Description
HIGHLIGHTS
- Alloy bodied Austin 7 Cambridge special.
- Very useable road and / or competition car.
- A tiny car with much charisma, and characterful interior.
- Very lively on the road!
- Everything works - it sounds and smells terrific ....
- VSCC buff form dated 2006, and with VSCC hillclimb & driving test history.
- Previous Bert Hadley Memorial Championship entrant.
- Only four previous registered keepers.
- Supporting folder full of receipts and documentation.
- MOT, tax and ULEZ exempt!!
- It isn't perfect, it's 94 years old. THE CAR'S HISTORY .....
- When new, exported to New Zealand in 1930 as an aluminium saloon, this is confirmed in writing by the PWA7C.
- Rebodied as a 'Cambridge' special by Gordon Routledge, Nelson, NZ in the 1980's?
- Returned back to the UK & first UK registered 16 April, 1993.
- Current keeper since February, 2022.
MECHANICAL specification includes .....
- 747cc coil engine professionally built with ..
- Phoenix crank
- 'Grasshopper' forged pistons
- Pigsty cam
- Dynamically balanced crank assembly
- Single SU carburettor
- Dyno sheet shows 44hp at the wheels!!
- 3 speed gearbox with 'Eltos' remote gearchange.
- Rear axle fitted with David Cochrane (A7 Components) EN24 halfshafts and hubs.
- Uncoupled brakes, that are very good for an Austin.
- 19" painted wire wheels with Blockley beaded edge tyres.
- Rebuilt steering box, suspension and running gear.
- Chassis in good order with black painted finish.
- Rewired 6V electrics by Winston Teague - charging system works well.
- A well kept car, with all the right bits and in good general condition, no known issues.
