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NOTE: I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THE ABOVE BANNERS WHICH APPEAR ON THIS SITE, OR THE CONTENT OF THE SITES TO WHICH THESE BANNERS LINK.
There are also original Austin Handbooks & parts lists, some of which
have been re-printed. Mercury publications stock some of these. These are useful as they apply to the actual
model & do not try to cover every car from 1922 to 1939.
Many of these books are available from the 750 Motor Club
Vintage Motorshop 749 Bradford Road, Batley,
West Yorkshire, WF17 8HZ tel. 01924 470773 open Thurs - Sat 11am-5pm.
Falconwood Transport and Military bookshop, 5 Falconwood Parade, The Green, Welling, Kent. (020) 8303 8291 (voice & fax) Open Thurs, Fri & Sat
Pooks motoring and motor cycle books, Fowke Street, Rothly, Leicestershire 0116 2376222
Motorail Books, Transport and military books 241 Holdenhurst Road, Bournemouth, Dorset 01202 396469
Andrew Currie tel. 01276 477201
Grahame Davis tel. 0181 979 3093
Mercury Publications, Rosedale Farm, Station Rd, Emneth, Wisbech, PE14 8DL 01945 430058
The Pitstop Bookshop 48 King Street, Perth, Western Australia 6000 tel. +61 8 9322 5544 fax 5535
Ken McGee is the Man to See! Ken McGee Holdings Inc. 442 MacEwan Street, P.O. Box 464, Goderich,ON Canada, N7A 4C7 tel. 519-524-5821
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since 1st Jan (1082 in 2006, 1330 in 2005, 992 in 2004, 1017 in 2003, 994 in 2002, 858 in 2001, 422 in 2000, 284 in 1999)
The story of John's drive the length of South America in an Austin Seven
The story of Clives journey around the world.
Lots of information about the history of the Austin Seven, different models, racing successes etc.
More history of the Austin Seven with lots of pictures
Small pocket sized book concerning routine maintenance. It suffers from trying to cover all models.
Another small pocket sized book concerning routine maintenance.
Masses of technical information taken from 40 years of the 750 motor club bulletin.
Esentially a special builders' guide from the 1950s - lots of useful information.
Compendium of articles on buying, rebuilding & using a box saloon
Articles, road tests & reports reprinted from magazines of the period
544 pages of information
One hundred and twenty pages including drawings and photographs. Lots of practical information.
Reprint of the 1923 Austin brochure
Details of 17 Austin Seven sports models
The nearest thing I have seen to a modern workshop manual.
A children's book with lovely illustrations. There are
clues in the book as to the real registration number of the car and
the first person to solve the puzzle won a real Ruby saloon.
The recollections of Freddie Henry on the Austin Motor Company. Freddie's
personal view of working with Herbert Austin with fascinating insights
into the early days of the Austin Motor Company and its varied
products. Sixty pages with over thirty photographs and diagrams.
128 pages of colour photos and text with heaps
of info needed by the restorer.
An account of how one Austin Seven special was built and raced. As far as I know, the first of the Austin Seven builder's guides. 111 pages plus photographs. Foreward by Holland Birkett. Many thanks to Douglas Ormrod of Auckland NZ for making me aware of this book. Apparently Patrick Stephens is still in touch with some members of the 750 Motor Club and maintains an interest in Austin Seven affairs.
In the form of a pamphlet
A book for older children with a reading age of seven to nine years. Twenty eight pages long, the story describes someone confined to a wheelchair after an accident in a haunted Austin Seven.
A small book (32 pages) which covers the history of the Austin Seven in the same style as the R J Wyatt book and includes some of the same pictures. Some of the material is derived from an interview by the author with Austin draughtsman Stanley Edge.
Describes in 222 pages the various Austin seven models, some overlap with the R. J. Wyatt book but lots of new material
Articles from the club magazine, the 750 bulletin. Superceded by the Austin seven companion.
Technical queries and answers from 'The Austin Magazine and Advocate' from 1932 - 46. Available from Peter Woodend, New Zealand and sometimes from the Seven Workshop (UK) - see my parts page.
Ten pages describing the history of the Austin Seven, with many photographs.
100 pages of magazine articles from 1923 - 1982, considerable overlap with Austin Seven Cars 1930 - 1935 and Austin seven in the thirties.
Some of these books are out of print but can be found at Autojumbles.
You could also try the following suppliers of old books: