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Ray the rocker · Joined: 01 Aug 2008 Posts: 187 Location: south wales

Had a conversation with my brother-in-law the other night and an old motoring book surfaced from the bookshelf--stone me --there`s more knowledge in the thirties that i did`nt even know myself !!
The book`s called---Modern motor cars---dated 1924...volume 1.
Strikes me to find an 8 horsepower horizontally opposed twin cylinder unit as fitted to a rover!! I wonder why they never thought it would cotton on but then turn up as a four cylinder volkswagon---history will tell us what a good design it turned out to be.....I`ll see if i can supply a few pictures ..

Cheers---Ray the Rocker.....

Handyman · Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2011 1:13 am Post subject:

What was even better was the OHC four cylinder, aircooled boxer engines made by Citroen and fitted to the GS and GSA. Far superior to that Teutonic donkey. Razz

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Keith D · Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2011 1:40 am Post subject:

Don't forget the mighty Jowett from Yorkshire! Their flat horizontally opposed twin was unburstable! It became a four cylinder after the war in the Javelin and Jupitor.

Ray, the book that is the real eyeopener is the famous Dykes encyclopeodia from the USA. My copy is the sixteenth edition dated 1931. 1233 pages plus carburetor suppliment of another hundred or so pages! What a wealth of early motoring information!

Keith

Phil - Nottingham · Joined: 01 Jan 2008 Posts: 1252 Location: Nottingham

The little Rover 8's (air-cooled) from the 1920's were good sellers - there are a number left - also one locally along with a 1930's Jowett Bradford van with a 2 cyl horizontal opposed engine
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Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22779 Location: UK

A few contemporary photos here on the main site:
http://www.oldclassiccar.co.uk/rover8.htm

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47Jag · Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2011 10:43 am Post subject:

There's one up here in Central Scotland that makes regular appearances.

Art

Ray the rocker · Joined: 01 Aug 2008 Posts: 187 Location: south wales

Borrowed said book today , astounded by the selection of carburettors that were available and listed as interchangeable on many engines.names such as the "sthenos", claudel,the white and poppe,the smith,the schebler and the brown and barlow. Makes zenith and SU sound trivial !
Yes, ido remember the jowett javelin--one neighbour spent most of his weekends trying to correct oil leaks---use the car for work in the week,strip out engine on the weekend as if it was like his job to do before sunday lunch ! Always had a smile on his face tho--together with the aroma of "swarfega" waffting up his driveway --happy days.....

Cheers--Ray the Rocker.....

exbmc · Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2011 5:40 pm Post subject: flat four carbs

Ray, I was brought up on Zenith, SU, Solex and Stromberg etc. However, one of the old carb makers you mention is still going. Now known as Marvel-Schebler, but I assume basically still the same company,they make a range of updraft carbs for light aircraft. These are bolted to the sump, and feed the mixture in, through a oil warmed spider plenum to the inlet pipes. The engines are mostly Lycoming or Continental flat fours.