1930 Austin 7 RK Saloon
No Reserve

Registration No: OG 910
Chassis No: 8112555
MOT: Exempt

• Just five owners from new (documented via eight old logbooks including the original)
• Rare aluminium over ash bodywork
• Recently treated to a back axle refurbishment, new battery, replacement steering arm and five fresh tyres

Brainchild of Herbert Austin and Stanley Edge, the Austin Seven looked almost impossibly small when launched in 1922. Occupying the same 'footprint' as a motorcycle and sidecar combination, it nevertheless boasted all the advantages of a 'full-size' motor car. Responsible for helping motorise Britain while simultaneously sounding the cyclecar industry's death knell, the baby Austin was brilliantly yet simply engineered.

A Vintage car enthusiast, the vendor purchased ‘OG 910’ in Summer 2019 and has since treated it to a new steering arm, new battery, refurbished rear axle and five Longstone tyres (for which bills are available). Unusually, the RK had a factory-fitted aluminium body over an ash frame making it far more durable than the fabric-type most models received and effectively results in a Chummy with a hard top. Having had just four previous keepers, ‘Bluebell’ has an almost fully documented life since new and has eight old logbooks including the original. One owner kept the car from 1937-1961 and another retained it from 1980-2003. The engine is the original as is the number plate. Offered with a full box folder, which includes letters and bills from previous owners together with a certain amount of old history and original bills, this charming aluminium-bodied Seven is worthy of close inspection.

Vendor Condition Ratings:
Bodywork: 'Very Good’
Engine: 'Very Good'
Electrical Equipment: 'Very Good'
Paintwork: 'Good'
Gearbox: 'Good'
Interior Trim: 'Good'

For more information, please contact:
John Markey
john.markey@handh.co.uk
01428 607899