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Description
A 1932 Austin 7 Super Accessories bodied Super Sports race car
Special; great competitive history; large number of spares including an engine
and two gearboxes
Super Accessories were one of several
companies supplying the bodies and other tuning parts to the special building
market of the late 1950s.
The Special building market was at its highest
during the 1950s with enthusiasts using both Austin and Ford chassis and engines
to create two-seater sports cars.
This situation came about due to a lack
of affordable sporting motoring from the main manufacturers and ready supply of
pre-World War Il chassis and engines.
This competitive example has been
campaigned by various owners over the years in the Bert Hadley Memorial
Championship (not the 750 Motor Club formula events, but it is eligible for this
event). Also, both hill climbs and sprints all over the UK as far apart as
Barbon (not Barton) in the Lake District and Goodwood in Sussex winning many
awards.
The chassis and engine have been totally rebuilt by an Austin
Seven specialist with the car being modified to accommodate a
previous owner who was 6' tall and 17 stone.
The Austin 747cc
engine was rebuilt with modified competition pistons, new white metal
bearings, new billet crankshaft, high compression head, big valves, double
springs, modified camshaft, high capacity oil pump, lightened flywheel, Bosch
ignition, SU 1½" carburettor, four branch special exhaust and manifold,
aluminium inlet manifold, four speed straight cut gearbox (which was built by
Vince Leek), uprated dual circuit hydraulic brakes, London wheels with radial
tyres, aluminium fuel tank, electric manual cooling fan and uprated 12 volt
electrics.
The Austin is offered with a huge spares package to facilitate
future running with a spare rebuilt engine, two speed gearboxes, a Brooklands
windscreen and other spares.
VK 7167 is a race winning competitive car
which is ready to be used in the forthcoming season and with its supporting
spares package.
The car started and drove for photographs and videos
while being on site with no issues.
Please contact
james.booth@brightwells.com