Amazing Car.....
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Tripper
Older and more rusted every day!
Incredible!
22,
Wow... that is an incredible piece of machinery!!! I am *always* amazed at external valve train engines!!!
BoB
22,
Wow... that is an incredible piece of machinery!!! I am *always* amazed at external valve train engines!!!
BoB
24dodge
One of the Dodge brothers
Wow , that is awesome , thanks for posting it ...... now i`ll have to stare at it for a couple of hours !
Wow , that is awesome , thanks for posting it ...... now i`ll have to stare at it for a couple of hours !
It's 08:30 here and I have been looking at those 3 pictures since 05:00.....
The external gears on the crank, drilled cylinders and crankcase rim, exposed valve train.....
And that hood... I need to get a bead roller.....
This will take all day..
Bonehead
Skull Master
Quarter eliptical front, I guess the back is probably the same. Intereseting piece of equipment there alright. That must be an oil tank under the hood.
24dodge
One of the Dodge brothers
I feel your pain , I hate that I will have to go back and redo things now , but it makes a cooler car in the end...... lots of ideas in those 3 pics.....24
Hand pressure pump under the left side of the dash area.
I need to make hold down straps for my new gas tank, I like the straps on that one with small pieces of ? between the tank and the hold down strap.
And it's a two person ride, passenger a little behind the driver.
If you weren't good friends when you started, you will be when the ride is over. '22
I need to make hold down straps for my new gas tank, I like the straps on that one with small pieces of ? between the tank and the hold down strap.
And it's a two person ride, passenger a little behind the driver.
If you weren't good friends when you started, you will be when the ride is over
. '22
24dodge
One of the Dodge brothers
those look like little u brackets welded to the tank , so the tank won`t slide out from under the straps...
Bonehead
Skull Master
We may have to have Gastrick's people to find us some more pictures of this.
I'd like to see the drive line, it almost looks like a chain drive, or something? I can't see it well enough.
I'd like to see the drive line, it almost looks like a chain drive, or something? I can't see it well enough.
earthman
Fascinated by rolling objects!
OMG! What an awesome machine. That set back passenger seat is from when a mechanic rode along in races,which in my mind took more guts than being in the drivers seat. It has lighting,wonder if it was driven on the street.
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24dodge
One of the Dodge brothers
I believe that car is from England , which probably means it raced in Lemans type races that went from day to night....24
gassersgarage
The California Kid
Reminds me of the Great Race with Tony Curtis and Jack Lemon. If only I had money and unlimited space..............
hotrodron
Drives the Batmobile... er... Ratmobile!
Really cool car. Wouldn't it be nice if we could all build our frames with 2X4s and some wood screws! Love it.
A photo link....
Here is a link to a photo hosting site with 40 huge pictures of this car.
You should be able to see most everything you want.
Make sure you click the "full size" icon on the top right of the page.
It will take me awhile to save all of these....
http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2011792200036898833FwaIpQ?vhost=rides
This car has given me too many ideas.... need to focus my efforts on the rear of my car.... '22
Here is a link to a photo hosting site with 40 huge pictures of this car.
You should be able to see most everything you want.
Make sure you click the "full size" icon on the top right of the page.
It will take me awhile to save all of these....
http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2011792200036898833FwaIpQ?vhost=rides
This car has given me too many ideas.... need to focus my efforts on the rear of my car....
'22
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Bonehead
Skull Master
Thanks for the pics. Drive shaft in there for sure. What a mechanical wonder.
Jimmyjoe Jimbob
Active member
Cool thread on another site about Aero engined cars..
This one is something else, just too cool.
Seems like everything has been drilled, love the body work, engine and WOOD frame.
Just makes me want to go build something...........
What an outrageously cool piece of history! Thanks for posting that!
Scott
Gastrick
One of the Dirty Dozen!
I think that is a seriously cool car. One of the coolest I've seen. I posted those pics over in the fresh thinking thread last night. I didn't see your post here.
canterburyfour
Well-known member
I don't know if this is useful at all.
It says J A P on the side of the car. JAP was a small engine bulder in the early 1900's. I Googled J.A.P. engines and came up with this link http://home.wanadoo.nl/cotton/prewar.htm
It says J A P on the side of the car. JAP was a small engine bulder in the early 1900's. I Googled J.A.P. engines and came up with this link http://home.wanadoo.nl/cotton/prewar.htm
Gastrick
One of the Dirty Dozen!
Actually J.A.P. stood for J. A. Prestwick. An English engine manufactuer more commonly known for motorcycle engines such as the JAP engine powering this 1932 Brough Superior.
From your English Correspondent
I have a bit more info on this car and will try and get more this weekend when I meet some friends at a lecture at the National Motor Museum...
The car is based on a GN Cyclecar built from 1911 to 1919 (the G is from HR Godfrey of HRG sports car fame & the N is from Fraser-Nash of the 20's & 30's) and is indeed powered by a JAP engine - where most JAP engines are V twins this is a 5 litre V8 WW1 aero engine! We Brits liked aero engined cars in the 20's & 30's for land speed attempts and the like.
The car is known as the GN JAP Grand Prix (but I cant prove it was raced at a Grand Prix).
But the biggest surprise is it is still being raced and by still i mean it appears in results list for a VSCC (Vintage Sports Car Club) event in August this year achiving a top speed of 74 MPH.
I have attached a pic of it at Caldwell Park last may... nice to see it's in the lead
I have a bit more info on this car and will try and get more this weekend when I meet some friends at a lecture at the National Motor Museum...
The car is based on a GN Cyclecar built from 1911 to 1919 (the G is from HR Godfrey of HRG sports car fame & the N is from Fraser-Nash of the 20's & 30's) and is indeed powered by a JAP engine - where most JAP engines are V twins this is a 5 litre V8 WW1 aero engine! We Brits liked aero engined cars in the 20's & 30's for land speed attempts and the like.
The car is known as the GN JAP Grand Prix (but I cant prove it was raced at a Grand Prix).
But the biggest surprise is it is still being raced
and by still i mean it appears in results list for a VSCC (Vintage Sports Car Club) event in August this year achiving a top speed of 74 MPH.I have attached a pic of it at Caldwell Park last may... nice to see it's in the lead
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