INTRODUCTION

Introducing the Online Austin Seven Club:

2008 marked the launch of our new, internet based Club for Austin Seven Enthusiasts. The Club's activities are mainly centred around this website www.OA7C.com which we aim to develop into the essential resource for Austin Seven owners and those who are interested in A7s but may not currently own one.

The website has sections devoted to A7 related news, events, technical tips, forums, galleries and regular features by members of the OA7C. The site is accessible to anyone to promote interest in A7s to the uninitiated but there is a password protected area available to Members only  which covers issues in much greater depth.

The Club aims to work with the existing A7 Clubs and organisations to bring them together on one website and create a more regularly updated and comprehensive facility than can currently be maintained by individual Clubs. The site includes an Austin Seven Wiki which will allow Members to contribute knowledge and experience to a central database of technical information and forums to exchange views and opinions.

The Official Club Badge

Membership of the Club does not have to cost anything - the aim of the Club is to encourage participation rather than to make money - in fact any profits made by the Club will be donated to Children in Need.

There are three ways to join the Club:

1. Contribute articles and photographs to the website. A minimum of three contribution in any one year will be necessary to qualify.

2. Register for the Club's annual 'Drive in the Park' convention which in 2009 will be held in Buxton.

3. Pay a membership fee of £10 by credit card online. (£5 for Members of Associated Clubs).

details of all three options can be found in the Membership section of the website.

So if you would like to share your experience of owning, running and maintaining an Austin Seven and would like to see the Club in action go to the Member's Area and register.

WHAT'S NEW IN THE MEMBER's SECTION: Amongst the things that you will find in the Member's Area are: Our Members Area News is more regularly updated and includes items relevant to the Club and its activities. The Gallery in the Members Area now has over 800 images and a number of videos of Austin Sevens. The photo and video albums are constantly being expanded as new events take place. We strive to add articles to the public part of the site continuously but we have a much larger collection of articles in the Members Area covering all aspects of the history and ongoing use of Austin Sevens. These articles include: My Little Austin Seven. Music associated with the Austin Seven. Old Pals Act The cars that leant their genes to the Seven. Supporting Role at the Ballet Margot Fonteyn's Sevens. Help! My bonnet won't fit. Have you got a troublesome bonnet? Lickey Grange The birthplace of the Austin Seven That Vital Spark The technology of the spark plug. The Austin Whippet Austin's Light Aircraft The Louwman Collection Dutch National Motor Museum The Peking-Paris 2007 Austin Seven adventurers The Cat's Whiskers? Austin Seven Military Scout Cars. Punctures in Austin Seven Tyres Research into the causes. Village Life The Austin Village at Longbridge

To help Austin Seven owners keep their vehicles on the road we are adding technical information all the time. The Members Area now has the most up-to-date and comprehensive Parts and Services Directory on the Web and we are in the process of adding facsimiles of the Austin Seven Handbooks.

We have one of the most comprehensive and up-to-date Calendars of Austin seven related events on the Web. This is backed up by Events reports.