The plate dates from mid 1934 in Caernarvonshire but the car it is not currently registered. The past owner had the car for about fifteen years in his garage; the previous owner had it (similarly) for about 8 years before that. … Continue reading Anyone know JC2655, body 498?
An interesting new find will be a labour of love to restore. The 1935 car is registered with its original plate and photos show it is basically complete; sidescreens, an original cowl present, engine parts, fuel tank. The body is … Continue reading Body 572 emerges
courtesy of Peter Richards and 750MC; article by Ken Cooke. Click on the images for a larger display. The 1945 article on the same car below: And a John Moon article on carb settings: SaveSave SaveSave SaveSave Continue reading A book on the 1935 “John Moon Nippy” 210737
A fine database of images of 214096, an early steel LHD car with remains of an Austin body tag. It has plenty of original detail and some features different to RHD cars we are familiar with. The gearbox is stamped … Continue reading Austin LHD Nippy – body 525
The digitised Austin 7 Clubs Association (A7CA) archive is a gem, with many brochures available here. The December 1933 brochure “The Little Friend of all the World”, Austin Publication 1034, features the first showing of the 65:In 1934, the car, same … Continue reading Austin’s 65/Nippy UK marketing Dec 1933-Dec 1936
from a 1933 ’65’ from an early 1935 Nippy; the brown matches the wood dash. from a 1936 car (carpets screwed or riveted down) Continue reading Rare parts: Nippy dash carpet set
My 1935 car has recently had its wings blasted back to metal, and both fronts and rears are marked on the inner sides/underneaths – near the mounting bolts – with a ‘2’. I think they are original and this suggests … Continue reading Nippy wing marking codes
These images act as a developing set of sources for locating the original wiring routes around the engine bay. Original cars are best if they can be found, but the restored cars featured are used for the strength of their own … Continue reading Nippy and 65 engine bay wiring
Steel-bodied cars shown in ascending chassis number order. Continue reading “photo register of Austin Nippy”
These images act as sources for locating the original wiring routing down the driver’s side (RHD) to the rear of the car. Click images for larger slideshow. Send images if you have anything which adds to the material here. 1933 car … Continue reading Nippy and 65 O/S wiring loom run
Bill Sheehan in Australia suggested chasing up the history of AAR 810 as what he remembers was probably an early Nippy. David Howe remembered the car, owning it 1974-5. He got it from a chap who lived in a flat virtually … Continue reading Reminiscences of Nippy AAR 810
Here are cars shown in ascending chassis number order, top to bottom; left to right. Hybrids and those where information is not known are shown after the main progression. Continue reading “photo register of Austin 75 and Speedy”
The first Special Sports Parts list by Austin, reproduced in full here courtesy of Squeak on Austin Seven Friends; forum here.
Click on images for full screen gallery and to comment on individual pages. This one printed in 1936, but dealing with 1933/4 cars:
Continue reading “Austin Seven Sports Two-Seater Spare Parts List 1169 (Type 65 EB65 & Nippy) pub. 1936”
I was talking with someone about Dixi and came across Helmut Kazimirowicz’s excellent German web archive http://www.dixi-automobile.de
The images are particularly evocative. Continue reading “Nippy at 1935 Berlin Motor Show prior to announcement of Peoples’ Car”
