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Charles P
Mike Costigan
JonE
..."The Speedy comes with some of its instruments, including the almost impossible to find speedometer/rev-counter"...
... and also two pressure-fed crankcases - or is that the original engine AND two crankcases!?!
Given the price that the boat-tailed two-seater recently fetched, this is going to be expensive!
Odd that professional auctioneers can be so utterly rubbish at making sale price estimates.
It might attract punters but it's very stupid.
Charles
It's intentional. They know it will fetch an astronomical price but a low estimate brings in punters.
Hello from the town of Prizren in Kosovo, by the way.
the new owner was the under bidder on the boattail.
just a quess, but i dont think he really seems to know what he has actually bought
would have liked to have had a bid myself, but i have other commitments.
when i got home, tracy replied. i thought you would have had a go at that price.
if i had bought it, and sed to here we now own a speedy. the reply would have been, were the hell is that going to go
tony.
Location: huncote on the pig
Tony
Tony
Hi bill,
The boat tail is tricky as austin didn't stamp the chassis number on the chassis. Only the bulkhead plates.
Tony.
The boat tail is tricky as austin didn't stamp the chassis number on the chassis. Only the bulkhead plates.
Tony.
Hi Douglas,
I've re-read myself a couple of times now just to see if what I sead originally made sence.
Please read my quote above.
Including the boat tail in the auction this is the third BOAT TAIL, I've seen with NO NO NO number stamped on the chassis.
The chassis number is ONLY stamped on the bulkhead plate.
My comment to what the DVLA would make of it if they viewed the car, as they wont give a REG number unless these things match up.
my comment to someone knowing we're the chassis number should be, is perhaps they are better informed. Other than what I've seen with own eyes.
I think after 24 years of handling two thirds of the country's austin 7 spares and cars, Ive found were austin useually stamped the chassis
Sometimes in three different places on the same chassis. Or in two places in two different font sizes. But thats probably the result of a b0llaking from the Forman.
Tony.
Can anyone clarify the stamping/s position?
I have an earlyish 1930 RK with the number stamped in front of the rear engine mount and a late 1930 car with the number behind the rear engine mount.Are they both correct? I asked this question a while ago but only received one reply.
