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Rick Site Admin
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roverdriver
Joined: 18 Oct 2008 Posts: 1210 Location: 100 miles from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Posted: Thu May 21, 2020 7:58 am Post subject: |
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The AA looks great, Rick. I am somewhat envious. I heartily agree with you about greatest care near moving machinery, but would also add BEWARE OF MODIFICATIONS of machinery.
I would like to point out that the opening in the bottom of the A's flywheel housing is most definitely wrong. Originally the flywheel could not be seen at that point because the only hole there was a very small, less than quarter inch round hole with a jiggle pin in it. The hole was provided as an escape for any oil that got past the rear main bearing and the jiggle pin was to keep the hole open.
I would suggest hunting for a replacement flywheel housing, because as it is, road dirt and splashed water can get in there and play havoc with the clutch and thrust bearing.
I cannot understand why anyone would cut such a great hole in that casting
Regards, Dane. _________________ Dane- roverdriver but not a Viking. |
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roverdriver
Joined: 18 Oct 2008 Posts: 1210 Location: 100 miles from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Posted: Thu May 21, 2020 8:11 am Post subject: |
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The Crocket T Tudor, apart from the added headlights and curtains, sports some other non-factory features. The mudguard mounted side lights are not a factory fitting, and neither are the wheels with their balloon tyres and demountable rims. Other details suggest the car is a 1924 or 25 model and would have come equipped with 30 x 3½ beaded edge tyres on appropriate wheels.
The visor over the windscreen is an add-on and the horn is definitely either an add-on or completely out of place, as the T electric horn, was usually mounted under the bonnet.
Nevertheless it is an interesting example. and illustrates how the Ford of the period spawned a huge business for add-on accessories. _________________ Dane- roverdriver but not a Viking. |
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Rick Site Admin
Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22446 Location: UK
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Posted: Thu May 21, 2020 8:19 am Post subject: |
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roverdriver wrote: | The AA looks great, Rick. I am somewhat envious. I heartily agree with you about greatest care near moving machinery, but would also add BEWARE OF MODIFICATIONS of machinery.
I would like to point out that the opening in the bottom of the A's flywheel housing is most definitely wrong. Originally the flywheel could not be seen at that point because the only hole there was a very small, less than quarter inch round hole with a jiggle pin in it. The hole was provided as an escape for any oil that got past the rear main bearing and the jiggle pin was to keep the hole open.
I would suggest hunting for a replacement flywheel housing, because as it is, road dirt and splashed water can get in there and play havoc with the clutch and thrust bearing.
I cannot understand why anyone would cut such a great hole in that casting
Regards, Dane. |
I did wonder about that Dane as the hole doesn't look neat enough to be factory.
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Ray White
Joined: 02 Dec 2014 Posts: 6313 Location: Derby
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Posted: Sat May 23, 2020 9:49 am Post subject: |
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That advert for the Dorset and Devon reminded me of how, with hindsight, I should have tried to save a Dorset that used to languish unloved in a garden in Ascot.
I used to pass the car frequently but at the time I lacked sufficient off road space - let alone a garage - to take on a restoration and selfishly failed to put the word around. It was something I kept meaning to do but somehow never got round to.
Eventually, the car rotted into the ground and then one day it disappeared. It might have been saved but I doubt it. The Dorset, of course, is now a very rare car and I live with the guilt that I had the chance to save one but didn't. |
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peter scott
Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 7118 Location: Edinburgh
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Peter_L
Joined: 10 Apr 2008 Posts: 2680 Location: New Brunswick. Canada.
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Posted: Sat May 23, 2020 8:56 pm Post subject: |
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You can't have people grabbing moving wheels, they might Learn something.
I am guessing that from about age 5 up to perhaps 12-13 my Dad and I spent hours building things with Meccano. I had inherited two large sets, some of it was blue and silver. Cranes, reduction boxes and multiple pulley hoists were our favourite. |
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peter scott
Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 7118 Location: Edinburgh
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Posted: Thu May 28, 2020 4:09 pm Post subject: |
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Sounds like the story of the three bears.
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Penman
Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4756 Location: Swindon, Wilts.
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Hi Rick
I saw your mention of changes to the Berkeley St site and went to look at the oldmaps.
There was garage on that site as late as the '69'-'74 1:1250
https://www.old-maps.co.uk/#/Map/257562/665859/13/100951
and in the 1895 1:500 it is shown as next door to a Livery Stable, so maybe involved in the Carriage Trade even then, it is a shame that the paperwork doesn't have a "Trading since ------" marker. _________________ Bristols should always come in pairs.
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