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18 Dec 2006, 17:06 (Ref:1793778)
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Can you ID this car???
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18 Dec 2006, 23:01 (Ref:1794125)
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It may have run in the Gordon Bennett Cup, which was held from 1900-1905.
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19 Dec 2006, 09:09 (Ref:1794368)
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Welcome cornholio; one for the main forum, I think.
I'm sure that I have seen this one in photos before; will look around! Last edited by John Turner; 22 Dec 2006 at 10:26. |
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19 Dec 2006, 09:21 (Ref:1794388)
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I'm fairly certain that this is the Napier built for the 1904 Gordon Bennett race. Later (1907) the engine was enlarged from 15.1 litres, to over 20 litres, became known as 'Samson' and raced at Brooklands. (Source:- 'Racing Cars and Record Breakers - 1898-1921' by Nicholson, published by Batsford)
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19 Dec 2006, 21:41 (Ref:1795169)
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Yes, you're right there John (apart from the fact that the book you cited is published by Blandford, not Batsford!)
There's a rather splendid action drawing of SF Edge driving this car on a record run at Brooklands in 1907 on the Illustrated London News website: http://www.ilnpictures.co.uk/files/i...659_115466.jpg |
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19 Dec 2006, 22:53 (Ref:1795256)
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Since the photograph is obviously recent, be aware that this is actually a replica, built in Australia. The engine is, I believe, the main original part. It's still a splendid beast; I worked out that there must be about 650 feet of copper tube in that radiator.
RWB only; when it went to France on an event about five years ago, the driver said "It'll do about 110 mph, but you have to be looking a long way ahead at that speed". |
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20 Dec 2006, 13:27 (Ref:1795752)
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Yep, Vitesse, Blandford; should have put my specs. on! Great pic, too!
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24 Dec 2006, 15:37 (Ref:1798776)
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Are there now 2 of these cars, as I am sure I saw one race at Mallory Park
3 or 4 years ago. Has the one I saw been sold to Australia? |
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24 Dec 2006, 19:07 (Ref:1798835)
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29 Dec 2006, 10:49 (Ref:1801062)
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I also remember it's competing at VSCC Prescott. Wheelspin out of Pardon produced enough smoke to obscure the whole incline from Pardon down to Orchard.
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