Austin Ten Drivers Club

The CGG letters were issued in Feb 1939 in Glasgow and do not appear to have a recorded end date - (Old Car Classic reg numbers). So it would appear that Peter is correct and the car was 'registered' some time much later. Body number would help confirm 1938 as the build date approximately. Sorry thi...

Hi, The only thing I can add to Peter's post is that the inlet/exhaust manifold studs are not the same for sidedraft and downdraft carbs - the downdraft has 2 shorter studs in place of 2 long ones. The cylinder blocks of all 10s have a casting date, either below the distributor or near the oil fille...

As Peter says - overheating or overfilling? I fill my 32 10 to 2" below the thread top of the filler - any more and it will come out of the overflow pipe as soon as the motor heats up. Only had a 10 overheat once in 57 years and over 360,000 miles. The temp in UK can get well over 80degrees C quite ...

Season's Greetings to all Forum users and have a good New Year and happy Austin motoring in 2026. Cheers, Phil & Elaine. PS At the first pub New Year's Eve we went to (in Somerset in 2000 after retirement) I went dressed as a Christmas Fairy and won 1st prize of £15 which paid for all our drinks for...

I've always used Neatsfoot Oil which works well but leave it a few days to soak in. Best to get the stuff from a saddlers or similar. Bought mine many years ago but have plastic seats on my current Austin so doubt I will use it again!. Most products are expensive in my view.
Cheers

Hi, It is much quicker to buy a used axle than dismantle your axle and replace the halfshaft. The Club did have an old used axle 2 years ago but it may have gone by now. I am lucky that in many miles in 10s, I have yet to have a broken halfshaft. I have replaced a rear axle twice over the years with...

Hi Mike, I agree that the engine IG35327 is about April 1934 - (see the cast date below the distributor on the offside, shown as, say, 15.4.4.) Is the chassis number G35171 and not 635171? That would confirm mid-April 1934 and that it has the original engine. Otherwise I am confused by the number. C...

Hi, Sorry, no round hole ones. Just off to National rally
Cheers
Phil

Hi, Peter is 100% right. However, I do have very good second hand original Payen gaskets from engines I dismantled in the past which are surplus to my needs. If you are interested, please message me on this site Phil_Taylor with your address and I will post one or two to you free of charge. These ar...

The original garage chart supplied with 1932 cars said 'drain the rad if frost likely. Refill with rainwater.' No mention of antifreeze. In your case rainwater may be in short supply so tap water is fine. Any hardness in the water will be deposited in the first few hundred miles and then the tapwate...