Author Topic: Good pictures of 1958/59 A7 B.S.A "Shooting Star" please ?  (Read 9577 times)

Offline Stephen Foster

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Good pictures of 1958/59 A7 B.S.A "Shooting Star" please ?
« on: October 12, 2012, 07:56:45 AM »
looking for the above please for colour / tinware details , etc please ?

Factory or reliable pictures .

Steve

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Re: Good pictures of 1958/59 A7 B.S.A "Shooting Star" please ?
« Reply #1 on: October 13, 2012, 04:18:48 PM »
Hi Steve

Me and me dad restored one which I still have 25 years ago, it requires a re restoration as he kept it in a damp shed for 15 of those years, is it the green model, if it is I think it was painted in "Polychromatic green". I,ve attached a albeit bad photo after we restored it.

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Mick

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Re: Good pictures of 1958/59 A7 B.S.A "Shooting Star" please ?
« Reply #2 on: October 14, 2012, 12:27:43 AM »
Presumeably you have googled for pics ? Quite a lot out there...
Micks pic has lost a bit in the translation somewhere, that green looks a bit too dark/olive in the photo ?

http://www.gpwcew.com/images/literature/58-sales/58-sales-7.jpg
http://classic-motorbikes.net/images/gallery/10097.jpg
http://www.classicsreborn.co.uk/A7.php
http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/18294/lot/244/

Opethiselps.



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Re: Good pictures of 1958/59 A7 B.S.A "Shooting Star" please ?
« Reply #3 on: October 14, 2012, 11:24:45 AM »
Hi

Just a bad picture, the old escort was never that red either but well faded, the camera appears to have enhanced all the colours for some reason.
The bike is correct except large flange barrels with hepolite 8:1 pistons, spitfire cam shaft, triumph clutch conversion and the petrol tank, we couldn,t find the correct one an ended up putting a genuine gold star tank on it, I think she,s the 1957 model with the Ariel full width alloy hubs, but can,t remember the date exactly, i,ve got the paperwork some were.
She runs like a dream with the engine set as it is, I,ll get round to re restoring her one day.
I have some literature, Haynes manual, parts lists etc if you need any info.
Regards

Mick

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Re: Good pictures of 1958/59 A7 B.S.A "Shooting Star" please ?
« Reply #4 on: October 15, 2012, 05:15:57 AM »
Thanks for the information !
Gives Me something to go on now .

Best Wishes,
Steve ...

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Re: Good pictures of 1958/59 A7 B.S.A "Shooting Star" please ?
« Reply #5 on: October 15, 2012, 05:20:00 AM »
http://www.gpwcew.com/images/literature/58-sales/58-sales-7.jpg

These are the exact fork bottoms Im looking for in the above link .
Removable bottom caps & lugs front & back to carry the mudguard stays .

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Re: Good pictures of 1958/59 A7 B.S.A "Shooting Star" please ?
« Reply #6 on: January 13, 2013, 02:02:46 PM »
here's mine

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Re: Good pictures of 1958/59 A7 B.S.A "Shooting Star" please ?
« Reply #7 on: January 19, 2013, 10:34:41 PM »
Nice bike.
Are you in Quetta - good motorcycling territory.
The BSA would certainly be different  ?

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Re: Good pictures of 1958/59 A7 B.S.A "Shooting Star" please ?
« Reply #8 on: January 23, 2013, 05:01:22 AM »
No, I'm in Karachi.
Thanks  :)