempted eben though she wanted several thousand more than it was worth. Lovely little cars and i really want one, though I have never driven one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 Austin? I thought Pearls a Singer? ProgRocker, DSdriver, oldcars and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 When I got Omegods maxi hand book out from the loft for him last sunday... I found this with it ... It's been sitting on the coffee table next to me all week..Cripes , same year ! What's the first bit beginning R meant to say? egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adw1977 Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 Either Recd. (received) or Regd. (registered) I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 What a wee gem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Can I have 4 and 44 when you're ready please. I suspect tickets will be quite expensive? If not, probably a couple of randoms too. drivewaymyway 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timolloyd Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 I suppose you could chop this down and end up with almost* 2 of your 3 original options Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigmund Fraud Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 CAN HAZ 1937 Austin 7 pearl Cabriolet I SAY ! egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felly Magic Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Is this basically a floppytoppy Ruby then? Fuzz Towhshend's reply would indeed be 'Thats roite bostin chap' Nicola H and Talbot 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mally Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 My mate had a Ruby, took it for an MOT.It failed to achieve almost everything.Fortunately the tester used to have one and knew they were crap, so it passed. catsinthewelder, D Spares & Tyres, DodgeRover and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted July 9, 2018 Author Share Posted July 9, 2018 My mate had a Ruby, took it for an MOT.It failed to achieve almost everything.Fortunately the tester used to have one and knew they were crap, so it passed.I was interested in an earlier one and the dealer agreed that the later ones are a touch more user friendly; he said the early 7's are a bit like riding a horse and cart. egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted July 9, 2018 Author Share Posted July 9, 2018 HMC fleet update- merc w124 and Audi A4 rehomed, to Hairysteve and Bramz7 respectively. Last week I collected the vw beetle. It was 20 miles away so I simply drove the mx5 over, collected the vw and left the mx5 dumped down a country lane by the vendors. Yesterday I cycled over to pick it up. A single speed ex Amsterdam station rental bike might seem an odd choice but it was a great trip over Devon country lanes to my destination- I had an update from the dealer with the Austin 7- it's been disinterred from storage, given a once over and completed a (slowwww) 5 mile test run. It's due to be delivered on Friday. holbeck, RobT, Christine and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Later ones are a whole lot more drivable than early ones. I've driven both. Ruby-era ones are very charming, if still slightly terrifying. Early ones are just terrifying. HMC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 This is a thread of complete fascination, so many varied cars... Keep up the great work! HMC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadgetgricey Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Who says MX5's are not practical. HMC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 HMC, ProgRocker and RobT 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobT Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 LOLage at the bike choice. What other oddities do you have in the bike collection? HMC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holbeck Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 LOLage at the bike choice. What other oddities do you have in the bike collection? Ditto, tell us more about the bike! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted July 10, 2018 Author Share Posted July 10, 2018 LOLage at the bike choice. What other oddities do you have in the bike collection?All Dutch, second hand, heavy but indestructible. So basically about 30 of pretty much the same style of bike! Further fleet news-Almost bought this 2004 E320cdi estate recently. Short MOT but very cheap for what it was. It was down at 240k miles, but looking over the MOT history suggested it had had a 100k haircut 8 or so years ago- 340k on a potentially flakey and costly 7 speed autobox put me off and I didn't go ahead, even if it was cheap. Kringle, Alanism, holbeck and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobT Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 ^^^Holiday bike hire for the tourists? I can just see you with an oily rag slung over your shoulder renting those out at the weekend! purplebargeken, HMC and Bucketeer 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 All Dutch, second hand, heavy but indestructible. Given that most of these bikes would see a hill and say "WTF is that??", the weight was never really taken into consideration with their design. Do any of them still have dutch-style back-pedal brakes? They do take a bit of getting used to. Plus they don't work really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted July 10, 2018 Author Share Posted July 10, 2018 Agreed all are heavy, some are right porkers. Some rely only on a single " back pedal" brake such as the aforementioned GIANT single speed Dutch ex rental bike. The single brake on that was well up to the task on some steep Devonian lanes. I find it a bit counter intuitive to be hurtling down a hill with nothing for your hands/fingers to be busy with, though. RobT and Talbot 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LessThanEqual Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 Given that most of these bikes would see a hill and say "WTF is that??", the weight was never really taken into consideration with their design. Do any of them still have dutch-style back-pedal brakes? They do take a bit of getting used to. Plus they don't work really.Back pedal brakes are gr8 when you're pulling skids as an 8 year old. spartacus, Exiled_Tat_Gatherer and oldcars 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bezzabsa Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 Gorgeous AMC Rebel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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