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Re: Austin 7

To: David McCartney <yup1275@pacbell.net>, WFO Herb <froggi@cdsnet.net>, spr <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Austin 7
Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2001 00:24:24 -0700
References: <010601c0bd0b$5dc73480$0e3dd0ce@ibmcustomer> <3ACB7A6E.62327080@cdsnet.net>
One of these used to show up at the Palo Alto All British meet. It was a
pristine example as I recall. I think I have a photo of it somewhere, but I
don't remember seeing it the last year or two.

Gerard

At 3:05 PM -0700 4/4/01, David McCartney wrote:
>A friend of mine bought two. One was such a mess, he got badly screwed. It
>was a
>Dixi, and one of the first as made in Germany under license. The second is a
>1927 model he's had done with a fresh body from England.
>There are specialists over there that still do this kind of coachbuilding.
>
>The cars are achingly primitive. The brakes are laughable. The capabilities
>are so restricted that they are unusable beyond puttering down a winding back
>road.  Slip a 5 speed into a spridget and you can go anywhere. Slip
>the Austin Seven or Iris or Ruby onto a trailer and you can go anywhere.
>
>I want a Berkeley, but I can't afford the surgery to ME.
>
>David McCartney
>
>
>
>WFO Herb wrote:
>
>> "Clown Car"
>>
>> Larry Cogan wrote:
>>
>> > Went to a British car show this weekend and saw a 1927 (I think)
>> > Austin 7.  It was the quintessential LBC!  Talk about tiny and
>> > sparse...I loved it!  The owner was not present, so I couldnt get more
>

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