1929 Austin Seven ‘Chummy’

• Affordable, entertaining pre-war motoring

• Original London registration with buff logbook

• New wool carpets with bound edges and recent new hood

• Retrimmed front seats and new radiator

There aren’t many cars that can match the sheer charm of an Austin Seven, especially a ‘Chummy’ tourer from the 1920s. These enduring cars have a classless appeal that makes them as attractive as ever, even 100 years after they were built.

This nicely presented Chummy is still wearing the same London-issued number – UL 4687 – with which it was first registered on 2 February 1929. Its history file includes its buff logbook, which shows that, by 1960, it was owned by Eric Waller in south-east London.

By 1966, the little Austin had been acquired by its next owner – Ronald Tucker, who lived on the Norfolk coast in Great Yarmouth. Also included in its history file are MoT test certificates dating all the way back to this period.

The Chummy was restored in the late 2000s, after which it spent a few years in storage. Having been thoroughly recommissioned, it was sold in 2015 and then passed more recently to its current owner.

Having considered a colour change to maroon and black, he decided to keep the car in its current livery and, after consulting the logbook, noted that it had been green when new. He had the front seats retrimmed and fitted new, high-quality wool carpets with bound edges.

He also had a new radiator matrix built to the original pattern, and the car is offered for sale with the correct jack and wheel brace, plus a new hood and a full set of sidescreens.

Thanks to its four-wheel brakes and ‘modern’ pedal layout with the throttle on the right, the Austin Seven is an easy pre-war car to drive and guaranteed to put a smile on your face during even the shortest run. It’s also simple to maintain and benefits from an extensive and extremely active network of clubs and specialists. Little wonder that it remains such a popular choice of classic.