Restoration Projects
Hello everyone. This is the story so far with my first pre-war car.
How did I come across it?
A friend from Bangalore shared the info early in September 2023, saying that there was this Austin 7 for sale. There were a few basic photos which showed a bit of the car and a phone number accompanied the photos.
Long story short, it turned out that this Austin was a 10 minute drive from my home and I went and checked it out. I had desired an earlier, short chassis, small door Austin for a while, and as it turned out, it was one such example. Not the earlier Chummy, which would also have been nice, but a slightly later tourer.
After brief negotiations, and taking advantage of the fact that it was my birthday, I clinched the deal on 10th September, 2023. A couple of days later, the Austin, which from all indications seemed like it hadn't seen the light of day for 30 years or more, had to be dragged out from its garage and was loaded onto a flatbed truck. Once it arrived home, a spot was made for it to rest in its new home. Some photos of those early days follow.
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