Description
1928 Triumph Super 7 Faux Cabrio Fabric bodied by Hoyal
Registration Number: VP4380
Nut & bolt restored to as new. This is believed to be the only surviving example of the Triumph Super 7 with a fabric covered faux Cabrio body coachbuilt by Hoyal of Weybridge. The car has been fully rebuilt to as new both mechanically & cosmetically.
The body has had a new ash frame exactly replicating the original & this has been beautifully covered in green rexine style fabric. To the interior is new brown lather along with green carpets. A Hoyal coachbuilders plaques adorns the dash as does a plate on the door by the supplying dealer, Reeve & Stedeford of 54 Broad St, Birmingham. A smokers hatch in the roof provides good ventilation as does the fold open windscreen. To the rear is a two person dickey seat also upholstered in brown leather. 5 new tyres are fitted all round on refinished wire wheels with the spare being carried on the rear.
The 832 cc 4-cylinder side-valve engine, mainly designed by Harry Ricardo, had a stroke of 83 mm (3. 3 in) and bore of 56. 5 mm (2. 22 in) and unlike the Austin had a three bearing crankshaft with pressure lubrication and monobloc crankcase made from cast iron. (The Austin 7 had a two-bearing crankshaft and the cylinder block and crankcase were separate castings.) The car follows its Triumph predecessors by having Lockheed hydraulic brakes, but they are internal expanding in 9. 5 in (240 mm) drums and so less affected by water then the older external contracting type. The handbrake operates on the transmission.
The little 4 cylinder engine of hust under a litre has been fully rebuilt & fires up readily. The gear box is an easy to use three speed affair. Despite the diminutive size of the car, at 6ft 3" tall I am able to fit into it & drive it comfortably.
All in all this is an incredibly cute little car & a good step up from a comparable Austin 7. It is a lovely thing to drive & elicits smiles whereverr it goes.
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