1927 Austin Seven Chummy four-seat tourer

For years in the 1920s and 1930s, the tiny Austin Seven was a best-selling little car. It set every standard of small packaging - it seemed cheeky, simple and promised low cost motoring. In many ways, it was similar to the Mini which followed decades later. Initially on sale for £165 (in the UK, only the mass produced Ford Model T was cheaper,) it provided unbeatable value for money.

Austin sold tens of thousands of these little cars every year. At first, the tiny 747cc engine produced a mere 10.5bhp but this increased gradually over the years, culminating at 17bhp in the mid-1930s and by this time an Austin Seven could reach more than 50mph.

At its peak, which lasted for more than a decade, well over 20,000 cars were being sold every year.

We are pleased to offer one of the most sought after variants of the Austin Seven, a charming Chummy four-seat tourer. First registered in March 1927, this particular Chummy is still on its original WW 511 number plates.

The car was rediscovered some 2 decades ago in a surprisingly solid and unmolested condition, as can bee seen by images in the history file. Around 10 years ago, the car was subject to a complete restoration, with the intent to preserve the originality of the car as much as possible. Over the coming years, the car was completely disassembled and rebuilt over a period of several years, as is documented by photographs in the history file, before being returned to the road in 2005.

Now presented in tremendous condition throughout the car is offered with a modest history file, which includes photographs of the cars restoration, various invoices for work carried out and an old buff logbook from 1951.

A lovely little Chummy that any enthusiast would be proud to have in their garage.