Edited by geebeenz, 04 September 2009 - 18:36.
Australasia's most valuable Austin Seven
#1
Posted 04 September 2009 - 09:23
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#2
Posted 04 September 2009 - 10:45
Having just bought a model of Peter Brock's first car an Austin Seven chassis I wondered what would be Australasia's most valuable Austin Seven. For many New Zealanders the McLaren Aulster must be tops but in a country where people will pay over a million dollars for a Brock Torana what would they pay for the Brock Austin Seven. The Brock A30 and FX Holden are replicas so that puts a lot of value on Brock's first car. The Waite Austin 7 winner of the first Australian Grand Prix is I understand also a replica so that also doesn't count. On the world scene only the Rubber Duck is a works car so to my way of thinking that has to be the most valuable but is it more significant to Austrasian's than the Brock and McLaren cars.
But it was really just a paddock hack.
#3
Posted 04 September 2009 - 13:00
No bodywork, just one seat, two main bearings and an optimistic view of what the crankshaft suspended thereby could tolerate.
#4
Posted 04 September 2009 - 13:43
I believe it's at present in Australia (and visited the UK two or three years ago)
#5
Posted 05 September 2009 - 04:43
Those little cranks are about the size of a bent paperclip and made from very fragile material. Though the fast ones are using aftermarket cranks and Renault rods
#6
Posted 05 September 2009 - 05:04
Stephen
#7
Posted 05 September 2009 - 08:13
For a car really so unsuited for motor racing there is still one hell of a lot racing.
Those little cranks are about the size of a bent paperclip and made from very fragile material. Though the fast ones are using aftermarket cranks and Renault rods
They are still active in Auckland New Zealand. We managed 9 at a club hillclimb in 2006