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Minxy
Joined: 22 Sep 2010 Posts: 272 Location: West Northants
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Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2016 12:08 am Post subject: Lanchester Ld 10 |
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So my new toy arrived today
Its a Lanchester Ld10. officially registered in 1951 although the chassis number is a very early one around 1946. it would appear it spent a few years at the Lanchester works and the body was fitted at end of production but no one knows why. The previous owner had it for 37 years the last ten spent in a barn. He fetched it out the barn washed it, did plugs and points, fresh oil and fuel, a new battery and it runs. It has a Wilson pre-select gearbox It is ally bodied from the firewall back. It needs new tyres and further recommissioning before its ready for the road then to decide how much, if any, restoration should be done. |
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peter scott
Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 7113 Location: Edinburgh
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Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2016 8:37 am Post subject: |
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Looks in pretty good shape. Beautiful original leatherwork. It will be interesting to hear your thoughts on driving with the Wilson box.
Peter _________________ http://www.nostalgiatech.co.uk
1939 SS Jaguar 2 1/2 litre saloon |
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kevin2306
Joined: 01 Jul 2013 Posts: 1359 Location: nr Llangollen, north wales
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Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2016 9:53 am Post subject: |
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nice motor
Tell me about the gearbox please, how does that work
Kev |
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Rick Site Admin
Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22429 Location: UK
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mikeC
Joined: 31 Jul 2009 Posts: 1771 Location: Market Warsop, Nottinghamshire
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Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2016 3:05 pm Post subject: |
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Hopefully you'll not find the pre-selector box a problem. It's simple enough to drive, just requires a bit of anticipation! Basically you select the next gear you want, and then when the time comes depress the clutch - instant gear change!
Back in the 1990s my mother (in her eighties) was running two pre-war Talbots: a 1933 65 (1666cc, 50bhp) and a 1931 75 (2300cc, uprated to 90bhp).
She preferred the 65 with pre-selector to the 75 with crash box; I recall one outing when she set off in the 65 and I was delayed a moment or two in the 75 - no problem, I thought, I'll catch up easily... Huh! It took me 20 miles of pretty furious driving before she came into sight! I was impressed! |
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Minxy
Joined: 22 Sep 2010 Posts: 272 Location: West Northants
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Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2016 9:28 pm Post subject: |
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Yes that's pretty much it with pre-select gearbox, once started select first and feed in the accelerator and off you go just like a conventional auto, you then slip the gear changer into second - nothing happens until you dip and release the pedal where the clutch is and it then changes and so on through the gears so essentially you are 'pre- selecting' the next gear you are likely to need up or down. I was surprised to find how many cars of the time, including racing cars, used this box. |
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Richard H
Joined: 03 Apr 2009 Posts: 2148 Location: Lincolnshire, UK
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Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2017 10:29 am Post subject: |
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Always liked these. Looks a really nice example, I look forward to following the recommissioning. _________________ Richard Hughes |
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alastairq
Joined: 14 Oct 2016 Posts: 1950 Location: East Yorkshire
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Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2017 2:01 pm Post subject: |
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I pretty much learnt to 'drive', as they say, on a pre-selector gearbox, courtesy of London Transport!
ERA single seat racers had pre-selctor gearboxes, IIRC?
I understand, they were used because the gearboxes were 'stronger' than manual boxes....[being epicyclic?] of the time?
It was London Transport that developed the labyrinth oil seal, which made fluid flywheels a less drippy proposition? |
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