1935 AUSTIN TOURER

Pavilion Gardens | Buxton, Derbyshire 10000 - 12000 Registration No: UJ 4729 Chassis No: 215669 MOT: Exempt Photo-documented restoration completed in 2022Reputedly one of only 600-700 builtOffered with a history file which includes a collection of MOTs and invoices� Uprated with electronic ignition, electric water pump and a twin carburettor equipped racing cylinder head Some 103 years on from its introduction, the Austin Seven's popularity shows little sign of waning. Cheap to buy, easy to tune and hard to break (relatively speaking), the Seven utilised a lightweight A-frame chassis equipped with all-round leaf-sprung suspension (semi-elliptic front / quarter-elliptic rear), four-wheel drum brakes and a spiral bevel back axle. Powered by a 747cc four-cylinder engine allied to three-speed (later four-speed) manual transmission, it was capable of some 50mph in standard tune but nearly two-and-a-half times that figure in Works supercharged single-seater guise! Indeed, it was enthusiasm for Herbert Austin's 'baby' that led to the foundation of the 750 Motor Club in 1939; an organisation which for many years seemed entirely focused on making decrepit Sevens into improbably fast racers or road cars. Introduced in January 1958, the Hamblin Cadet was among the better known kits for transforming an Austin Seven into a two-seater sports car. Designed by crash repairer turned special builder Syd Hamblin, it was sold by the likes of Super Accessories, Boult Bros., Halifax Panel Beating Co and Speedex. Priced at just �34 10s 0d (in self-finish guise) but looking not unlike a formula racer thanks to its oval grille, cigar profile and bulbous tail, the fibreglass Cadet reputedly accounted for some 600-700 sales. More information to follow.