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1934 Austin Seven Nippy

United Kingdom • 26 Jul 2023

Vehicle Details

AI Listing Summary

This 1934 Austin Seven Nippy has been estimated at £14,000 - £16,000 and boasts a comprehensive mechanical and bodywork restoration, complete with extensive documentation. It features an overhauled front axle with hydraulic brakes, a rebuilt rear axle, and a tuned engine with a four-speed manual transmission, making it an amusingly brisk sports car.

Condition

8

The car has undergone a comprehensive restoration, with detailed documentation and photographs. The bodywork has been stripped, blasted, repaired, and repainted to a high standard. The engine and ancillaries have been fully dismantled, inspected, and renewed where necessary. The interior has been re-trimmed and carpeted. While it's not in 'perfect' condition, the extensive restoration work indicates a high level of care and attention, placing it between 'Excellent' and 'Outstanding'.

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Transmission:

Manual

Chassis No:

201310

Odometer:

[Odometer Reading]

Reg Number:

BPL 279

RHD/LHD:

RHD

Brainchild of Herbert Austin and Stanley Edge, the Austin Seven looked almost impossibly small when launched in 1922.

Based around an 'A-frame' chassis equipped with all-round leaf-sprung suspension, four-wheel drum brakes and a spiral bevel back axle, it was powered by a sewing machine-esque 747cc sidevalve four-cylinder engine allied to three-speed (later four-speed) manual transmission.

An evolution of the Type EB ‘65’ which itself had been inspired by the legendary Type EA Sports ‘Ulster’, the Type AEB ‘Nippy’ arrived during 1934.

Visually near identical to its immediate predecessor with the same low-slung stance and distinctive rounded tail, the newcomer was predominantly bodied in steel over an ash frame (though, early cars utilised the same aluminium panelling as the Type EB ‘65’).

Powered by a tuned engine allied to four-speed manual transmission and benefiting from a lowered centre of gravity, the Type AEB ‘Nippy’ proved an amusingly brisk and chuckable sports car.

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