Mountain Goat Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 (edited) https://youtu.be/RLd6174bz2k Won't this flood the engine a little? Edited August 31, 2021 by Mountain Goat 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 Bits 'n' bobs.... 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobby Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 Perhaps not best to lean too hard on those wings... 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted September 3, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 3, 2021 32 minutes ago, Hobby said: Perhaps not best to lean too hard on those wings... and the obligatory 1960’s knicker shot………… 2 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 More of a similar nature.... 7 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 The Aston DBS from 'The Persuaders' looking and sounding rather nice i n2012.... 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted September 5, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 5, 2021 4 hours ago, Coombe Vale said: Sorry if this has been posted before, but you don't see many of these Russian "tanks" anymore. Lada Niva Hussar. A mate of mine told me, only a few days ago, that they are still being made and that there is somebody in the UK who can get you one, if you feel so inclined. It is apparently due to be superseded by a derivative of the Dacia Duster in the near future. John 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alastairq Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 https://lada4x4.co.uk/ Not costly when compared to the cheapest electric car, either? Handy if one doesn't get along with today's modern cars and their clicknology? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 There's a definite touch of Fiat and Innocenti about that little Lada . Some more old school bits 'n' bobs.... 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted September 5, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 5, 2021 3 hours ago, alastairq said: https://lada4x4.co.uk/ Not costly when compared to the cheapest electric car, either? Handy if one doesn't get along with today's modern cars and their clicknology? They will soon become none-compliant with exhaust emission standards. That is why they will no longer be available. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alastairq Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 Am I right in thinking, the elan was the first [production] Lotus in which someone over 6 foot tall could fit, comfortably? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted September 5, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 5, 2021 There are two Lada Niva's on E-bay, one is a dealers ad and the other is rather cheap but doesn't have an MoT. Whats more its in Northern Ireland (buyer collects). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted September 5, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 5, 2021 1 hour ago, alastairq said: Am I right in thinking, the elan was the first [production] Lotus in which someone over 6 foot tall could fit, comfortably? Was that the original Elan, or the Plus Two version? I'm small enough to fit in a Spridget without discomfort so the Elan was just fine.... John 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alastairq Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 45 minutes ago, Dunsignalling said: Was that the original Elan, or the Plus Two version? I'm small enough to fit in a Spridget without discomfort so the Elan was just fine.... John The original Elan being the first, that is what I'm asking about. Colin Chapman apparently had a habit of sizing up the seats & cockpits of various Lotus models [Elite, etc] to suit himself...and his size! Which most certainly wasn't 6 foot 2 inches! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted September 5, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 5, 2021 3 hours ago, alastairq said: Am I right in thinking, the elan was the first [production] Lotus in which someone over 6 foot tall could fit, comfortably? I did…… 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetmorgan Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 As some of you may have noticed I posted a load of screenshots from a 1935 film called LAst Journey...lots of trains around Paddington in the mid 1930's. But also in the film was this rather nice AC....and if I may, I'll add an "Oh I say...ding dooong" as we are in that sort of era. Apologies I've no idea which AC car it is but enjoy the pics anyway. Oh are there are some aeroplane pics as well which I'll post in the relevant aeroplane thread. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted September 5, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 5, 2021 25 minutes ago, jetmorgan said: As some of you may have noticed I posted a load of screenshots from a 1935 film called LAst Journey...lots of trains around Paddington in the mid 1930's. But also in the film was this rather nice AC....and if I may, I'll add an "Oh I say...ding dooong" as we are in that sort of era. Apologies I've no idea which AC car it is but enjoy the pics anyway. https://motoringpicturelibrary.com/index.php/mpl_images/ac-open-tourer-1934-1991-cc-vehicle-reg-no-bpf753-event-entry-no-70-driver-hurlock-c-f-finished-5th-out-of-65-place-r-s-a-c-scottish-rally-date-10-14-6-34 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 One of the 'John Coombes' E-Types.... The late and much missed Norman Dewis at MIRA with the one and only XJ13.... 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
APOLLO Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 Just now, Rugd1022 said: One of the 'John Coombes' E-Types.... Buy 1 get one free ? Brit15 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted September 5, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 5, 2021 4 hours ago, jetmorgan said: As some of you may have noticed I posted a load of screenshots from a 1935 film called LAst Journey...lots of trains around Paddington in the mid 1930's. But also in the film was this rather nice AC....and if I may, I'll add an "Oh I say...ding dooong" as we are in that sort of era. Apologies I've no idea which AC car it is but enjoy the pics anyway. Oh are there are some aeroplane pics as well which I'll post in the relevant aeroplane thread. 3 hours ago, Metr0Land said: https://motoringpicturelibrary.com/index.php/mpl_images/ac-open-tourer-1934-1991-cc-vehicle-reg-no-bpf753-event-entry-no-70-driver-hurlock-c-f-finished-5th-out-of-65-place-r-s-a-c-scottish-rally-date-10-14-6-34 The AC engine was a 6 cylinder SOHC unit designed during WW1 and introduced in 1919 and remained in production for almost fifty years. 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alastairq Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 12 hours ago, PhilJ W said: The AC engine was a 6 cylinder SOHC unit designed during WW1 and introduced in 1919 and remained in production for almost fifty years. Indeed, by the 1950's it was considered a bit of a lame duck! A local AC aficionado [with some Bucklands!] reckons, for useability, doing what AC did with most of their cars of the era, and fit a Ford 6 cylinder engine..more reliable, more power too.. I believe the AC Ace was also offered with the Ford {2.5 litre?] 6 cylinder engine, instead of the Bristol lump? I believe that, with some Raymond Mays work on the Zody engine, it would be more powerful by far, compared to the Bristol lump? Certainly cheaper to maintain? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted September 6, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 6, 2021 Quite a few car engines had a long production run, the Jag XK was made in various sizes for more than forty years for example. Does anyone know which car engine was in production for the longest period? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted September 6, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 6, 2021 14 minutes ago, PhilJ W said: Quite a few car engines had a long production run, the Jag XK was made in various sizes for more than forty years for example. Does anyone know which car engine was in production for the longest period? I'd think the VW flat four would have to be a contender, 1930s to around 2000? John 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alastairq Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 The US Ford inline six engine might also be in contention, or thereabouts? OK, so it started off as a sidevalver, but soon went to OHV. {OK, so the VW aircooled engine pre-WW2 was not really anything like the VW aircooled motor of the 1970's either]... Whilst not the most powerful of big engines from Ford, in bhp terms, it certainly powered Ford's world for many decades...and is strong too [stronger than a V8]... [Mine is certainly adequate for keeping ahead of today's traffic] Ford , as usual, were penny-scrimping with production costs, so the inlet manifold was cast in one piece with eh cylinder head...no gaskets to leak, of course, saved on a few studs and nuts....but the internal runners could be somewhat iffy....leading to weak mixtures on the end cylinders, and rich mixtures on the middle 4. Eventually all makers preferred the V6 layout, which avoided that long runner mixture issue....and made it easier to meet emissions standards too. Ford went back to the inline 6 on the later Mustangs due to supply problems with their V6.... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted September 6, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 6, 2021 I think the VW engine wins hands down even if you only consider the four cylinder version. The early Beetles were only two cylinder as was the Kubelwagen when more power was required the four cylinder was introduced. The Austin seven engine was produced with gradual improvements from 1922 to 1962 (latterly by Reliant) which makes it second to the Volkswagen engine. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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