Comet (1933-1934) - owner Bruce White
1934 Austin Comet - Owner Bruce White
Austin Seven Club of South Australia
This Austin Seven Sports, dubbed the "Comet 65", was built by William (Bill) Conoulty, a Sydney Austin agent. Nine Comets were built during 1933-34, three of which were exported to the UK. During this period the company employed up to 40 people at a number of locations in the eastern suburbs of Sydney. William Conoultys’ father-in-law Mr. Jennings, a highly skilled coppersmith, produced the prototype coachwork. Peter Resolay, a Sydney based coachbuilder manufactured the remaining bodies. Each Comet was pre-ordered for a price of éµ?or âµ with optional extras) and took six weeks to manufacture. Nippy engines and mechanicals were used on imported rolling chassis.
This ‘Conoulty’ Comet is believed to be the only surviving car and is thought to have been his personal car, used daily in Sydney. The original Nippy engine was replaced in the 1950’s with the present 1935 747cc two-bearing motor, featuring a rare ‘Cambridge’ alloy head. The manifold, typical of the period, uses a single 1-1/8" SU carburettor.
In 1959 Alan Banister of Sydney sold the car to Rod Wells. After driving the Seven through his early university years, Rod brought it to South Australia where, in 1994, the partly restored car (boxes of bits) was sold to its current owner Bruce White. The next two years he spent restoring the Comet to its present glory. The original 1934 Comet is shown in a photograph on the William (Bill) Conoulty page of this site. The Comet was restored prior to receiving photographs of the original, hence there are some minor differences. The main difference is in the body section below the radiator shell, this section was missing and thus the restored car features a different design. The bonnet straps are also not as per the original.
Bill Conoulty is also known for his design of:
the Conoulty Special Austin Comet - also known as "Musso"
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