Hi all,

Found this fan at the weekend in the bristol club spares shed. Any ideas what it is from?

It is obviously austin seven however the hub and bases of the blades are forged steel with sheet steel pressed blades riveted on.

My best guess is a wartime part (hence steel rather than ali) as i think some engines were made for water pumps etc or is it an early reliant part?

Any input greatfully received.

Regards

Rob

Memory says some late Nippy fans had rivetted-on blades. If anyone has Chris Gould's Nippy book to hand they could maybe check? Don't have a copy myself (though I really should!).

Regards, Stuart

I should have put a standard fan in the picture for comparison, it is the same length as a standard fan blade.

Regards

Rob

Rob,

Chris Gould's book suggests that fans like this were fitted to some Nippys, he surmises that they were possibly using up old stock from marine/military engines??

Anyone got one fitted to his or her car?

Cheers

R

I think this is too big for a Nippy, fanblade is going in the radiator tube

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Marine engine? - - Fan? - - Shurely shome mishtook!

A propeller perhaps?

Mike