This one appeared on Facebook a few days ago. No information, except that it was built on a '28-'29 A:
I think this is the first time seeing this thread. Damn, I’ll need to start from the beginning. That Parkard is just simply gorgeous!
^^^ wow is that packard nice! Wonder what year that engine is, sure looks good. & the owner gets it muddy with play…. Love it, need one
To all the folks who have posted on this thread, a huge thank you! I have spent the last week or so slowly cruising thru it. Wonderful pics, videos and stories. I’m more of a American hotrod guy but did spend a season volunteering at Laguna Seca for CRAMP. The Monterey Rolex Historics was by far the most enjoyable. Thanks again all. Will continue to follow. Mike
I've just learned that the word used to describe a special in German is Eigenbau. This is what an image search turns up: https://www.google.com/search?q=Eig...EP06-UiAc&bih=591&biw=1366&client=firefox-b-d
How about a Twin-A powered British Special ? Pretty cool. I'd like to have heard it. From this video: (Vintage Sports Car Club day at Brooklands Museum). Mike
That's rather special, here's a link to the builders website. https://www.modelarevival.co.uk/twin-engine-car/
Good new posts. Awesome Packard and sweet A's. Saw a MG TB yesterday. Drew it, then had my way with it. 16" wheels, fairly slicked off body details and custom lever shocks inboard of the chassis rails.
It's much like the twin-engined Montier which was rumoured to have existed, but most probably never did. I wonder if the builders were aware of the stories.
What was that? Blown Riley? Impressive, great low-end torque. Also, someone kick Klaus outta that yard- I'm moving in.
Charles Montier did indeed build a 'Straight-Eight' Ford. He had been racing for ten years and as a Ford dealer in Paris he eagerly waited for the new promised V8 to arrive in 1932, but frustrated by waiting, (there were delays with getting the 'Flattie' into France for some reason) he weant ahead and hooked up two fours inline. It seems from what little I have been able to find it was fast and powerful but hard to keep everything working together but they stuck with it through '33. It certainly looked like a '30s racer, here is Ferdinand (Charles's son) at the start of the Dieppe Grand Prix in 1933.
Interesting article. I just posted it on the "when did blowers show up on hot rods?" thread. Fits here too. From https://www.austinsevenfriends.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=8521 Mike
That vehicle survives and is still registered to this day! Had a bit of a search around but couldn't find any more info on it.
On FB today: "The Bagnall Jaguar — developed over the years in Wellington largely [by] Jaguar enthusiast, Brian Watson. Designed and built in 1949 by Rob Bagnall it was originally powered by a Ford V8 motor, then a Talbot unit, then a Willys 77 engine. "The Easterbrook-Smith brothers bought the car and repowered it with a modified Jaguar Mark VII engine. In 1958 Brian Watson, who worked for Sybil Lupp, bought the car, upgraded the engine to D-Type specs. Watson raced it for many years until he crashed it. The rebuilt car was called The Phoenix. "Brian wrote and published a very interesting book of racing Jaguars in NZ. Worth a read."
Another Kiwi special, from the same source: "The Tucker Ford V8 Special. Been in Auckland many years hiding and waiting restoration perhaps. Built by Jack Tucker it was based on a Rugby chassis. After Tucker was killed in a light plane rash, the car was bought by Bill Southby specifically to be raced by Ernie Sprague. Others were Leo Leonard and Doug Algie. "At one stage there were literally dozens of cars like this — many still exist and it would be fabulous if they could all appear in one place at one time." More here: https://www.facebook.com/classicautonews
I hadn't heard of Apperson. Interesting cars/ company. Doing some reading, I guess this would be a factory special -those numbers were from 1907!
Itala V8 Special after it crashed in its first race, driven by Ern Seeliger, New Years Day 1948, Lobethal, South Australia. Mr Seeliger was, apparently, uninjured. It had previously achieved a time of 30.87 seconds in a Rob Roy Hill Climb (just outside Melbourne, Victoria). The car was owned by Mr Lex Denniston; State Library of Victoria
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