I am driving in Denmark. Here is a video of the interior. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nKuYZYGwj7KNaZo

The previous owner had removed it because it wasn't working.

Ja men først til foråret.

@@LBLRestorationAndDriving Jag äger en Opel Olympia '38 så det är intressant att se andra, gärna en renoveringsvideo.

Thank you for watching

Yep!

Yes in Danmark

@@LBLRestorationAndDriving Thanks again for showing me round your lovely countryside.

The Somerset was the car I always promised myself as a small boy, but when the time came to learn to drive I was weaned on the Morris Minors, and after 60+ years I still think that Moggies have a character all of their own. Sorry Somersets, you're lovely cars still, but............

@@nigelpower1509 You're right of course Nigel. I can't see me letting the Minor go. I've got the best of both worlds maybe ?

In 1953 Austin did a range of colours for the Coronation. My Somerset was Buckingham Green (a light green'/grey). There was also Sandringham Beige, Windsor Grey, Balmoral Blue - and I think Coronation Cream.

Yes its my friend's car and it has only done 52.000km.

I need to overhaul the Brakes, Suspension, fix the rust spots, give it a paint job and some other stuff.

I think I'm going to keep it

@@LBLRestorationAndDriving that’s great, if you have a change of mind i would love to check it out.

My car was bought 26/05/1939 with frame number N 41929 is it possible to find out when it was produced ?.

@@LBLRestorationAndDriving Yes, it should be possible. On the bulkhead there should be an aluminium plate with "Please quote Car No:" on it, and on that plate there should be a number like <FRA xxxxx> where xxxxx is a number. FRA is the code for the Goodwood (14-6) model. Stay tuned, I'll Post a list of features vs frame numbers on here (next couple of days) as soon as I dig out my notes. They'll give you a reasonable idea. I've read that Austin records of that era aren't too accurate so we won't be able to find the exact day 🙂. Once you get around to cleaning up a bit, the engine block, gearbox case and rear axle housing are stamped with their own individual assembly dates.

@@LBLRestorationAndDriving I'm not sure what happened to my reply from the other day😕? Here it is again: From “The Motor Trader” dated March 1,1939. Reprinted as “Trader Service Data No.59” Its worth getting a copy of this, they often pop up on auction sites and its the closest you'll get to a service manual. @ Chassis #37627 (November 1937): Aluminium cylinder head & Split type valve cotters introduced @ Chassis#39592 (Aug.1938): Radiator overflow relief valve, pistol grip handbrake & positively lubricated road springs introduced. Piston type shock absorbers supersede previous vane type. @ Chassis #40317 (Sept.1938): Borg & Beck style (multi-spring) clutch introduced. Pull knob & wire cable replaces starter solenoid (push button starter) @ Chassis #40422 (Oct.1938): Bishop cam type steering gear (fully shim adjusted) supersedes hourglass worm type . Thomson self-adjusting tie rod ends introduced (previous type was adjustable for wear). I cant find any information on any changes post 1938. Goodwood sales figures had largely dropped off by late '38 (the production run was only ~20 000), new models were in the pipeline, and the UK declared war 3 September 1939, so I guess not much of significance was done. Wyatt's book 'The Austin 1905-1952', which is a company history, gives 2,750 Goodwoods for 1938 and only 849 for 1939-1940 I have seen a (RHD) “1939” Goodwood advertised that had the pistol grip handbrake handle between the gear lever and the steering column, not between the steering column and the drivers door so who knows...? For instance, my car is #40145, has push button starter, but has the later type clutch. And the gearbox is date stamped October 1938. Can't tell if they're original or updates done some time in the last 85 years. Late edit: Longbridge (the Austin assembly plant in the UK) definitely kept records of every car produced. I've only ever seen the Austin Seven ones, which are apparently safely archived. I suspect the other ones may have been discarded at some stage. Wyatt says as much in the Appendices to his book.

10. april 2023