1911 SWIFT 7HP TWO SEATER Registration No. Not known Chassis No. Tba Engine No. Tba For restoration Engine: single-cylinder, 105 x 127 mm, 1,100cc, 7hp; Gearbox: three speed manual; Suspension: front, semi-elliptic, rear, three-quarter elliptic; Brakes: two wheel drum. Right hand drive In 1910, aimed squarely at the economy sector of the market, an area well-catered for on the Continent, Herbert Austin took a single cylinder from one of his existing models, the 18/24hp and put it into a lightweight chassis. The result was the earliest of Austin's 7hp cars, but he did not have the capacity to produce the car and so entrusted it to his friend R.H. Every at Swift of Coventry. As it would transpire the cars would be sold bearing either Austin or Swift names and they were produced in modest numbers, some 1,030 in total of which 182 wore Austin radiators. This example was acquired by the Sharpe family in unrestored order and has never been pursued as a project. As a result, its paintwork is in primer, but it does retain its old rather tired upholstery and appears to be generally complete in terms of bodywork, hood etc. Just over one hundredth of the original production numbers survive, making this an interesting and worthwhile venture to be returned to the road. When complete it would be eligible for the increasingly popular events organised by the Veteran Car Club for cars with single or twin cylinders. cylinders.
1911 SWIFT 7HP TWO SEATER Registration No. Not known Chassis No. Tba Engine No. Tba For restoration Engine: single-cylinder, 105 x 127 mm, 1,100cc, 7hp; Gearbox: three speed manual; Suspension: front, semi-elliptic, rear, three-quarter elliptic; Brakes: two wheel drum. Right hand drive In 1910, aimed squarely at the economy sector of the market, an area well-catered for on the Continent, Herbert Austin took a single cylinder from one of his existing models, the 18/24hp and put it into a lightweight chassis. The result was the earliest of Austin's 7hp cars, but he did not have the capacity to produce the car and so entrusted it to his friend R.H. Every at Swift of Coventry. As it would transpire the cars would be sold bearing either Austin or Swift names and they were produced in modest numbers, some 1,030 in total of which 182 wore Austin radiators. This example was acquired by the Sharpe family in unrestored order and has never been pursued as a project. As a result, its paintwork is in primer, but it does retain its old rather tired upholstery and appears to be generally complete in terms of bodywork, hood etc. Just over one hundredth of the original production numbers survive, making this an interesting and worthwhile venture to be returned to the road. When complete it would be eligible for the increasingly popular events organised by the Veteran Car Club for cars with single or twin cylinders. cylinders.
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