HMC P4 Progress

[Matty]

It's genuinely getting to the point that you can only surpass yourself next time by buying a 1920s biplane or something similar 🤣

[Supernaut]

  On 26/12/2024 at 11:34, HMC said:

Refuelling arrangement would put fear into those with a habit…

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That's still more refined than the refuelling arrangement in the 1955 Land Rover I'm working on. In that, you need to remove the driver's seat base and open the panel underneath in order to put fuel in!

[Jenson Velcro]

  On 26/12/2024 at 11:33, HMC said:

Saloon, a “burnham” apparently 

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Similar, but different. The black and white photo is a car owned by the family pre-war and driven by my grandfather. I’ve always wondered what it is…..

[bezzabsa]

  On 26/12/2024 at 13:28, Supernaut said:

That's still more refined than the refuelling arrangement in the 1955 Land Rover I'm working on. In that, you need to remove the driver's seat base and open the panel underneath in order to put fuel in!

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gunna be fun at one of those " keep door closed when filling up" garages....

and a whole 13Hp.... 😮

[somewhatfoolish]

  On 26/12/2024 at 13:41, Jenson Velcro said:

Similar, but different. The black and white photo is a car owned by the family pre-war and driven by my grandfather. I’ve always wondered what it is…..

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Three stud hubs and wheels must narrow it down a fair bit, most had more fasteners than that. 

[timolloyd]

  On 26/12/2024 at 12:54, Matty said:

It's genuinely getting to the point that you can only surpass yourself next time by buying a 1920s biplane or something similar 🤣

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Shire horse next!

[Dyslexic Viking]

  On 26/12/2024 at 13:41, Jenson Velcro said:

Similar, but different. The black and white photo is a car owned by the family pre-war and driven by my grandfather. I’ve always wondered what it is…..

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Morris Cowley? 

[BorniteIdentity]

  On 26/12/2024 at 11:32, HMC said:

First stop off…. hotel in fowey

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Ooof! She's gorgeous etc blah.

[Jenson Velcro]

  On 26/12/2024 at 16:37, Dyslexic Viking said:

Morris Cowley? 

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Yes, could well be as there’s a lot of similarities with the details.

For @HMC info the b&w photo was almost certainly taken somewhere on Dartmoor, as the family used to go out from Plymouth for drives at weekends and have picnics. No more clues to work out an exact location though.

[wuvvum]

@HMC How are you getting on with the crash 'box?

[lesapandre]

  On 26/12/2024 at 17:45, wuvvum said:

@HMC How are you getting on with the crash 'box?

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[Missy Charm]

  On 26/12/2024 at 16:03, bezzabsa said:

gunna be fun at one of those " keep door closed when filling up" garages....

and a whole 13Hp.... 😮

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13 RAC horsepower, surely.  In BHP terms, the Austin has a road-ripping 27...  

[HMC]

  On 26/12/2024 at 17:45, wuvvum said:

@HMC How are you getting on with the crash 'box?

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Going up is easier than down, but it’s satisfying when it slips in perfectly (oh matron) i watched a hubnut vid @dollywobbler which helped. the accelerator and brake are  quite well placed for heel and toe when slowing  and changing down…. but its a work in progress.

[HMC]

Interesting temp gauge….

As checked and approved by a christmas elf

[Weird Car]

  On 26/12/2024 at 19:14, HMC said:

Interesting temp gauge….

As checked and approved by a christmas elf

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Honestly can’t wait to buy this off of you in 2 days 🤤😂

[somewhatfoolish]

Does your Boyce Motometer work?

[D.E]

 

[Surface Rust]

  On 26/12/2024 at 19:48, D.E said:

 

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A trustworthy brand!

 

[High Jetter]

  On 26/12/2024 at 19:48, D.E said:

 

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10 bucks, in 1913???

[junkyarddog]

  On 26/12/2024 at 19:48, D.E said:

 

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My mk2 Golf had MotoMeter gauges too!!

[D.E]

  On 26/12/2024 at 21:46, High Jetter said:

10 bucks, in 1913???

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The average US wage in 1910 was 22 cents per hour. The average US worker made between $200 and $400 per year .. A competent accountant could expect to earn $2000 per year, A dentist $2,500 per year, a veterinarian between $1,500 and $4,000 per year,and a mechanical engineer about $5,000 per year.

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Not cheap, but in the 1910s car ownership wasn't affordable for everyone yet, not even in the US. Those able to buy a car typically earned a bit more than the average wage, and were thus able to spend a few more dollars on accessories - popular car models such as the Model T were seriously bASic out of the factory, so there was a huge aftermarket industry to help equip your car with additional instruments, tyres with all sorts of wondrous tread patterns, horns, lamps, bigger radiators, modifications to make a car do farm work, and a lot of useless stuff like this thing.

Or maybe the car thieves of a century ago were easily startled.... Anyway, maybe this is comparable to spending lots of money now on fancy wheels or an eardrum rupturing sound system. 

[High Jetter]

  On 26/12/2024 at 22:34, D.E said:

 

Not cheap, but in the 1910s car ownership wasn't affordable for everyone yet, not even in the US. Those able to buy a car typically earned a bit more than the average wage, and were thus able to spend a few more dollars on accessories - popular car models such as the Model T were seriously bASic out of the factory, so there was a huge aftermarket industry to help equip your car with additional instruments, tyres with all sorts of wondrous tread patterns, horns, lamps, bigger radiators, modifications to make a car do farm work, and a lot of useless stuff like this thing.

Or maybe the car thieves of a century ago were easily startled.... Anyway, maybe this is comparable to spending lots of money now on fancy wheels or an eardrum rupturing sound system. 

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Cars cost from $525 in 1913, $200 less 2 years later. I wonder how he was easily inflated 'with your hand'? 😀

[lesapandre]

  On 26/12/2024 at 22:34, D.E said:

 

Not cheap, but in the 1910s car ownership wasn't affordable for everyone yet, not even in the US. Those able to buy a car typically earned a bit more than the average wage, and were thus able to spend a few more dollars on accessories - popular car models such as the Model T were seriously bASic out of the factory, so there was a huge aftermarket industry to help equip your car with additional instruments, tyres with all sorts of wondrous tread patterns, horns, lamps, bigger radiators, modifications to make a car do farm work, and a lot of useless stuff like this thing.

Or maybe the car thieves of a century ago were easily startled.... Anyway, maybe this is comparable to spending lots of money now on fancy wheels or an eardrum rupturing sound system. 

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[High Jetter]

Local news ... 😀

[2flags]

That is a thing of beauty!

 

[DSdriver]

  On 26/12/2024 at 21:46, High Jetter said:

10 bucks, in 1913???

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A buck was only worth 4 bob (20p) back then.

[HMC]

Fowey ferry..

[lesapandre]

  On 27/12/2024 at 10:47, HMC said:

Fowey ferry..

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And in the background with the blue windows -  writer Daphne du Maurier's Cornish home - purchased in 1926.

Austin looking very wonderful.

Does it have a heater?❄️❄️❄️

[Shite Ron]

I have always been a big fan of 1960’s and 1970’s cars but until recently not too excited by older (or newer) cars. This however is fantastic,  the styling is enhanced by the fantastic exterior and interior colours, This is a car I would love to own, fortunately there will be several quicker to the computer when it comes up for sale as I have no room. I am really enjoying the updates on this, it is magnificent and a great way to spend your Christmas holiday.

[yes oui si]

  On 26/12/2024 at 21:46, High Jetter said:

10 bucks, in 1913???

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About $320 today.