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Austin 7 Swallow

16 Nov 2018, 4:24pm
I saw this recently at the Coventry Auto Museum. It made me wonder if it could be done on a Suzuki Jimny chassis? Small, tall, sit up and beg. The Jimny is a little wider and a little longer, but it could be a goer. The JC Midge Mk2 used the Suzuki as a doner, but it looks like it never took off.


Slightly Noddyish I know, but in that colour, and with the aluminium bonnet, it just appealed.
16 Nov 2018, 4:28pm
Think the jimny just sits too high personally unless you completely change the suspension
16 Nov 2018, 4:38pm
It is high certainly, and it would never pass for a replica, but it can just about look OK.
17 Nov 2018, 1:11pm
I suppose if you build it in such a way the body is lower or panels extended lower to offset the midge high body look you can pull it off