Austin 7 Arrow Foursome Sports Vintage Motor car at Taymouth Kenmore Perthshire
The sporting prowess of the Austin 7 was to lead to a variety of outside coachbuilders offering numerous different body styles on this model and amongst the most attractive were those from Arrow Coachworks Ltd of Hanwell, London. Built on the factory short wheelbase chassis, this delightful little motor car is a Foursome Sports dating from 1932, having been first registered in London during that year. The Austin 7 was a vintage car produced from 1922 through to 1939 in the United Kingdom by the Austin Motor Company. It was one of the most popular cars ever produced there and wiped out most other British small cars and cyclecars of the early 1920s, its effect on the British market was similar to that of the Model T Ford in the USA. It was also licensed and copied by companies all over the world. The first BMW models (BMW Dixi) were licensed Austin 7s, as were the original American Austins. The Austin 7 was considerably smaller than the Ford Model T. The wheelbase was only 6 ft 3 inches ( m), and the track only 40 inches ( m). Equally it was lighter - less than half the Ford's weight at 794 pounds (360 kg). The engine required for adequate performance was therefore equally reduced and the 747 cc sidevalve was quite capable with a modest 10 hp output. The chassis took the form of an "A" with the engine mounted between the channel sections at the narrow front end. The rear suspension was by quarter elliptic springs cantilevered from the rear of the chassis while at the front the beam axle had a centrally mounted half elliptic transverse spring. Early cars did not have any shock absorbers. Brakes were on all wheels but at first the front brakes were operated by the handbrake and the rear by the footbrake becoming fully coupled in 1930. Steering is by worm and wheel mechanism. The splash lubricated crankshaft (pressure fed on some sports models) at first ran in two bearings changing to three in 1936
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Location: Taymouth Castle Kenmore Perthshire Tayside Region Scotland
Photo credit: © David Gowans / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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