| Author | Message | ||
     Mark Herbstreit Prolific User Username: mark_herbstreit Post Number: 130 Registered: 5-2005 |
Lamenting the the lack of entries in my club cars log books I decided to do something about it. My recently recommisioned Turbo R needed a run so how about Melbourne to Sydney and return for the weekend. I have just done 950kms in 9 1/2 hours sitting with the cruise on 110 all the way and feel reasonably fresh. I just crunched the numbers. 1908 kms in two days using 269l fuel. I am a bit tired but I make that 14L per 100kms which I think is pretty good! What a machine!  Bertie At the NSW concourse in Guildford 10 hours ago now safely in bed on the Mornington Peninsula VIC. | ||
| richard george yeaman Grand Master Username: richyrich Post Number: 390 Registered: 4-2012 |
Hi Mark I must say that Bertie looks fantastic jut check that he hasn't picked up any female car company on the way to Mornington. Perhaps you could enlighten us on some of the rest of the cars at the event cheers. Richard. | ||
| Geoff Wootton Grand Master Username: dounraey Post Number: 1000 Registered: 5-2012 |
Hi Mark That's 20.17 miles to the (imperial) gallon in real money, at a steady 68.35 mph. Very impressive. Beautiful car. Geoff | ||
| Mark Herbstreit Prolific User Username: mark_herbstreit Post Number: 131 Registered: 5-2005 |
   A stunning PII chassis presented as new       A rare Bentley Corniche   'Christopher' Chassis 1492   A much (internationally) travelled Ghost  One of the very earliest 20 HP  | ||
| michael vass Frequent User Username: mikebentleyturbo2 Post Number: 55 Registered: 7-2015 |
Hi Mark (again last post got lost again ) Great looking car and a great road trip. I'll look out for you when I'm in sydney and melbourne. Mike | ||
| richard george yeaman Grand Master Username: richyrich Post Number: 392 Registered: 4-2012 |
Hi Mark Thanks for the photos very interesting. Richard. | ||
| Robert Noel Reddington Grand Master Username: bob_uk Post Number: 676 Registered: 5-2015 |
The rolling chassis. It would be good if one could just fix a seat to it and use as is. It seems a shame to cover it all with body work. I notice a box behind the steering wheel. Make a 4 seater open top touring car. | ||
| Mark Herbstreit Prolific User Username: mark_herbstreit Post Number: 132 Registered: 5-2005 |
Bob, The owner is also reluctant to cover it up and it will stay unclothed for the foreseeable future. If it was to wear a body it would be done to original spec. The Chassis was driven around on the day and the owner has driven it in top gear as is! | ||
| Christian S. Hansen Frequent User Username: enquiring_mind Post Number: 80 Registered: 4-2015 |
I would have spent the entire day drooling over and oogling that chassis. Here is what it would look like in its formal full dress attire. Shall I advise the Trouville owner to check his garage to see if something might be missing?  | ||
| Robert Noel Reddington Grand Master Username: bob_uk Post Number: 678 Registered: 5-2015 |
I want a rolling chassis for Christmas. How about a simple tub with 2 seats and cycle guards no bonnet. A simple hot rod body. No roof folding or otherwise. No doors. The roling chassis is not that heavy so a lightweight minimal body that keeps the fuzz happy would make this car quite fast. Hinge the body at the rear so every body can gaze at the chassis. Or 2 bolts and lift the tub off. I like the battery box. I like every thing I see. Any chance of more photos. This should be on the main site with a special bit on its own. So when I get down I can look at the photos. How much does it weigh. Check out local hot rodders they might have a glass fibre tub going cheap. Then once the chassis had been throughly road tested, think about a proper body. Mad idea. | ||
| Carl Heydon Frequent User Username: car Post Number: 73 Registered: 2-2004 |
Last year I reassembled Mk VI B229FU after it was dismantled in 1977 and left in the rain for 15 years. We drove it some kilometers as a chassis in the paddock to assess its needs. I hated putting the body on (from B27AJ) .  | ||
| Robert Noel Reddington Grand Master Username: bob_uk Post Number: 681 Registered: 5-2015 |
A common site in Southall Middx. Now part of London. Middlesex was a county but now gone. Was rolling bus and truck chassis being driven from AEC at Southall to Park Royal Vehicles for the body. Also Bristol car bodies were made there. Just down the road was MPW. Also not far was CAV. The drivers wore flat caps goggles and brown rain coats. The chassis had mudguards made from hardboard and had to use a set route. I worked for CAV, AEC and Park Royal Vehicles. There's something attractive about a rolling chassis. I think it's the same as a steam locomotive. The bits are on show so one can obviously see how it works. | ||
| David Gore Moderator Username: david_gore Post Number: 1784 Registered: 4-2003 |
Hi Carl, Your photo has to be one of the all-time R-R classics especially the body strengthening to minimise flexing. It is a worthy addition to the stories of Australian graziers in the 1950's using their R-R vehicles to carry sheep around their properties when wool was bringing "a pound[money] for a pound[wool]". P.S. Where did the seats come from?? What happened to the traditional wooden box seat? | ||
| Carl Heydon Frequent User Username: car Post Number: 74 Registered: 2-2004 |
The image is enhanced by my Father at the wheel.The string was essential and very effective, stabilizing the radiator and firewall. The seats were from a BMW sports I believe. I inherited them with a parts 'T' (SBH4346) that I have started to use for a T Special. Space frame to hold the sub frames together. I have been tempted to go the fiberglass tub and build a T Bucket. The P.O. cut out the spring towers, chucked em in the skip and fitted giant air bag shocks! Loved the MK VI as a chassis but the fateful day arrived.  Sorry about the thread drift. Carl |
