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Vintage, PVT & 2 Litre Forum / Car No 6199 1921

« on: December 04, 2015, 20:58:50 »

I sold 31225 over 30 years ago, don't know who has it now, picture from the Bath and West Show summer before last. It is a 1927 car registered 1st January.
   
   Connecting rod from the Anzani engine, minus white metal babbit bearing-
   
   
   Crankshaft assembly-

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Vintage, PVT & 2 Litre Forum / Car No 6199 1921

« on: December 04, 2015, 13:36:31 »

Headlamps from this car have adorned the front of 31225 for the last 40 years-
   
   
   
   The pistons have no oil rings, two substantial compression, then a groove with drain holes-
   
   
   The residue of the oil in the sump stuck to your skin like tar, almost impossible to scrub off!
   The valves have no guides, run direct in the iron block, unequal stem diameters, the inlets larger than the exhausts, perhaps Anzani's were using up old stock left over from their cancelled aero engine contracts. The amount of carbon deposit under the exhaust valve heads had to to seen to believe! Bit plasticy to not hard, benzol based fuels were popular I believe, not the volativity of today's fuel. I remember a picture of Birkin filling his Alfa during a TT, would be 1931 I guess, big funnel in the tank, emptying a churn into it, fuel sloshing all over and he has a fag in his mouth!

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Vintage, PVT & 2 Litre Forum / Car No 6199 1921

« on: December 03, 2015, 20:10:43 »

Yes next door 12/50 Alvis
   
     Engine No 2237, has piston type oil pump, exhaust manifold integral with block and priming taps in the head. Car is some 200 odd earlier than the four seater that used to be at Beaulieu, yet was registered some weeks later, third quarter  of 1921. Southampton registration, cast aluminum number plate bears a north London makers name.
     Almost ready to build the engine, just working on a test rig to run the oil pump.

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Vintage, PVT & 2 Litre Forum / Car No 6199 1921

« on: December 03, 2015, 11:37:38 »

Thank you Cobra, have it now[]

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Vintage, PVT & 2 Litre Forum / The Race Cars

« on: February 16, 2016, 12:35:50 »

Does anyone have any information on this car-
   
   
   Three were built for RAC Lightcar TT for 1500cc cars 1914, this race in the end was not run due to the outbreak of war. The car was described as being distinctly crab tracked, very wide at the front and narrow at the back. Suggesting there was much difference from standard catalog specs.

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Vintage, PVT & 2 Litre Forum / Looking Back

« on: January 28, 2016, 21:19:28 »

Does anyone remember C.P.(Clive) Willoughby? He ran DP9220 a 12hp Royal car No 31134 later sold to a Dr Moon, Clive also built the aluminum racing car replica. His address was south London later I think he might have moved to Bognor. I have been trying to trace him without success.

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Vintage, PVT & 2 Litre Forum / Car No 6199 1921

« on: December 02, 2015, 18:21:25 »

Long on going project, will post more as things progress-