1936 Austin Seven Ruby [ARQ]

1936 Austin Seven Ruby [ARQ] in The Austin Festival Review, Documentary, 1951

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

00:05:09 Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
dsl ◊ 2015-05-31 13:43	Commentary talks about end of Seven production in 1939, but COF 843 or 845 is a 1936 plate. 34+ ARQ Ruby or 36+ ARR "New" Ruby??
nzcarnerd ◊ 2015-05-31 22:38	I think somewhere about this time the Ruby went from skinny 17" tyres to slightly fatter 16s. The tyres on this car look 'skinny'. In the 1960s we had a 1937 Ruby which was on 4.75/500 x 16 tyres. -- Last edit: 2015-05-31 22:39:04
nzcarnerd ◊ 2015-05-31 22:50	I have been doing a little research on these and it would seem that the 16" tyres may have been export only? There is only the briefest mention on this page - http://www.austin7.org/Data%20Pages/Ruby%201/ but it does show the visible difference between the models at the base of the windscreen. The car here may be the earlier variant?
dsl ◊ 2015-05-31 23:03	COF was June 36 series. So I'll settle with Ruby ARQ.