Six Cylinders Motoring Notes

[SiC]

9 minutes ago, Crackers said:

Rolls 20/25 I think, not the Bentley equivalent as they have a more curved grille top. 

It's missing its Spirit of Ecstasty, I hope that's somewhere safe. 

Its the back that confused me. I'm not that good with pre war cars though.

We had a 20/25 as our wedding car.

 

[Six-cylinder]

I feel I need to plead my case to stay an Autoshiter because of my actions!

Yes I have bought a Rolls Royce, but it is an old one and Mrs6C thinks it has been painted with the whole badger rather than its bristles in a brush!

Yes it a bit shoddy and the cheapest non-Limousine I could find.

1933 Rolls Royce 20/25 with Park Ward owner driver D back body.

This is no impulse purchase and seeds were sown by @Saabnut 1 year, 9 months and 2 days ago!

The 20/25 should be around for FoD 12/13 Aug weekend.

[SiC]

How fast does it go mister?

I remember Saabnut mentioning about you having an interest when he picked up my Minor! (Side note, whatever happened to that car?)

[Six-cylinder]

4 minutes ago, SiC said:

How fast does it go mister?

I remember Saabnut mentioning about you having an interest when he picked up my Minor! (Side note, whatever happened to that car?)

I have driven it 25 miles home through the queuing traffic of Northampton and got it up to 57 mph on the dual carriageway. Seems to drive well except for a little brake imbalance.

[LightBulbFun]

13 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

I feel I need to plead my case to stay an Autoshiter because of my actions!

Yes I have bought a Rolls Royce, but it is an old one and Mrs6C thinks it has been painted with the whole badger rather than its bristles in a brush!

Yes it a bit shoddy and the cheapest non-Limousine I could find.

1933 Rolls Royce 20/25 with Park Ward owner driver D back body.

This is no impulse purchase and seeds were sown by @Saabnut 1 year, 9 months and 2 days ago!

The 20/25 should be around for FoD 12/13 Aug weekend.

Appropriate registration mark is appropriate! given it is a 20/25  I almost wonder if that was intentional back in 1933?

one for the cars with their model number in their registration mark thread!  

 

[beko1987]

14 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

I have driven it 25 miles home through the queuing traffic of Northampton and got it up to 57 mph on the dual carriageway. Seems to drive well except for a little brake imbalance.

Vmaxed it then, nice! 

[brownnova]

Fan-flipping-tactic purchase that! Again, I also seemed to have an awareness that this was in the offing, but glad that it has happened! Great purchase, and a car you’ve wanted for a long while, which is of course the whole point. 

[HMC]

Lovley, did you buy it at the H&H classic auction? Sounds like it has an interesting history.

[3VOM]

I envision it being packed inside and with people standing on the running boards at the next chippy run.

[Ghosty]

Congrats on finding one, looks class and suits you to the ground.

[loserone]

31 seconds to 60 and 14 MPG.  I bet it sounds phenomenal 

[Dick Cheeseburger]

Churchill's daughter's runabout? It's got some history! Impressive old beast for sure. 

[Crackers]

Christ, I've just seen the brief history of it. 

Definitely from the era when only people of a certain calibre could buy a Roller. 

Also, it appears to have a link to Sheffield Park, which is the base of the Bluebell Railway, so that's nice too. 

[Six-cylinder]

It drove home fine from the collection point in Northampton so I took it to BMW club tonight, in Bicester and it drove there fine. On the way home it started popping on lift off overrun as I got near home. It has two rate charging manually selected, but it was too dark to see the ammeter so maybe running headlights has discharged the battery to the point the ignition was compromised. It had a flat battery on the drive when I tried to move it to a better parking spot and I put the jump pack on it to get it parked. It is now on charge and I will see how that works out tomorrow. 

It looked great in the evening sunshine tonight.

[juular]

6 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

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Holy shit Chris.

[Crackers]

28 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

It had a flat battery on the drive when I tried to move it

The most marque-appropriate FTP ever recorded on Autoshite.

A Rolls Royce does not break down, but it may occasionally fail to proceed. 

[High Jetter]

A Darling Buds of May re-creation at the FOD sometime soon? Top buyage, sir

[Surface Rust]

That is glorious. Well bought!

[AnthonyG]

Superb. Looking forward to seeing  this in a couple of weeks time.

Have you bought slowsilver his cap and gloves yet? 

[wuvvum]

Wow!  Was not expecting that.  Really looking forward to the next FOD weekend now!

[quicksilver]

17 hours ago, 3VOM said:

I envision it being packed inside and with people standing on the running boards at the next chippy run.

I've got a mental picture of it looking like an Indian train with people crowded on the roof and hanging off the sides, one occasionally falling off and getting left behind.

Sir has indeed purchased himself a most excellent conveyance.

[dave j]

Love it! I wasn't expecting that!

[timolloyd]

19 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

… so I took it to BMW club tonight,

Nice, same company after all.

[Snake Charmer]

Nice one, Autoshite does Downton Abbey!

[Twiggy]

That is one superb machine !

[Six-cylinder]

@Slowsilver helped me move the Biturbo to storage this afternoon to make more room for the 20/25. I felt it was only fair to give him first ride in the 20/25.

Armed with a printout on how to cold start your 20/25 I set about getting it started. Having had it on charge since last night the starter flung the engine over with enthusiasm. Trouble was it would only run using the starter carb which you are not suppose to use for more than 30 secs.  

Slowsilver noticed the knurled lid of the carburettor piston housing had vibrated lose and unscrewed slightly allowing the vacuum within to be compromised, the piston therefore did not rise and the slow running jet did not operate as intended.

This repair is of course considered to just be the normal duties of a chauffeur! (thank you slowsilver for your diagnosis and repair, you have saved the car from being unusable this weekend)

The plan now is to take slowsilver out for an evening run after rush hour.

[timolloyd]

Is it me or does @Slowsilverlook like Brabinger from To The Manor Born? And in which case does that make @Six-cylinderRichard Devere?

[Six-cylinder]

I have also blow a headlight bulb, 36w dual filament.

[hairnet]

steve just wanted to touch it

 

[Six-cylinder]

9 minutes ago, hairnet said:

steve just wanted to touch it

 

Heeling Hands!