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The spring inside my starter motor broke in the summer so the motor whirred but no action. I got a new spring from Steve Newton (thank you Steve for the prompt response) over Christmas and had a local garage fit it up for me. Unfortunately it seems to be jammed now and the starter motor won't turn. ...

Perhaps an unusual query but I want to get a fitted indoor car cover for our 1930 16/6 open road tourer and I wonder if anyone here has a resource for this or a recommendation for who to contact. I have them for other cars but not the Austin and it would be nice to protect it now we're putting resto...

Thought it's well overdue to post an update on our 16/6. Well the engine all came back together very well and it started on the first push of the button. We had a minor issue with the wiring which started smoking around the scuttle close to the dynamo which prevented too much running but this is bei...

Friend of mine asked me if I could identify the car in the enclosed picture. It shows his father and grandparents off for a grand day out about 1930-35

First glance I thought it might be an Austin 7 with a special body but I'm no expert on this at all.

Anyone any ideas...?

Thanks in advance

Mark

A few more progress pictures. Coming together nicely with great support from Steve newton and VAR spares.

Mark

Again...

Sorry pics did not attach....

Thought I would post a quick update. In the end I decided to do the tear down myself and see what’s what once I have everything apart and it can be cleaned up etc. Also I know really very little about this age of motor - most of my experience has been with 70-90’s cars albeit “anlogue’ type. As far ...

I hope that the only cracking is in the head and not the block. The block usually cracks the side on the 16/6 just above the core plugs. The drain tap often gets blocked and gives the impression that the draining is complete, when it is not the case. I unscrew the tap and poke the hole. I think it ...

Hello Mark I would normally recommend Tom Titterton - he advertises in VAR newsletters - but he is a long way from you (Derbyshire). He does an excellent job although as with all those doing this class of work he is very busy and it may be some time before he could take it on. There must be someone...