Austin Heavy 12 1928

[doubleboost]

I did a MOT on this today

It is a Austin Heavy 12

It was modified for farm use by the owners Father during the war years





It is MOT exempt but the owner needs a MOT for a vintage run

This vehicle is old even for me lol

 

[cumbriasteve]

The MOT test now checking for woodworm is it?

 

[rtbcomp]

I used a lot of woodworm killer on my Riley.

 

[Tigman]

Hillbilly comes to mind !

 

[brightspark]

 

[doubleboost]

The Clampitts

 

[Tigman]

Thats the fellas !

 

[Tigman]

Doubleboost you look like a young John Walton

 

[the snooper]

there's a project in that, did it pass ?

 

[brightspark]

a bit of competition for langy

 

[brightspark]

so it didnt fail for the headlamp chrome being worn

 

[stormin]

there's a project in that, did it pass ?

Being Pre-MOT era there's not much it would've actually been tested on I suppose.

 

[doubleboost]

there's a project in that, did it pass ?

Sadly I had to fail it
The n/s track rod end was so badly worn I think I could have pulled it apart
The rest of it was in decent order
The cable brakes worked very well
It has a chassis that would put a 110 Landy to shame lol

 

[ronan]

I clicked on this thread expecting to see an austin healy . Still its great to see something like this survive so long and still be capable of being used.

 

[doubleboost]

I clicked on this thread expecting to see an austin healy . Still its great to see something like this survive so long and still be capable of being used.

1928 modified for farm use during the war

 

[CRB]

All the good jobs John.

 

[ronan]

Could you imagine the mush on your teenage daughter if you were waiting to give her a lift home from school in that austin ? She'd swear some oaths !

 

[brightspark]

Could you imagine the mush on your teenage daughter if you were waiting to give her a lift home from school in that austin ? She'd swear some oaths !

me bruvs daughter used to duck down and hide when being picked up from school in a skoda

 

[Wedg1e]

Wasn't Gumdrop an Austin Heavy 12 (for those who used to read books at school instead of trying to peek at girls' knickers and smoke behind the bike sheds - or both at once )

 

[dunk]

i like the aerodynamic roof,