Post pictures and stories about your cars both present and past. Also post up "blogs" on your restoration projects - the more pictures the better! Note: blog-type threads often get few replies, but are often read by many members, and provide interest and motivation to other enthusiasts so don't be disappointed if you don't get many replies.
Its a Lanchester Ld10. Officially registered in 1951 although the chassis number is a very early one - about 1946. It would appear the chassis was in the ownership of the Lanchester works and the body was fitted at the end of production but no one knows why. It has a Wilson pre-select gearbox The body from the firewall back is ally. The last owner had it for 37 years and it spent the last ten in a barn. It had a wash a new battery and fresh fuel so it runs. It will need new tyres and more recommissioning before it goes on the road then in the mid term a decision on whether/or how much to restore it.
Never play chess with a pigeon. It will knock all the pieces over, S*#t on the board and then strut around pretending it won.
Technically, that's the preselector, the actual change is made with the gearchange pedal, confusingly found where the clutch would be on a conventional manual. Preselectors are brilliant and simple to drive: Select first then prod the pedal to move off and, as soon as you're moving, preselect the next gear and use the gearchange pedal when you want to engage that gear. For descending very steep hills, select reverse, which gives maximum engine braking. Dad's family owned several cars with preselector gearboxes and the associated Wilson fluid flywheel (the latter very similar to a more modern torque converter in its appearance), I first drove a car with a preselector (a Daimler) when I was eleven years of age and the technique is remarkably intuitive.
I absolutely love the patina of that car. IMHO, restoring the age out of it would be a great shame because it all appears well preserved in a way that no restored car can hope to match for its appeal. She's a beautiful old thing, enjoy!
J "Home is where you park it", so the saying goes. That may yet come true..
Nobody has mentioned the best bits, pod headlamps and suicide doors!
That is a rather cool looking toy.
Understeer: when you hit the wall with the front of the car.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.
The body from the firewall back is ally. The last owner had it for 37 years and it spent the last ten in a barn. It had a wash a new battery and fresh fuel so it runs. It will need new tyres and more recommissioning before it goes on the road then in the mid term a decision on whether/or how much to restore it.
