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Every Austin 7 Special is different. All are singular variations based on the Austin 7 Sedan. None were factory built.
Each Austin 7 Special is unique. None are 'series built' but are the
result of the vision of a single builder. All Austin 7 Specials are based on the humble Austin 7 passenger cars of the early 1930s which had a top speed of about 35 mph. The specials, partly because of their light weight - 640 pounds -- can achieve speeds of 80 mph, which can make control hair raising at best.
Although the donor Austin was a very basic device, this car shows some creative solutions to the problem of making an originally small car even smaller and lighter.
Among these are:
1. Offsetting the engine 12 degrees to allow the drive shaft to pass down the left side of the car inside a tunnel to the driver's left, thus the driver can be placed low in the car.
2. Splitting the rear axle to create unequally long half shafts to accommodate the drive shaft.
3. Making a tube steel sub-frame to support the body and add rigidity to the main frame.
The manufacturing date of this particular car is lost in the sands of time. It was raced extensively in England and still carries the scrutineering tags from such famous places as Brooklands, Silverstone, Oulton Park, Wiscome Park, Brighton and many more.
Each Austin 7 Special is unique. None are 'series built' but are the
result of the vision of a single builder. All Austin 7 Specials are based on the humble Austin 7 passenger cars of the early 1930s which had a top speed of about 35 mph. The specials, partly because of their light weight - 640 pounds -- can achieve speeds of 80 mph, which can make control hair raising at best.
Although the donor Austin was a very basic device, this car shows some creative solutions to the problem of making an originally small car even smaller and lighter.
Among these are:
1. Offsetting the engine 12 degrees to allow the drive shaft to pass down the left side of the car inside a tunnel to the driver's left, thus the driver can be placed low in the car.
2. Splitting the rear axle to create unequally long half shafts to accommodate the drive shaft.
3. Making a tube steel sub-frame to support the body and add rigidity to the main frame.
The manufacturing date of this particular car is lost in the sands of time. It was raced extensively in England and still carries the scrutineering tags from such famous places as Brooklands, Silverstone, Oulton Park, Wiscome Park, Brighton and many more.
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