Hot Rods Anyone build An Austin Seven (1930-ish) Hot Rod?

The Cycle Car Thread is over 15 years old I believe, has many avid HAMB followers.

 

That doesn't make it traditional.

 

that little red single-seater is gorgeous

 

Or this?

 

WOW! Welcome to the HAMB! I'd like to see the welding equipment used on that Willys. Bob

 

If you want sit in it rather than on your single seat A7 it's usually done like this:



On the left side shorten one axle shaft and turn a new hub taper and machine a new Woodruffe keyway. On the right side cut two axle shafts and get the two bits friction welded together. Then cut and weld the casing as in the photo. The Austin 'works' racing cars had a very similar offset driveline setup from the early 30s.

 

Thank you. Very unique.

 

I shaped the Willys up in 22 gage and gas welded with a Henrob, but then shelved it to convert the avatar into a coupe. Evidently that is not permitted here although I spotted some Anglias and Dorsets in the Traditional Thread.
Sorry.

 

Glad we got to see the scratch built Willys. You are very talented, lucky is the car you get to rebuild. Bob

 

The John Gerber T was a lot like that, photos of the original & clone.

Bob

 

Some would say:" About the same time that a 49 Buick became a "hot rod". Not me, but ,some would say...Love em all.

 

Some wouldn't know cool if it bit them on the arse........
And yep, we're talking Austins, so we'll stick with 'arse'.

 

Bet there are plenty of guys here who would like to see the A40 Coupe or at least the new body. The Austin A40 is often seen in old black and white pics in the drag race threads and race car threads. No more off topic than a hot Topolino or hot Anglia . Theres even a complete build thread of hamb member @Deuced Up! who converted his 4door A40 Somerset into a 2door wheelstanding racer, and it,s a beauty too. To bad it was stolen in mid 2017.

 

Some cool pictures of Ruby mods and a modded Ruby in this thread:
https://www.austinsevenfriends.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=8315

Mike

 

A friend in Florida built a clone of this car, think it is in The Wheels of Time collection now.
Bob

 

Increasing the performance or personalizing any car prior to 1965 makes it HAMB friendly. Just because it didn't happen on American soil doesn't mean it's not a hot rod......Using a T-5 transmission or an S-10 chassis is hardly traditional either....yet, the practice is shown on the HAMB with regularity.

 

Pinched from a Cyclekart board. From Zoran in Switzerland

Some fodder for thought there, huh ? Mike

 

Just saw this one advertised on FB Marketplace. Looks like a good start for somebody with ambition. Asking $1500... I posted this on another thread before I found this more current one...

https://www.facebook.com/marketplac...wse_serp:0fc8f6e0-4b4a-4891-93ff-5888de4e4d44

 

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ If I wasn't overstocked with build projects I'd be on my way to get it. Bob

 

This one currently for sale in NZ. Built in the early 70's.

 

Dick Green - open wheel race car restorer and memorabilia collector, and friend built this Austin Seven race car here in Florida. Dick passed away a few years ago and has been said he donated it and two restored vintage Marsh motorcycles to the Wheels Through Time Museum in Maggie Valley, NC.

 

Was Google searching for austin hot rods and came across this thread, so thought I'd chime in.
I'm currently in the middle of building a austin 7 ruby hotrod 1935.
Waiting for a few parts to arrive so I can get the new drop tube front axle fitted properly, then it will finally be sat on its new wheels!


My aim is to keep it feeling like your driving a period car but just with more get up and go!
So I'm staying with leaf springs, friction dampers and a steering box, but will have discs up front and reliant Robin axle out the back.

 

Tell us about your engine please... before it gets deleted?

 

I'd like to know too!

 

That Ruby looks like it may have a Honda V4 from a Pan European motorbike. Should have lively performance.

 

I'm confused, why would it get deleted?

Stueeee is correct, it's a pan european v4 st1100, trying to keep weight down, hopefully less than the standard 7 (not that there's many areas to remove weight from!) So the bike engine should be a nice upgrade

 

Since you are already on thin ice, what transmission are you using?

 

I would really like to hear the full story on this car ^^^^ I would love to build something like that, if for nothing else, just to sit in the shop and look at it! Maybe my wife will let me move our Steinway Baby Grand Piano out of the living room and put something like this in it's place? Nah......probably not!

Would the original purpose been oval track racing, road racing, or ???

Lynn

 

English Ford/Thames/Anglia drag cars.