Yes, as a matter of fact, I think it WAS a peddle car! At least I felt like
I had to get out and push alot. I took my driving test in that car, the
trooper that rode with me was very amused- this was in '61 and there weren't
a lot of LBC's in the US and sun roofs were unheard of. I would tell you
what happened to it, but that would just give credability to Kai's argument
that kids shouldn't be allowed near valuable things.
There is a source for Austin's here in the colonies, check out:
http://www.austinworks.com/salecar.html I may have gotten this link from
someone on this list, can't remember now (senior moment).
Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Macartney" <jonmac@ndirect.co.uk>
To: <kinderlehrer@mindspring.com>
Cc: "Triumph List" <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, June 29, 2001 12:08 AM
Subject: Re: Sunroof fabric repairs
> "Kinderlehrer" wrote
> >Are you sure it's the fabric? My first car had a metal sunroof (a
> '51
> >Austin Devon- does that count as an LBC???).
>
> Of course it does! It was little (and lovely) and then it got even
> littler. From about 50/51 until the late 70's it was also known as the
> J40 and took on the form of a pedal car for kids. Concours examples
> now reach GBP2000 and the equals based on the pre-war Austin Seven
> single seat racer go for even more. If we could send attachments, I'd
> let you have a great picture taken in '99 of about 20 of them (both
> shapes) in a row at the beginning of a race.
>
> >The thing leaked like a sieve,
> >I was the only one to come to school with an umbrella open while
> still in
> >the car. Turned out that the drains were plugged.
>
> I think Andy's got a roof similar to the one fitted on the Herald
> 12/50 which had no drains. Andy, have you tried Radford who do/did de
> Ville Mini upgrades?
>
> Jonmac
> MG 4305 DLO 1970 2.5PI
> "Loving thy neighbour" is fine - until you get caught
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