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    Car magazine index

    I have created an index of roadtests and articles in various magazines (Autocar, Motor, Classic Car, Practical Motorist etc last updated 1997).

    Roadtest index.

    Please contact me if you would like a copy of any of the magazines

    Original paint colours 1925 and 1935

    (Top of page)
    paint charts Ripolin, Willey, Durus, Thornley and Knight, Nobles and Hoare, Hadfields, Lewis Berger and Robert Ingham Clark

    My transport

    (Top of page) I am distinguished by my modes of transport ie 1925 Talbot 10/23 (bought 1972), 1924 Lanchester 21 (bought 1972), 1929 Peugeot 190 (bought 1978, now slowly being restored by me since 1999), and Moss Monaco kit car (bought 1992)

    Peugeot

    Technical

    cc 695 4 cyl sv
    bore 51, stroke 88
    RAC rating 7, bhp 12
    track 3'1 ¾, wheelbase 7'5 ½ length 10'5" width 3'11"
    body ash, pine etc, home built. Will be covered in ply
    springs transverse ½ elliptic on front, ¼ elliptic on rear
    brakes 4 wheel rod
    ignition magneto
    petrol consumption 46mpg
    max speed 40mph
    weight 11cwt 84lb
    price when new £165 33,164 made between 1928-31
    Gearbox quadrant gearchange, gearbox in back axle. Fixed axle so no differential
    Rear axle ratio: 1st 15:1, 2nd 9:1, 3rd 5:1
    interesting features: Central throttle

    Peugeot weblog restoration pictures added November 1999, updated October 2003

    Talbot

    Technical

    cc 1074 4cyl OHV
    bore 60, stroke 95
    RAC rating 10, bhp 23 at 3000rpm
    compression ratio 4.85
    track 3'11 ¼, wheelbase 9'4 ½, length 11'8'12 width 4'9"
    body 2 seater and dickey, ash frame. note steps to dickey seat springs ¼ elliptic
    brakes 2 wheel, separate rods and shoes to handbrake and footbrake, whiffle tree to pull brakes equally
    ignition distributor and 1932 coil
    petrol consumption: 32 mpg
    weight 14cwt
    gears 3 speed crash gear ratio: 1st 17.4:1, 2nd 9.15:1, 3rd 5:1
    acceleration: 0-40 29 seconds
    Price when new: £325, 700 made between 1923-6

    Lord Shrewsbury (grandson of Earl of Shrewsbury- the founder of Talbot) standing by my car at Ingestre Hall (his family seat) at the Talbot Centenary July 2003 Talbot 10/23 car with Lord Shrewsbury

    Talbot advertisement "£375 Standard 2 3 seater with double dickey, with side curtains operating with door, good storage for side curtains, canvas hood, hood bag, double screen.
    Equipment: Jaegar speedometer, electric starter and lighting eqipment with 5 lamps, 1 toolbox, electric horn
    Standard colours: grey and blue
    Upholstery: blue"

    Talbot 10/23 car

    Losing my driver side front wheel during a Brooklands driving test (broken stub axle)

    Talbot 10/23 at Brooklands

    pictures (and repair progress weblog) of accident in France after very enjoyable Fougeres rally May 2001- hit sideways, spun round and taken down road- no damage to me, headlights or radiator- severe damage to steering (bent and twisted front axle, bent track rod etc), wing, broken engine mount, chassis no longer square but not bent. Revised 25 May 2002 including Madresfield competition success on my inaugural trip and return to Fougeres 22 May

    The Talbot and Lanchester outside my garage

    Talbot and Lanchester

    Lanchester

    Technical

    cc 3327, 6cyl, OHC, harmonic damper, camshaft mounted on roller bearings. Inclined valves. Multipeaked cam against plunger on camshaft
    bore 78.7, stroke 114
    RAC rating 23, bhp 60 (7 greater than Rolls 20)
    rpm range 160-3400
    top gear only 10-30mph takes 13 sec
    Gear Box 4 speed conventional crash box
    gear ratios: 1st 19.2, 2nd 11.5:1, 3rd 7.7:1, 4th 4.8:1
    Rear axle Lanchester bronze worm 7:34.
    track 4'8", wheelbase 10'9", width 5'6", length 15'8",
    body duralumin casting, mounted on 4 rubber mounts
    springs ½ elliptic front, cantilever rear
    brakes 4 wheel, separate rods for hand and foot brake. Handbrake operates footbrake. Separate brake adjusters on each wheel backplate to adjust cam position
    ignition Watford magneto, separate set of plugs for distributor used for dual ignition
    petrol consumption: 18 mpg
    Maximum speed 70mph
    Original price chassis £950, complete limousine £1747 (always £50 cheaper than Rolls 21) weight 2 ton
    turning circle 44'
    interesting features: radiator shows water level to avoid removing cap. Suspension was always a selling point from veteran times- chassis stays undistorted when parked tilted on a slope or one wheel 2' higher than the rest enabling doors to still open and shut
    How to time a Lanchester (revised June 2002)

    The Lanchester towering above a Bugatti at Malvern 1999 driving tests

    Lanchester 21 car

    Moss Monaco

    Technical

    engine Ford RS2000
    cc 1993 4 cyl ohv compression ratio 9.2:1
    bore 90.8 stroke 76.85
    bhp 110 at 5500rpm
    track 4' 4 1/2" front, 4' 5" width 5'2" wheelbase 7'6" length 11'6"
    body fibreglass on ladder frame chassis
    springs McPherson strut front suspension. Coil overs (spax ajustable)
    brakes disc
    ignition distributor and coil
    petrol consumption 25? due to heavy foot
    gearbox 4 speed box gear ratio: 1st 12.92:1, 2nd 6.97:1, 3rd 4.85:1, 4th 3.54:1
    rear axle ratio 3.54:1
    weight 8cwt
    acceleration: 0-60 5 seconds
    interesting features Company started in Sheffield 1981 with Malvern (Morgan lookalike) and Mamba, Monaco kit launched 1984 for £557. Fire destroyed factory in 1985 and company taken over by Moss Cars Radstock who retailed the kit for £995. 70 Monaco kits sold in total.
    The Moss at Castle Combe

    Moss kit car

    Moss (my Monaco, 2 Malverns and a Mamba) at Henley Running Board Rally July 2001

    Moss Monaco, Malvern, Mamba kit cars

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