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£7,000

1934 Austin Seven Tourer

United Kingdom • 16 Sept 2026 • Lot Lot 48

Vehicle Details

AI Listing Summary

This 1934 Austin Seven Tourer has been expertly restored and maintained, featuring a unique 'oily rag' patina over its original brown-over-black paint. It comes with a transferable original number plate and has been used lightly since its restoration, running well and drawing significant attention.

Condition

8

The car underwent a total body-off restoration in the 1980s by a reputable historic vehicle restorer, costing a significant amount. The body and chassis are noted as being in remarkably good condition 45 years later. While it has a deliberately distressed 'oily rag' patina, this is described as an artful application over the original color. A valuation certificate from 2011 declared it an 'excellent restoration'. It's described as mechanically sound, starting promptly and running well with healthy oil pressure.

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Transmission:

Manual

Chassis No:

186379

Odometer:

2,000 miles

Reg Number:

BPC906

RHD/LHD:

RHD

Description Expertly restored in the 1980s at great expense and only lightly used since; rock solid car with deliberate 'oily rag' patina; full weather equipment; nice original number plate; driven over 30 miles to the sale; forced sale due to illness First registered in Surrey in March 1934, this Austin Seven four-seater Tourer comes with a buff logbook implying that it remained in that county until the late 1950s before moving to Oxford for 20 years.

In 1981 it moved up north to Lancaster when it was acquired by a Mr Clive Lamb of George Lamb & Sons Ltd, a well-established Austin Rover dealership in the village of Hornby.

Mr Lamb must have been seriously fond of the Austin because he promptly sent it to historic vehicle restorers, Ollerton Engineering of Preston, where it received a total body-off restoration which took a year to complete and ultimately cost £5,630 – a very considerable sum which would have bought you a brand-new VW Golf GTi or BMW 316 at the time.

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