Bring Your Seven - 2005 ........ Bring your Austin Seven and talk about it Club Night 11 July 2005 There was a good turn-out for the 'Bring your Austin Seven and talk about it' evening. Ray West worked hard to keep everyone on topic, but it may just have been too hot, particularly for the aged and infirm like your scribe, to stand for that length of time. Perhaps the format could be changed a little in future years - maybe pull registration numbers out of a hat to decide who actually talks? Perhaps all the members could have a look around the cars for say forty-five minutes, and then have some sort of forum to ask the owners questions? Arguably it is a good idea to have a 'grockle sheet' for your car to display at events - this type of evening could be a proving ground for the Anyway, I came away with two new bits of information. Firstly that Mike Mathews has had his Boat Tail for a very long time - he went on his honeymoon in it. During the long and recent restoration he discovered a small area of the original paint - the very attractive grey - and got a good match. The second 'find' for me was Barry Gundry's very original 1924 AC Chummy. I have a friend in Australia who is rebuilding one of these, and I sent him some photos of Barry's car. He has gone, as they say, bananas over these. I am instructed to take a whole stick full and send them to him. Barry, I am going to be over you like a rash!
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