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Re: Old Car
« Reply #9 on: Thursday 04 May 06 15:28 BST (UK) »

Hmmm. The photo restorers might have taken the door handle out in their keeness to clear up the spots! :D
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« Reply #10 on: Thursday 04 May 06 22:29 BST (UK) »
Ooooh I have just noticed how wide that link is - off to edit  :-[ :-[ :-[
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Re: Old Car
« Reply #11 on: Friday 05 May 06 09:14 BST (UK) »
Hello everyone,

The car was bought to be restored. It was never used on the farm. I don't know what happened to it when the farm was sold in 1952.

Thanks Koromo for that website I shall now go and have a look

Gem

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« Reply #12 on: Friday 05 May 06 09:54 BST (UK) »
Beer (Kent)
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Re: Old Car
« Reply #13 on: Friday 05 May 06 11:04 BST (UK) »
Thanks Steph,

Been and had a look, still not to sure of the model. I think it is an 'Austin Tourer'. That is why it has such a wide running board(I think that is what you call it) It could be a 'Swallow' or a 'Opal' not a 'Chummy'.

Thanks for your interest
Gem

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« Reply #14 on: Saturday 06 May 06 18:19 BST (UK) »
Hi Gem

I emailed the library at beaulieu and they identified my greatgrandads car and my grandads motor bike both from 1910-1918.

motoring.library@beaulieu.co.uk

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Re: Old Car
« Reply #15 on: Sunday 07 May 06 06:24 BST (UK) »
Hello Jane,

Went and had a look at there website, but can not match anything to my car. I will email them.

Thanks
Gem

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Re: Old Car
« Reply #16 on: Sunday 07 May 06 07:25 BST (UK) »
Looks like an Austin except is there a radiator grille at the front, or is it gone too?  If it's there then it looks to be the wrong shape...

My dad might know, he's had two Austin 7s in his life, the first was a tourer (soft top) and the current one is a utility  which he has restored from a pile of junk...has only taken him 30 years! 

I'll ask him to have a look at this one.

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« Reply #17 on: Tuesday 09 May 06 11:33 BST (UK) »
Hi all,
Well my dad has had a look at both the photo and the advert showing the Austin 7s.
He's sure it isn't an Austin 7, because amongst other things there is no petrol tank just below the windscreen, the mudguards are the wrong shape, the wheels are wrong...etc etc.  ;D  I got a bit lost after that.  However, he does reckon that the car would be about a 1930 vintage, give or take a couple of years.
In closing his comment was "it's not an Austin 7, but it's definitely something else".   ::) ::) ::)  Yeah thanks dad!

So, sorry we couldn't help really.

Cheers
Prue
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