brains4planes Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Just to introduce myself,im andy i live in Glasgow and im currently in the middle of restoring my 1939 hillman minx to hopefully something that looks like an early raf staff car.IM also a member of Karl Edmondson s group 665 AOP whose main toy is the mark v auster TJ398, i believe some of you guys know Karl.This is my first attempt at this kind of restoration so ill be picking your brains gents and any help would be very welcome, im a school bus driver and the car was found lying on a farm in ayrshire,we had no sooner got her on the back of a transporter when two blokes turned up hoping to get it and turn it into some kind of a hot rod by chopping the roof off!. So she was saved from that fate and i hope to get her back running again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Welcome from a fellow bus pusher. Likr the idea of the Auster! :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevpol Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 welcome from another bus pilot, this is a gret place Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airportable Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Hi, welcome to the forum. Love to see some pics. Good luck with the restoration. Is this pic. of a car at W&P the same as yours. Sorry dont know my cars!! Andy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brains4planes Posted September 1, 2010 Author Share Posted September 1, 2010 Welcome from a fellow bus pusher. Likr the idea of the Auster! :-D if you go to our website ? sherlock705.webs.com you will see a lot more of our group and the auster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brains4planes Posted September 1, 2010 Author Share Posted September 1, 2010 Hi, welcome to the forum. Love to see some pics. Good luck with the restoration.Is this pic. of a car at W&P the same as yours. Sorry dont know my cars!! Andy. id say that this car may be a bit earlier than mine but i think its a hillman? wouldnt say no to its rear lights though! im looking for a set like that, mine got lost somewhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brains4planes Posted September 1, 2010 Author Share Posted September 1, 2010 (edited) welcome from another bus pilot, this is a gret place Mark thanks for the welcome, which bus mob do you work for?and happy to oblige here is some pics of the car and our group,im the good looking one 2nd from left, lol Edited September 1, 2010 by brains4planes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airportable Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 Great display, and some project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 Hi, welcome to the forum. Love to see some pics. Good luck with the restoration.Is this pic. of a car at W&P the same as yours. Sorry dont know my cars!! Andy. Andy, I think the pale blue car in your post is an Austin Big Seven, probably around 1938/9. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevpol Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 Hi Andy, I work for a small independant, well, I am leaving a small independant called D&G tomorrow, and start with another small independant called Wardles on monday!! Nice piccys Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airportable Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 Andy, I think the pale blue car in your post is an Austin Big Seven, probably around 1938/9. Thanks for that, just thought it looked a great car, would just love to go off on my hols. in one. Propper motoring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 Thanks for that, just thought it looked a great car, would just love to go off on my hols. in one. Propper motoring. :-) :-) :-) I have done just that........but many years ago, early 1950's, my father's car was a 1937 Austin Seven, smaller version of one pictured. We went on holiday with it several times, 180 miles was an all day journey and usually eventful ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brains4planes Posted September 2, 2010 Author Share Posted September 2, 2010 you should try get yourself in with a council run bus mob,ive done all that service work stuff,not for me, ive a nice 9to 5 job now and weekend to myself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brains4planes Posted September 2, 2010 Author Share Posted September 2, 2010 Andy, I think the pale blue car in your post is an Austin Big Seven, probably around 1938/9. it may well be an austin, im not great on this era cars, ive a feeling im gona learn though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevpol Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 you should try get yourself in with a council run bus mob,ive done all that service work stuff,not for me, ive a nice 9to 5 job now and weekend to myself dont like school bus work, would rather work sevice Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brains4planes Posted September 3, 2010 Author Share Posted September 3, 2010 (edited) [quote=airporta here is another couple of pics of my engine and another of our toys a cj 750 Edited September 3, 2010 by brains4planes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rambo1969 Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 Welcome from a fellow bus jockey. Go Ahead, london. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brains4planes Posted September 8, 2010 Author Share Posted September 8, 2010 Welcome from a fellow bus jockey. Go Ahead, london. thanks for that, there seems to be a lot of us on the site, my self and my group are on the lookout for decent shows to attend next year? any recomendations? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rambo1969 Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 The shows I go to are down this way(south). Bunker bash war and peace imps show plains tour overlord Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brains4planes Posted September 9, 2010 Author Share Posted September 9, 2010 The shows I go to are down this way(south).Bunker bash war and peace imps show plains tour overlord thats the kind of thing we want to look into, dont know how it works down south? but up here some shows will help you out with fuel expenses etc, how does it go for you guys when you go to these places? as you can imagine to come from scotland would cost us a mint? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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