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Austin 7 Chummy A 562 At The MSVCR Concours D Elegance, Ipoh
This picture shows the Austin 7 Chummy Registration No. A 562 being inspected by the judges at the Concours d'Elegance in Ipoh in 1973. It was organised by the MSVCR and the picyure is from their magazine. This car is officially known as an 'Austin Seven tourer', but always referred to as a 'Chummy'.
The Toyota museum which has one of these vehicles on display descibes it as: "All the trim with no frill" which was the motto of the Austin Seven and boasted all the necessary equipment and similar construction as the larger models while being much smaller. A car built for the British motorist, the Austin Seven was Britain's Ford. In the 17-year period from 1923 to 1939, approximately 250,000 units were produced. This very reliable, long-selling market success gave England a firm hold in the automobile market. It was imported to Japan and was as popular as the prewar Datsuns.
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