Rona!d Posted March 17, 2017 Share #9441 Â Posted March 17, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) Wilson, nice story about the old couple in their Safari 2CV and the "wrong gear" story. Â British army educated "mountain operations" in my old hometown and it was always funny to see them go skiing (imagine drunken cows on the ice) ;-)Â I do remember those Land Rovers which were filled up at the local gas station. I often observed putting away the seat cushion and filling the tanks. To me this was "normal" for a Land Rover, seems they mainly used those aeroportable version. They also had large ambulance Land Rovers, forgot they filled them in a different way. A dad of a youth friend used one of those aeroportable LR for hunting. It was lighter and less wide as far as I can remember. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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wlaidlaw Posted March 17, 2017 Share #9442  Posted March 17, 2017 Wilson, nice story about the old couple in their Safari 2CV and the "wrong gear" story.  British army educated "mountain operations" in my old hometown and it was always funny to see them go skiing (imagine drunken cows on the ice) ;-) I do remember those Land Rovers which were filled up at the local gas station. I often observed putting away the seat cushion and filling the tanks. To me this was "normal" for a Land Rover, seems they mainly used those aeroportable version. They also had large ambulance Land Rovers, forgot they filled them in a different way. A dad of a youth friend used one of those aeroportable LR for hunting. It was lighter and less wide as far as I can remember.  The reason for the relocation of the petrol tank on the Aeroportable was that the rear suspension compressed so far on a parachute landing, that it deformed the fuel tank in its original place above the rear axle. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted March 17, 2017 Share #9443  Posted March 17, 2017 Here is your next one. I think this is about the easiest photo I have ever posted but then I had one for 10 years. Marque and model please.  Wilson   Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=3235559'>More sharing options...
mikemgb Posted March 17, 2017 Share #9444 Â Posted March 17, 2017 That grille is unmistakable, but I have nothing to post right now.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hiles Posted March 17, 2017 Share #9445 Â Posted March 17, 2017 A Blower Bentley? (I also have nothing to post) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted March 17, 2017 Share #9446  Posted March 17, 2017 Correct marque, wrong car. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted March 18, 2017 Share #9447 Â Posted March 18, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) 4.5? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. No Posted March 18, 2017 Share #9448 Â Posted March 18, 2017 Bentley 8 Litre Le Mans Style 4 Seater -Â 1931 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted March 18, 2017 Share #9449  Posted March 18, 2017 No and No. There are not many models left  Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. No Posted March 18, 2017 Share #9450 Â Posted March 18, 2017 Bentley 4.5 Supercharged Birkin Team Car Specification Tourer von 1929 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted March 18, 2017 Share #9451  Posted March 18, 2017 No not a 4.5, not supercharged. If I had a pound for every time someone asked me if the object at the bottom of the radiator on mine, was the supercharger, I would almost have had enough to fill up its 40 gallon (imp.) fuel tank 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. No Posted March 18, 2017 Share #9452  Posted March 18, 2017 not much left .. Bentley 6 ½ Litre or Bentley Speed Six Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted March 18, 2017 Share #9453  Posted March 18, 2017 Correct a Speed Six. I think the folks who take these on long distance rallies on rough, twisty and narrow roads are to be admired. The ride is VERY firm on them and the steering is pretty heavy, with a lot of kick back. On the upside, most of these cars are now making in excess of 200 BHP and 500 Nm of torque, so they are reasonably quick. They also have excellent brakes for a car of the period, being servo from new. A lot of people convert them to hydraulic to reduce maintenance but I think they work better if well maintained, as the original rod braking system. The reason being is that you can use the hand brake to take up wear or heat expansion of the drums on the move.  The big lump at the front is the dynamo driven off the crankshaft nose. The early cars had the dynamo driven off the back of the camshaft like on the 3 and 4½ litre cars. However the engine is used at such low revs, especially on the early single smiths carburettor big sixes, that the dynamo running at half engine revs, just did not keep the battery charged, so they had to move it to the crankshaft nose and add a camshaft torsional vibration damper where the dynamo was.  I suggested to Bert who was driving this car, that it might be worth considering replacing the standard Hartford friction shock absorbers, with the André Telecontrol shock absorbers that I had on my last Speed Six, the shortened and lowered Rabagliati Brooklands Special. You can then alter the damping separately for the front and rear suspension from the cockpit, by winding up or down the hydraulic pressure  by means of a pair of screw down pistons, which look like small old fashioned grease guns. These inflate the bladders in each shock absorber, with a glycerine/water mix, which clamp the friction plates. There are pressure gauges which show how much clamping pressure you are applying. You can then run slightly softer leaf springs but can tailor the amount of damping to suit the road you are on or the use you are putting the car to (racing etc).  Wilson Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=3236221'>More sharing options...
Rona!d Posted March 18, 2017 Share #9454  Posted March 18, 2017 When I was able to drive "just" a 4,5 ltr Le Mans Tourer as a 19/20 years old boy I was really impressed how good that thing was for a car of that age. Took me a while to delete such a truck from my "one day I´ll buy one wish list". Rising prices helped a lot ;-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. No Posted March 18, 2017 Share #9455  Posted March 18, 2017 cool, pic comes later  OLAF Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. No Posted March 19, 2017 Share #9456  Posted March 19, 2017 make, type, year - have fun  Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members!  OLAF Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members!  OLAF ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=3236936'>More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted March 19, 2017 Share #9457 Â Posted March 19, 2017 Lagonda M45 1935Â Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. No Posted March 19, 2017 Share #9458 Â Posted March 19, 2017 almost there, Lagonda is correct - but different modell an year ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted March 19, 2017 Share #9459  Posted March 19, 2017 From the front view lets try the very similar 1934 Three Litre. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
willeica Posted March 19, 2017 Share #9460 Â Posted March 19, 2017 The lights and horns are like those on the Lagonda LG45 Rapide from 1936/37, but I don't see the prominent exhaust. Â William Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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