austin motor company THE PACE THAT THRILLS 1936 the Austin 7 racer

[@metalman4141]

The wonderful Austin Motor Company , but sadly not even a memorial plaque to give thanks for all it provided to so many people exists on the land now built upon .

[@jackflashvintagemotoring7586]

Not even a memorial , dear oh dear

[@ianmangham4570]

Typical, bloody pathetic isn't it.

[@Berlitz81]

Having killed of our motor industry the least the strike happy Unions could do is finance a fitting memorial in remembrance of our glorious past.

[@mauricelevy9027]

What a super little film,Thank You.

[@jackflashvintagemotoring7586]

Thank you for watching, that was one of my very first uploads , and it still gets lots of view's

[@Mmmmetro]

I broke out in a heavy sweat, just listening to the music! And here was me going to relax and watch a bit of interesting history!!!

[@Baribrotzer]

I don't know about that - it makes me keep expecting a small pudgy man in a hunting cap to pop onto the screen and say, "Be vewy vewy quiet. I'm hunting.....wabbits!"

[@fredfarnackle5455]

What a great engine! I had no idea such a thing ever existed. A far cry from the Austin 7 I learned to drive in back in 1956. My Dad used to call it the Chug Chug. :-)

[@jackflashvintagemotoring7586]

Thousands of chug chugs still on the road worldwide Fred

[@SSGTA440]

Wow....a hemi head on that little mill....WAY ahead of it's time. Amazing!!

[@Baribrotzer]

Not really - the DOHC 4-valve hemi dates back to 1914, to a 3-liter Peugeot racer.

[@SSGTA440]

@@Baribrotzer Thanks....very interesting....

[@ianmangham4570]

@@SSGTA440 Mr Peugeot was a darn genius

[@trevorjones2473]

What sort of person leaves a negative comment about a film like this ?.

[@fidelcatsro6948]

my only negative comment: they used mph speed measure in relation distance in kilometers..like metric amalgamated to imperial!

[@cosak23]

amazing and sad to see britain a mere outpost at the mercy of foreign owned car companies , educated engineers failed by third rate managers .

[@SSGTA440]

Yes, that sure played a big part of the problem, but also toffee nosed elites (Lord this...sir, that) that had little to no respect for the guys on the line and the craftsmen that were/are responsible for these tremendous efforts.

[@fidelcatsro6948]

Wow!! 120hp from a 745cc engine is like Sport Motorcycle performance today!

[@tanachaisomprakon5011]

sure the unions were part of the problem but inept ,management and incompetent governments where the real problem

[@fidelcatsro6948]

@@tanachaisomprakon5011 my bandit 1200cc aircooled from 2006 only making 90hp! Bad management but Still deserve applaud!

[@geoffreypiltz271]

Supercharged.

[@fidelcatsro6948]

@@geoffreypiltz271 no wonder

[@geoffreypiltz271]

@@fidelcatsro6948 Still a good performance for 1936.

[@johnbrereton5229]

The Austin Motor Company is back in business and building electric sportscars at it's new Broadfield, Rayne Essex facility. The new model is very reminiscent of the models shown here in this video and is called the Austin Arrow.

[@jackflashvintagemotoring7586]

I thought you where pulling my chain for a moment there, so I looked into it, sure enough making ev copy's of the old racers, well you live and learn, thanks for that👍

[@johnbrereton5229]

@@jackflashvintagemotoring7586 My pleasure Jack, I'm happy to spread such good news, and I hope the Austin Motor Company becomes very successful again. 👍😊

[@TheNigel55]

Fantastic engineering

[@bluegtturbo]

Some extremely brave men to get into those skinny-tyred contraptions of death!

[@fidelcatsro6948]

with balls of aluminium and forged conrods!

[@ukwan]

When you spent your youth fighting in the first world war, this probably felt positively mundane and safe 😂

[@ianmangham4570]

Amazing footage

[@justinjohnson1766]

Thank you for this. Bruce Mclaren would be so proud.

[@pashakdescilly7517]

Er, what has this got to do with Bruce McLaren?

[@jackflashvintagemotoring7586]

Apparently he started his career racing Austin sevens, www.mclaren.com/racing/inside-the-mtc/the-cars-bruce-mclarens-austin-7/

[@justinjohnson1766]

@@pashakdescilly7517 He use this make and model to start his racing career.

[@pashakdescilly7517]

@@justinjohnson1766 I had forgotten that Bruce McLaren started off with an Austin 7 racer. Not much in common between a super-tuned 7 and the 1936 works racer, though.

[@henrysimpson6964]

Nice soft cotton cloth cap to protect the head!

[@jackflashvintagemotoring7586]

Yes cloth cap essential head wear in those days

[@xvdd1]

Those pistons though thats a whole lotta pent.

[@BrassLock]

It's true - they really were the *Good Old Days*

[@angelsone-five7912]

If only things were still like this today, bloody war.

[@56squadron]

You mean bloody government.

[@angelsone-five7912]

@@56squadron Both.

[@dozergyp]

Nice film, I want my 7 special to go like that

[@richardhukins1703]

Wonderful skills all round.

[@daviddjerassi]

What a amazing motor for a 744 cc who has the engins now and how many were made .

[@jackflashvintagemotoring7586]

I think at least one car still exists, check out this link , the twin cam is about halfway down the page. www.austinmemories.com/styled-78/index.html

[@pashakdescilly7517]

Three were made, one was cannibalised pre-WW2 for parts. Having made these three magnificent race cars, they were given detail development and raced extensively, but no further design work was done. This was probably because the chief designer of Austin's race team Murray Jamieson was killed while spectating at Brooklands

[@flufanga]

Damn, these lunatics beat the Hun twice !

[@shirleymental4189]

How do they grind them combusta chambers?

[@jackflashvintagemotoring7586]

By hand very carefully, great skill required 👍

[@chrispenn715]

Great film - Captain Mainwaring doing the commentary :-)

[@hy78an]

Wonderfull.

[@ilham7345]

wait, it doesn't have main caps?

[@nbrowne73]

6.49 ripped his front wheel off, and soon away !!!, I don't think so !!.

[@yakacm]

Anyone know any detail about this car, I can't find anything on-line. The commentator says it's OHV but it looks more like DOHC, and especially with 120 BHP from 750cc in the 1930's, is a lot even with a supercharger.

[@jackflashvintagemotoring7586]

i think there was more than one car, i'm sure at least one has survived, there are also replicas around

[@glpilpi6209]

diecast jam Yes DOHC and 118 BHP +. It was a full race engine design with little in common with the standard production unit.

[@bigears4426]

diecast jam dohc is still ohv , not side valve like the originals

[@doogle-gf3fi]

Stewart Ellinson: Many thanks for this link- lots of great information!

[@JiveDadson]

Over 2 1/2 HP per cubic inch.

[@babaganoush6106]

Even braver using those machine tools. No elf and safety

[@jackflashvintagemotoring7586]

No safety glasses for one thing, injuries and death where common in those days, Longbridge had a well equipped first aid post and it was needed.

[@Mercmad]

Doesn't look a bit like the mechanical s in my old Mums Austin 7 she had fifty years ago .

[@vulgivagu]

What they would have given for a CNC machine.

[@jackflashvintagemotoring7586]

Who needs CNC when you have skill, I used to work with guys like that, they could make anything it just took a little time

[@SlickWilly79]

Machine work looks like jewelry

[@jackflashvintagemotoring7586]

Very intricate work and no CNCs then, all down to the skill of the operator

[@ladleo2989]

8:11 - a couple of early technology thieves there?

[@paulnewman851]

Haha! Not at all. That is Prince Bira (Birabongse Bhanutej Bhanubandh) of Thailand. Prominent in the international racing scene of the 30's, driving: E.R.A, MG, Riley, Delahaye, BMW, Maserati, Delage, HRG, Aston Martin, Alfa Romeo - and the Austin featured here. His autobiography is " Bits and Pieces" - well worth finding a copy.

[@ฟิโกโล่]

👍

[@tandemcompound2]

yup that lil Austin will destroy the Mercedes silver fleet at Le Mans; just like the 2 pounder will stop the 88 guns on the panzers.

[@Davyfb75]

Unfortunately no.

[@geoffreypiltz271]

The Austin and Mercedes ran in different classes. Nobody, but nobody, would have expected the Austin to finish ahead of the Mercedes. There was no 24 hours race in '36. In '37 a Bugatti won outright, '38 a Delahaye, '39 a Bugatti.

[@Dragon-Slay3r]

There you go problem solved 😂

[@thierrychanoine5846]

LA DOBS A 8'46

[@thierrychanoine5846]

LA DOBBS A 8'46

[@PRH123]

Makes you cringe to see them with head and shoulders above the car, and no roll bar…

[@jackflashvintagemotoring7586]

Ah but they wore nice white cotton overalls, seriously though safety was not high on the list back the.

[@Berlitz81]

BMW, the ''GERMAN'' motor and motorcycle manufacturer have thankfully, deigned to build ''THEIR'' next generation of electric minis at Oxford. While we get stuck in the quagmire of wistful nostalgia the rest of the world is forging ahead with innovative developments including the purchase of our once world beating automobile industry and utilities. ''OUR BUSINESSES, TRANSPORT NETWORK AND ENERGY SUPPLIES ARE OWNED AND CONTROLLED BY FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS/CORPORATIONS''. It's curious how and why the Unions destroyed our car manufacturing concerns with endless strikes but work happily with the international masters of their members. Progressively we are being described as ''BROKEN BRITAIN'' by the media and even the politicians who created the mess. Who was it that broke Britain? Margaret Thatcher put the nation back on its feet after Labour and the Unions had us on our knees and then successive governments along with the power crazed and spiteful Unions have us languishing on our fat bellies. MAN, MAN OH MAN.

[@jackflashvintagemotoring7586]

So many manufacturers around the world made the seven under license, bare chassis exported to some far away country, as well as complete cars. We had people in management who knew their stuff. I read somewhere that Herbert Austin hated ex grads and refused to employ them.Only People who had done their time on the shop floor got promotion. Ironic that not only did Austin start so many country's motor industry's in the 30s that they sent the tooling for the A40 to nissan in the 1950s when production ceased . They obviously didn't see the threat.

[@Dragon-Slay3r]

The chin ball pharoah is the front for this

[@thierrychanoine5846]

LA DOBBS A 8'46