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Originally posted by Jam2
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This must be a very rare car.
It is brilliant to see a thread on these very rare cars, the first four-wheeled A-Cs (discounting the Weller).
Marketed as the A-C Model Ten, the earliest known reports were in April 1913. The 10hp Fivet engine was a four-cylinder monoblock watercooled design of 1096cc. The first cars had a central gearbox and worm back axle. LL6864 features this arrangement. The main frame of the chassis was formed from a single length of channel-section steel - the first example of Weller's patent no 2534. The characteristic taper at the front gave a good turning circle. Steering was rack and pinion!
By October 1913 the car had been heavily revised. Changes included a strengthened rear axle incorporating the gearbox. Later, a 12hp model and different body styles were offered. For the 12hp model, the 1327cc Fivet engine had a bore and stroke of 65mm x 100mm. Now - there is another story line!
