NigelG Posted February 20, 2021 Share #14761 Posted February 20, 2021 Advertisement (gone after registration) Ditto - my near side tyres find every screw when parking in our London square. My record is five days from new. Always the shoulder or the edge of the sidewall (but mine are “only” 275/35 R 21s...😡) Similarly the best way to find missing Lego pieces is to go barefoot. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Graham (G4FUJ) Posted February 20, 2021 Share #14762 Posted February 20, 2021 26 minutes ago, NigelG said: Always the shoulder or the edge of the sidewall (but mine are “only” 275/35 R 21s...😡) Hmmm, wide rubber bands for tyres do seem to suffer more... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted February 20, 2021 Share #14763 Posted February 20, 2021 On our 280SL rough road rally car we use 185 x 14" 8 ply rating light truck tyres, made by Avon for vans in third world countries. We mount them on Africa spec Mercedes Sprinter Van steel wheels. In all the rallies we have done in Myanmar, Vietnam, Laos, China, Thailand, the off road Transamerica Trail etc, we have never had a puncture. I agree that ultra low profile tyres seem incredibly prone to punctures and pothole damage. The 21" tyres on my Panamera have been horrendous and as there is no spare, you have to wait at least three hours for a truck to come and rescue you. I would have probably gone for the 19" or 20" wheels and tyres but my Panamera was a cancelled order from someone else, that my local dealer offered me such a good deal (7% discount plus immediate delivery) that anything else just did not make sense. Porsche also kept postponing my projected delivery date to way beyond when I needed it, as I had already sold my 997 Turbo. Wilson 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted February 21, 2021 Share #14764 Posted February 21, 2021 Let's try this one - Make, model and general year 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=4145915'>More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted February 21, 2021 Share #14765 Posted February 21, 2021 Auburn Speedster? Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted February 21, 2021 Share #14766 Posted February 21, 2021 Right marque and general model. 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=4146161'>More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted February 21, 2021 Share #14767 Posted February 21, 2021 Advertisement (gone after registration) I am not sure one can tell from the exterior, if it is the earlier V12 model or the later 851 with the supercharged V8 Lycoming engine (as also used in various Cord cars). I suspect it may be the latter. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted February 22, 2021 Share #14768 Posted February 22, 2021 The V12. 1935 165 Speedster. Your turn 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! 2 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=4146358'>More sharing options...
stuny Posted February 23, 2021 Share #14769 Posted February 23, 2021 Wilson - You got it - It's your turn. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted February 23, 2021 Share #14770 Posted February 23, 2021 Another entry from the family photo album. I will tell the story about this and the unusual reason for its purchase after it is guessed as it would give too much away. Marque, model and approximate year as usual please. I have blanked out any ID features. 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=4147679'>More sharing options...
hektor Posted February 24, 2021 Share #14771 Posted February 24, 2021 1 hour ago, wlaidlaw said: Another entry from the family photo album. I will tell the story about this and the unusual reason for its purchase after it is guessed as it would give too much away. Marque, model and approximate year as usual please. I have blanked out any ID features. Wilson Essex? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted February 24, 2021 Share #14772 Posted February 24, 2021 Correct and model, year? Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hektor Posted February 24, 2021 Share #14773 Posted February 24, 2021 1 hour ago, wlaidlaw said: Correct and model, year? Wilson Dear Wilson, this is just a guess, but I will start with 1922 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted February 24, 2021 Share #14774 Posted February 24, 2021 (edited) Hektor, In our family album it is shown as September 1921 but may well be a 1922 model. This photo was taken at Kittybrewster outside Aberdeen, where the Hudson-Essex dealer was located. It is obviously brand new and has not even had its number (SE 475) mounted. Things with registration in the north of Scotland at the time, were fairly casual and it may well have been driven the 50 miles home without number plates. Its predecessor, which previously sported this registration number, a 1915 Model T Ford had been sold locally. The family decided to get a new car which would be more difficult for my grandfather to drive. He could just about manage the 2 speed epicyclic gearbox on the model T but double de-clutching the 3 speed crash box on the Essex would have been beyond him. This was to discourage him from driving himself. He was an epically bad driver and had many minor accidents in the Model T, luckily all at very low speed and usually just driving into a ditch, when distracted. My father said the 6 cylinder Essex was a rocket ship after the Model T but had terrible brakes. They were external contracting band brakes on the rear wheels only. After driving through any of the then common fords or even in heavy rain, they went from poor to non-existent. Band brakes were very out of date by 1921. I don't know if there was also a transmission brake or not. Your turn. 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! Edited February 24, 2021 by wlaidlaw 2 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=4147837'>More sharing options...
hektor Posted February 24, 2021 Share #14775 Posted February 24, 2021 Wilson, my great-grandfather used to haul back on the steering wheel while yelling "whoa you barstards". My grandfather's joke was to remove the steering wheel while driving, and continue to steer with a ring spanner, while handing the steering wheel to whomever was in the back seat. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hektor Posted February 24, 2021 Share #14776 Posted February 24, 2021 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=4147848'>More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted February 24, 2021 Share #14777 Posted February 24, 2021 I went on a Model T Ford driving course around just over a year ago. I typed up my hand written notes from the classroom part of the course. I thought they might be of interest to show folks what a different experience driving a Model T was. The younger people on the course (there were 4 of us) really struggled. I had a big advantage, in that I was used to driving old cars with odd controls, like a 1904 Panhard and 1903 Darracq. Both of those, although earlier, have actually more conventional controls than the Model T, with floor throttle pedal, (in the middle), clutch on the left and transmission brake on the right. The main brakes are on an outside lever, push forwards on the Panhard but pull back on the Darracq. They both have four speed gearboxes, albeit with the fiendish quadrant gearchange, where you will crunch the gears from time to time. Wilson Model T Ford.pdf 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Z. Goriup Posted February 24, 2021 Share #14778 Posted February 24, 2021 (edited) Hektor, I'll go with a 1938 Bristol, although, on second thought it looks like it may very well be a BMW 327, same vintage. JZG Edited February 24, 2021 by John Z. Goriup Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim J Posted February 24, 2021 Share #14779 Posted February 24, 2021 I think you might mean Frazer Nash rather than Bristol. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelG Posted February 24, 2021 Share #14780 Posted February 24, 2021 40 minutes ago, Jim J said: I think you might mean Frazer Nash rather than Bristol. But it's not a Frazer-Nash Bristol 😉 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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