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1942 Morris 8 Series E Tourer
1942 Morris 8 Series E Tourer
Pre-war Shape - Convertible - 918 cc Side valve straight 4 engine - Original "waterfall" dummy grille - 4 Speed gear box
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Classic cars,
Morris,
Silver Ghost with Alpine Eagle Specification chassis
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| 1919 Silver Ghost with Alpine Eagle Specification chassis. |
- Make: Rolls Royce
- Model: Silver Ghost.
- Year: 1919
Originally ordered by & sold to Lord Rocksavage at 12 Kensington Palace Gardens. The car is fitted with a magnificent rakish 1908 Franklin 2 seater body which is the epitome of sporting motoring. The cockpit is comfortable & spacious with both gear lever & handbrake being located outside the body. The bonnet is continental style with wide louvres for enhanced cooling.
Importantly the car was specified as a high speed Alpine Eagle chassis with a high geared rear axle and high compression engine. The Rolls Royce build sheets specify that particular attention was to be given to quick acceleration. Springs to be set on the strong side for fast driving. An Elliot speedometer was also specified which resides in the dash to this day. Driving the car, once can quickly see that Messers Rolls & Royce fulfilled their goals as it accelerates strongly & wafts up hills with no effort at all.
The coachwork is finished in black with hand applied red coach lines; the paint being in excellent condition. To the interior is burgundy button style leather seating fitted in 2001 which has had sufficient time to build up a perfect mild patina of use. The hood in Black Mohair is easy to erect & unusually the car looks as good with the hood up as it does with it down.
The body is strictly two seats only. To the rear is a lovely luggage trunk that hinges up to reveal a commodious storage space underneath which will accommodate large suitcases etc for touring.
All brightwork is lovely with a lot of re-nickeling having been undertaken. C.A.V. Lamps are mounted to the front complimented by similar scuttle mounted spot lamps. De rigueur divers helmet lamps adorn the rear. A lucas brass no 40 oil can sits under the bonnet as does a syringe oiler.
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Classic cars,
Rolls Royce,
Golden Rolls Royce {Vintage AutoCars}
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| Golden Rolls Royce {Vintage AutoCars}
When it comes to the classic car, it seems that UK is one of the countries which need to be considered. Well, the reason is because UK is the one among the few that produced cars for the first time. Take the example of Rolls Royce. This name should definitely ring a bell to your ears. Historically speaking, such car had been used a long time ago.
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Rolls Royce,
Car Hood Ornament Era
The Development of Hood Ornaments
The concept began with the earliest automotive temperature gauges, which were mounted on external radiator caps. Before these motometers, drivers were at the mercy of overheating engines with no warning. But the new improvement also offered manufacturers a new artifact on which to display some distinctive emblematic form or stylized logo.
Motometers began displaying wings and other features as the idea spread. Soon there were sculpted pieces into which the motometer attached. However, the need for an exterior heat gauge was eliminated with the introduction of water temperature gauges mounted on thedashboard. Exterior radiator caps also began to disappear as manufacturers opted for radiators accessed beneath the hood. The mascot then became purely ornamental, and with no need for functionality, ornaments became far more creative.
Popular and Prominent Mascot Motifs
By 1930 the mascot was taking several prevalent forms. The goddess was an extremely popular motif, with examples found on Buick, Cadillac, DeSoto, Plymouth, Packard, Oldsmobile, Studebaker, and Graham. Other mythological figures also had their moment, as found in the Gardner griffin, Chevrolet’s gryphon, and the Duesenburg pegasus.
Animal forms were very popular - lions were depicted by Peugeot and Franklin, Packard had the Cormorant, and Ford used the quail in flight. Hispano Suiza, Fonck and Morgan adopted separate versions of the stork, while Oakland, Chevrolet and Marmon had eagles.
Forms based on inanimate objects included a crescent moon (Moon), a sail (Talbot), a diving helmet (Dagmar and Checker), and a crown (Briscoe, all the way back to 1918). The winged wheel was a motif shared by Studebaker, Austin, Charron, Pierce-Arrow and Chevrolet, some of them well before the most popular rendition surviving today was adopted as the symbol for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Some of the most well-known hood ornaments include the Lincoln greyhound, the Pierce-Arrow Archer, Rolls-Royce’s Spirit of Ecstasy ("The Flying Lady"), and stylized examples like the Cadillac Goddess of 1934, Duesenberg’s Duesenbird, and the eagle on the 1930s' REO truck.
The custom houses and other manufacturers of these works of art included Louis Lejeune of London, Rene Lalique of France, and, as early as the turn of the 20th century, Elkington in Britain and the Doehler Jarvis Company in the United States.
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Classic cars,