Austin seven stories
01. An Austin 7 50 Years On
It was 1958, I had just had my 13th birthday and out driving with my father in our melbourne suburb that I glimpsed a small
02. An Austin 7 coincidence
During the mid 1960’s I was a commercial traveller in the eastern area of Australias Victorian state. Since my teenage years I had an affection
03. An Austin seven Latrobe sports rescue
I have talked before in previous scribblings about the Austin seven opportunities that came my way as 20 year old corporate commercial traveller servicing Victorias
04. An Austin 7 coupe barn find
During the 1960’s vintage cars were still to be found in the Victorian countryside often under a tree or if one was lucky stored in
05. Grandfathers axe and an Austin 7
I came from a long line of carpenters and in 1910 my grandfather purchased a new axe. In 1927 my dad was apprenticed to his
06. An Austin 7 shed find
During 1996 I was still trying to find a number of items to start the restoration of my 1929 ‘c’ cab bakers van. One item
07. Replica ‘C’ cab bakers van restoration
During 1972 I saw my first bakers van at a rally and aspired to own one but the only way that was going to happen
08. A very patient 50 year Austin 7 barnfind
I have rabbited on before about the opportunities that came my way during the sixties where vintage cars could be found languishing under a tree