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65 floor pan structure

February 3, 2018 editor

Nick Boorman’s early 65 restoration now nears completion, but these two photos show the extra strengthening members connecting the rear with the main floorpan very well. Ian Williams notes: remember that with the 65 the upper part of the body, above … Continue reading 65 floor pan structure

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“65” Roadtest: Autocar, June 23rd 1933

December 18, 2017December 18, 2017 editor

Note the artist’s impression for the front seats… Continue reading “65” Roadtest: Autocar, June 23rd 1933

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Where is DM 8750 now?

November 26, 2017November 26, 2017 editor

Robin Hanauer reports on DM8750, body 312, which the Survivors’ Register last records in c.2000. “We owned it and home restored it between about 1985 and 1991. I can’t find any of it after our efforts but it definitely had … Continue reading Where is DM 8750 now?

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scuttle to lower panel gusset/strengthening plates

February 6, 2017 editor

These pictures show gusset plates on an early 65. With restorer’s guide books like Rinsey Mills – its featured 65 is ironically a very late one – some early 65s have lost these plates, perhaps as presumed unoriginal, to be … Continue reading scuttle to lower panel gusset/strengthening plates

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Dating an early car with no history

February 6, 2017 editor

A very interesting car has emerged in South Africa. Rod and Greig Smith’s car is undoubtedly a 65 body from the evidence of an alloy skin and no holes in the front wings for sidelights. A Bluemel wheel is also … Continue reading Dating an early car with no history

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1930s and 1940s images

September 7, 2016September 14, 2016 editor

Photographs from the first 15 years of cars’ lives are more likely to show original detail. Click on images to access larger slideshow. New cars: Cars from old-ish photos: September 1935 picture of Robert foreman’s father John at Randall’s Garage, … Continue reading 1930s and 1940s images

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‘The Motor’, June 27 1933

August 22, 2016August 22, 2016 editor

  Continue reading ‘The Motor’, June 27 1933

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Mirror bracket

August 13, 2016August 15, 2016 editor

Chris Gould knows of several people wanting Nippy mirror brackets for either of the sides of the car. He has the equipment for making them but not the time. A friend of his made several, subsequently giving Chris the equipment … Continue reading Mirror bracket

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Battery retainer brackets

August 13, 2016August 18, 2016 editor

This picture (left) is from a 1933 article on the new 65, and is drawn from a LHD car. This 1935 car (below) shows the Lucas battery which has integral lugs/flanges to connect up with the retainer post on either side … Continue reading Battery retainer brackets

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radiator cowl brace

August 13, 2016September 7, 2016 editor

The cowl brace protects the brass radiator cowl from distortion brought on by the weight of the headlamp supports and front wings. Many have been lost or replaced with badge bars across of the front of the car. The bar … Continue reading radiator cowl brace

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  • “65” Roadtest: Autocar, June 23rd 1933
  • “65” Roadtest: Light Car, December 29, 1933
  • ’34 car and ’34 garage
  • ‘Autocar’ Feb 25th 1944 – Talking of Sports Cars
  • ‘The Motor’ cover, 1940s
  • ‘The Motor’, June 27 1933
  • 1930s and 1940s images
  • 65/Nippy exhaust alignment
  • A ‘Sixties photographic archive
  • A vintage wheel
  • Anyone remember CPA 208? A former 65 body?
  • Austin “65” road test June 1933, Light Car
  • Austin 7 Lubrication list
  • Austin Nippy and Speedy Ad November 1934
  • Austin Nippy Chassis & Body Blueprints
  • Austin Nippy Sports: Special Spare Parts list 1406 (January 1937)
  • Austin Seven Sports Two-Seater Spare Parts List 1169 (Type 65 EB65 & Nippy) pub. 1936
  • Autocar letter, 1943
  • axle filler plug
  • Battery retainer brackets
  • Beaulieu 2015
  • bonnet studs
  • Building and Racing my ‘750’
  • Cambridge Engineering Works Special Tuning for Austin 7
  • Chris Gould, Special Builder and Car Restorer
  • Chummy – Pekin to Paris centenary
  • Chummys are too small
  • Downdraft Zenith carburettors
  • Early 65: knife-edge dash top
  • Engine
  • Hoods, Sidescreens and mountings
  • Is Type 65 AYU 517 still around?
  • January 1934 Motorsport report on Austin “65” (Arrow body)
  • June 1955 Motorsport Ads
  • Life is an Austin Seven: Mike Stickland (1994)
  • Logbook document variations
  • London to Brighton Austins 2015
  • Lucas dip switch conversions for Austin 7
  • Mirror bracket
  • Motor Manufacturers in Felsham Road, Putney
  • Motorsport Observations on Austin Seven Nippy; April 1945
  • Nippy & Type 65 non-standard colour schemes
  • Nippy and 65 engine bay wiring
  • Nippy and 65 O/S wiring loom run
  • Nippy at 1935 Berlin Motor Show prior to announcement of Peoples’ Car
  • Nippy Folding Screens and Wind deflectors
  • Nippy Rear Axle – what does an ‘S’ designate?
  • Nippy wing marking codes
  • OHV conversion head for Austin 7
  • photo register of Austin 65 EB65 Sports
  • Austin Sports colour Atlantic Green – an update
  • Body 572 emerges & needs a new owner
  • Anyone remember or own DTN 426?
  • 65 floor pan structure
  • Hood evidence
  • “65” Roadtest: Autocar, June 23rd 1933
  • A book on the 1935 “John Moon Nippy” 210737
  • The re-creation of Austin (Sports) Atlantic Green
  • ‘The Motor’ cover, March 24th 1943
  • Where is DM 8750 now?
  • Factory preparation of 65 and Speedy engines
  • Nippy 3 bearing engines
  • Ash framing in boot floor
  • Lucas Junction box
  • axle filler plug

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