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

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8 жыл бұрын

in 1936 Austin's built the ultimate small racing car based on the Austin seven, to be honest this car bears little resemblance to the road cars we are all used to, 120HP from a 744cc engine in those days was really pushing it and to drive that car at 120 plus mph must of been terrifying, all credit to those driver's. Brooklands Donnington park and Shelsley walsh hill climb all feature in this video.

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@metalman4141 4 жыл бұрын

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 4 жыл бұрын

Not even a memorial , dear oh dear

@ianmangham4570 2 жыл бұрын

Typical, bloody pathetic isn't it.

@Berlitz81 9 ай бұрын

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.

@SSGTA440 4 жыл бұрын

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

@Baribrotzer 4 жыл бұрын

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

@SSGTA440 3 жыл бұрын

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

@ianmangham4570 2 жыл бұрын

@@SSGTA440 Mr Peugeot was a darn genius

@Mmmmetro 5 жыл бұрын

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 4 жыл бұрын

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!"

@fidelcatsro6948 Жыл бұрын

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

@tanachaisomprakon5011 4 ай бұрын

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

@fidelcatsro6948 4 ай бұрын

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

@fredfarnackle5455 4 жыл бұрын

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 4 жыл бұрын

Thousands of chug chugs still on the road worldwide Fred

@mauricelevy9027 3 жыл бұрын

What a super little film,Thank You.

@jackflashvintagemotoring7586 3 жыл бұрын

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

@bluegtturbo 5 жыл бұрын

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

@fidelcatsro6948 Жыл бұрын

with balls of aluminium and forged conrods!

@trevorjones2473 4 жыл бұрын

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

@fidelcatsro6948 Жыл бұрын

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

@johnbrereton5229 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@ianmangham4570 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing footage

@dozergyp 8 жыл бұрын

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

@cosak23 4 жыл бұрын

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 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@xvdd1 4 жыл бұрын

Those pistons though thats a whole lotta pent.

@justinjohnson1766 4 жыл бұрын

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

@pashakdescilly7517 2 жыл бұрын

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

@jackflashvintagemotoring7586 2 жыл бұрын

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

@justinjohnson1766 2 жыл бұрын

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

@pashakdescilly7517 2 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@TheNigel55 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic engineering

@BrassLock 7 жыл бұрын

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

@henrysimpson6964 3 жыл бұрын

Nice soft cotton cloth cap to protect the head!

@jackflashvintagemotoring7586 3 жыл бұрын

Yes cloth cap essential head wear in those days

@richardhukins1703 5 жыл бұрын

Wonderful skills all round.

@angelsone-five7912 Жыл бұрын

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

@56squadron Жыл бұрын

You mean bloody government.

@angelsone-five7912 Жыл бұрын

@@56squadron Both.

@flufanga 4 жыл бұрын

Damn, these lunatics beat the Hun twice !

@hy78an 4 жыл бұрын

Wonderfull.

@chrispenn715 4 жыл бұрын

Great film - Captain Mainwaring doing the commentary :-)

@daviddjerassi 3 жыл бұрын

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

@jackflashvintagemotoring7586 3 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

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

@ilham7345 3 жыл бұрын

wait, it doesn't have main caps?

@shirleymental4189 Жыл бұрын

How do they grind them combusta chambers?

@jackflashvintagemotoring7586 Жыл бұрын

By hand very carefully, great skill required 👍

@nbrowne73 4 жыл бұрын

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

@Mercmad 4 жыл бұрын

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

@yakacm 7 жыл бұрын

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 7 жыл бұрын

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

@glpilpi6209 7 жыл бұрын

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

@bigears4426 4 жыл бұрын

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

@doogle-gf3fi 4 жыл бұрын

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

@JiveDadson 4 жыл бұрын

Over 2 1/2 HP per cubic inch.

@vulgivagu 3 жыл бұрын

What they would have given for a CNC machine.

@jackflashvintagemotoring7586 3 жыл бұрын

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

@thierrychanoine5846 7 жыл бұрын

LA DOBS A 8'46

@ladleo2989 4 жыл бұрын

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

@paulnewman851 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@thierrychanoine5846 7 жыл бұрын

LA DOBBS A 8'46

@user-hk3vu4mh4q 3 жыл бұрын

👍

@Dragon-Slay3r Жыл бұрын

There you go problem solved 😂

@SlickWilly79 2 жыл бұрын

Machine work looks like jewelry

@jackflashvintagemotoring7586 2 жыл бұрын

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

@tandemcompound2 Жыл бұрын

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.

@babaganoush6106 2 жыл бұрын

Even braver using those machine tools. No elf and safety

@jackflashvintagemotoring7586 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@PRH123 Жыл бұрын

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

@jackflashvintagemotoring7586 Жыл бұрын

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

@Berlitz81 9 ай бұрын

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 9 ай бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

The chin ball pharoah is the front for this

@thierrychanoine5846 7 жыл бұрын

LA DOBBS A 8'46