At the ripe old age of seventeen and a half I acquired my 
first car. A 1929 Super Seven Triumph. After much effort 
I had a very reliable vehicle. At that time one did ones 
own maintenance or walked. A set of wheels was a most 
desirable commodity to “pull” the girls. Just imagine two 
males and two females in the single seat of a Super Seven.
It was great fun changing gears. 

I had this vehicle for about four and a half years and 
saw a large amount of Victoria in it. We even towed a 
trailer to Lakes Entrance on a camping trip.

 
1929 Super Seven Triumph

I finally traded it in for an almost new Holden Utility.

As the years passed, I developed the desire to own another 
Triumph. My first effort was a green Super Nine. 
It had been in the Dandenong area before it came to my 
attention. In the sixties it was a popular pastime 
to chop up old vehicles to create hotrods.

This was one of the unfortunate victims. I was assured 
it was seventy five percent complete, but in fact I 
would say twenty five percent original. It was a case of
be creative or scrap the project. It has turned out to 
be a real “BITZA” but certainly goes well. With the 
experience under the belt I then set out to get a Super
Seven. I traveled to Sydney and purchased a trailer load 
of scrap metal (that’s what my wife said) the bones of 
a 1929 Super Seven Triumph. 

Sydney and the 1929 Super 7 Triumph "Tru Blu"

1927 Super 7 Triumph "Lil Red" Doctors Coupe

I knew of a Super Seven at Warrnambool with the body 
style I wanted to use. The owner kindly allowed me to 
measure the body. Incidentally this car is now owned 
by a member of the DVHCC. The task was ambitious but 
with the help of the “Pre-’54 Triumph Register” I 
acquired the necessary parts and technical details 
required. After success with this project I discovered 
there were enough parts to create a second car. The 
“Doctors Coupe” is a rare body (about 4 in Australia) 
one existed in Traralgon. The owner allowed me to
take the necessary measurements to create the hard top.

My cars are the remains of several cars and I am quite 
satisfied with their performance. Purists may not be 
impressed as I have taken liberties with all three. 
The sevens have Downdraught Carbies 
One has coil ignition 
One has a four speed gear box 
The Nine has a Triumph 2000 engine (Vanguard) which
was in the vehicle rather than the Coventry Climax Inlet 
over Exhaust in the original car and many other parts 
from different makes.

I believe a car is to drive rather than a pretty object 
to only be admired.