1938 Austin Big Seven, six light 900cc. Registration number ...

Hammer

£2,000

1938 Austin Big Seven, six light 900cc. Registration number GPU 445 (see text), Body number RV 8946. Chassis number C/RV 11273. Engine number 1A 11405.
Sold with no paperwork although it is recorded with DVLA, the buyer will need to apply to DVLA for a V5C), keys.
Introduced in July 1937 in response to demand for 4 door version of the Austin Seven, the Big Seven featured an entirely new engine of 900cc.
Slotting into the Austin catalogue between the Seven and Ten models, the Big Seven achieved immediate success, being surprisingly lively with a top speed of over 60 mph and acceleration that shamed several more expensive rivals.
Offering comfortable accommodation for four adults and very good fuel economy, the Big Seven continued in production until April 1939, after around 20,000 were produced, when it was superseded by an entirely new model – the Austin Eight, which retained the now well proven 900 cc power unit.
There is no history with this Austin, it has been recovered from dry storage from a deceased estate.