Austin Seven Special - Max Betteridge design

Building the Austin 7 Special

First day of project - collecting the chassis
Stripped, sand-blasted, and painted chassis	Fabricating the floor-pan	Floor-pan, firewall, and boot flood completed	Building the plywood body	Building the plywood body	Building the plywood body	Building the plywood body	Building the plywood body	Donor from which the seats, electrics, and running gear was removed	Engine and electrics installed and body fibreglassed	Engine and electrics installed	Seats and bonnet fitted						Finished paint	Finished paint	Finished paint		Bonnet sides fabricated, powder-coated, and fitted. Rear mudguards fitted.	Fitting front mudguards in Dennis Milne's workshop	Front mudguards and lights fitted. Windscreens fabricated and fitted.	Rear lights, number plate bracket, and spare wheel mount completed	The first proper drive	The first proper drive