Lot Ended
Description
Gleaming example; correct and restored from the ground-up 10 years
ago; little use since; side-draft SU otherwise standard; out of the box....
Our vendor, well-known in Austin 7 circles, thought it would be good for
business to have a branded Austin 7 van. He was able to acquire a 1927 rolling
chassis from reknowned Austin Seven collector A Halabi so he set about building
one.
The chassis was comprehensively restored, with the usual
attention to brakes and king-pins etc. He enlisted Adrian Goodfellow to build
him an accurate fascimile of a 1927 C-Cab van body which has been beautifully
executed, painted and sign-written.
Correct parts were used throughout
with the exception of the side-draft SU, the job being completed in 2014 with an
MOT to allow registration. This noted that the steering was a little sticky -
which it still is today - the van having been used for a couple of local shows
and that's all.
The dash carries a nice 'period' aftermarket Linkula oil
pressure gauge in place of the quirky and often leaky Austin 7 oil button - a
nice and rare touch in a beautifully presented and correct C-Cab
van.
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