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Cornwall Austin Seven Club creating interest in Austin Sevens

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Member's Cars

Our member's cars represent the whole range of 'Sevens' manufactured at Longbridge with a few built by specialist coachbuilders. Most of them like to keep their 'Sevens' as near to the original specifications as possible. We are pleased to say that CA7C is a club which encourages members to drive their cars to up-country events and on Club holidays. To preserve a 'Seven' you have to use it!

It is not possible to include every member's 'Seven'; this section is just to show a selection of the 'Sevens' regularly driven on Club events.

An AC Tourer, the 'Chummy'. This car was first registered in September 1925 and is the oldest 'Seven' on the road in Cornwall, and is regularly used on Club holidays and runs. Two North Devon members each have a Chummy that were first registered in March and April 1925.

A few AD Tourers are also regularly driven; the 'Chummy' is adored by all small children who immediately see it as 'Brum' from Children's TV.

A rare sight but we have two members now seen regularly on events with Fabric bodied Sunshine Saloon of 1928 (left), and the 1929 RL Fabric Saloon (right) built by Mulliners Ltd of Birmingham.

An extensively re-built 1928 2½ cwt Van Type AD manufactured by Thomas Startin Ltd., Birmingham for the Austin Motor Co. It is complete with the livery of a local Company, milk and cream churns.

The first saloon body appeared in 1929 and this RK was restored from 'very little' into a car that has been used almost daily, and been taken on most Club runs and holidays.

Several members have the 'Box Saloon' models of which the RM from 1931 is quite popular. This car belongs to one of our lady drivers.

Another of our regular lady drivers has now driven her 1933 RP Saloon over 30,000 miles on Club runs and holidays to Holland, Brittany, Scotland, Southern Ireland and Wales. She also supports the Annual Rallies of other south-west Austin Seven Clubs and has twice completed the JOGLE in under 24 hours.

A 1934 Arrow 'Foursome' built by Arrow Coachworks Ltd, Hanwell, London, a rare 'Seven' variant.

The 1934 Nippy Type 34 is a 'classic' 'Seven' if ever there was just the one built by the Austin Motor Co..

A 1934 AJ Tourer is all very nice but rather draughty and prone to a few leaks on rainy days, but the joys of 'top down' motoring has to be experienced. This car has now completed the three 'London' to Brighton events as well as several Club holidays and runs.

One rare 'Seven' is a left-hand drive version and this 1934 AJ Tourer is often out on runs driven by one of our older lady drivers.

There are not many 5cwt 1934 vans about but this one is regularly driven on Club runs and holidays and has now covered 30,000 miles since restoration.

A younger person's car, the 1934 PD 2-seat Tourer regularly driven to
up-country Club's rallies and club events and a few tours across Europe.

No club can be without a few 'Specials' and this 1934 Cambridge version is piloted by one of our very active senior members.

No Austin Seven Club can fail to have a Ruby or two, or more, amongst the membership, in CA7C nearly thirty. The 1935 MK 1

and the later MK 2 having the subtle differences in the front pillars and the opening rear windows.

At last we have a 'Pearl' on the road, a newly acquired 1936 registered car which is an obvious joy to it's owner!

and the sister car, the 1936 'Opal'.

The last of the 'Sevens' is the Big Seven of which two members have the four-door 'Sixlite' from July 1937 onwards. This one was imported from Rotorua, New Zealand and re-registered.

The only two-door Big Seven 'Forlite' in CA7C, first registered in May 1938, has been in the same family for over 60 years and since restoration in 2003 is now used regularly on runs in the County.

Preserving Austin Sevens for future drivers.

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Member's Cars

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