I’d had contact with a past owner of AOG a few years back. Recently, the present Italian owner was in touch and it seemed a good time to research the Nippy a little more. The image of the car is … Continue reading Freddie Henry’s Trials Nippy AOG 947
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
Jim Blacklock, well-known in Austin 7 circles, recounted this exchange after reading the Motor article of the road test of an Arrow-bodied 65. It deserves space in the archive: “The comments about the top speed of 55 mph was a bit odd … Continue reading Factory preparation of 65 and Speedy engines
One 50 year Nippy ownership has been well publicised during 2016 with the culmination of the restoration of COM 951, a late 1936 Nippy. Bertie Fowler explains: I first became interested in the Austin Seven when I was 16. My … Continue reading A Nippy duo – Fowler Brothers
Meeting Chris Gould for the first time, he was hard at work on the orange TT Ulster Replica he had been campaigning at Wiscombe the weekend before, where it had developed a misfire. At a tea break, he showed me … Continue reading Chris Gould, Special Builder and Car Restorer
