
Remember these.? All our yesterdays
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Water and antifreeze, some jokers left the antifreeze out when they auctioned off the bangers. 

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I would never have guessed. So, it shouldn't freeze, and it shouldn't corrode, unless . . .
A real cheap A-R/Leyland solution!
A real cheap A-R/Leyland solution!
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Detailed recipe for Hydrolastic fluid documented as part of the Pickled Egg Quiz just yesterdaywhite exec wrote: 24 Apr 2021, 19:36 I would never have guessed. So, it shouldn't freeze, and it shouldn't corrode, unless . . .
A real cheap A-R/Leyland solution!
all is revealed here, and follow on posts.
https://www.frenchcarforum.co.uk/forum/ ... 01#p683201
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Just read that, and mugged up on Hydrolastic and Hydragas on wikipedia.
Good old A-R/Leyland costcutting had a good run!
Another example was P6's innovative DeDion rear suspension, which was nearly axed as it apparently cost £10 more than a conventional layout.
Good old A-R/Leyland costcutting had a good run!
Another example was P6's innovative DeDion rear suspension, which was nearly axed as it apparently cost £10 more than a conventional layout.
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I think the Wolsely 1800 was the best version.
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One for Peter that might bring back some memories
H&H Auctions think they will get £12,000 to £14,000 for it at their Auction later in the month (Imperial War Museum Duxford, Wed, 26th May 2021)
Full listing with more pictures here
https://www.handh.co.uk/auction/lot/14- ... ?lot=52511


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H&H Auctions think they will get £12,000 to £14,000 for it at their Auction later in the month (Imperial War Museum Duxford, Wed, 26th May 2021)
Full listing with more pictures here
https://www.handh.co.uk/auction/lot/14- ... ?lot=52511


Regards Neil
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I had the two previous 'E' models but not that one, it has a different grill. It was only made for about a year, my newest one was a '56, that is a '57, in late '57 the PA came out, I had one of those.
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When I was a kid (so in the early 50’s) my Dad helped a mate out by picking up a used car for him and driving it home, I went along for the ride.
I think this was a Standard of some sort but may be wrong. Anyway, the car was a manual but with only two pedals. The clutch and brake were both worked by one pedal, you had to push the pedal through the clutch to operate the brake
. We had an entertaining journey home when my Dad kept forgetting and pushed too far and we headed for the window screen.
Has anyone else come across this clever
system, if so was I right in it being a Standard?
Maurice
I think this was a Standard of some sort but may be wrong. Anyway, the car was a manual but with only two pedals. The clutch and brake were both worked by one pedal, you had to push the pedal through the clutch to operate the brake
Has anyone else come across this clever
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Don't remember those, I do remember back peddling brakes on bikes that could have you over the handlebars if you weren't thinking about what you were doing. My uncle has a Riley with a Wilson preselector gearbox, that only had two pedals. I think the Ford model 'T' had some sort of strange pedal arrangement.
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the model T used 3 pedals and a column throttle. the pedal positions were also changed around as production went on! just to add to the confusion. One of the pedals changed the gears! One was a clutch. One was a brake. Just tread carefully!
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can't think what this might be on but a "modern" hand operated disability set up I have seen did just this via a push pull lever on a manual Viva HC a customer of mine had.momag46 wrote: 15 May 2021, 12:00 When I was a kid (so in the early 50’s) my Dad helped a mate out by picking up a used car for him and driving it home, I went along for the ride.
I think this was a Standard of some sort but may be wrong. Anyway, the car was a manual but with only two pedals. The clutch and brake were both worked by one pedal, you had to push the pedal through the clutch to operate the brake. We had an entertaining journey home when my Dad kept forgetting and pushed too far and we headed for the window screen.
Has anyone else come across this cleversystem, if so was I right in it being a Standard?
Maurice
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I seem to remember a Hillman Minx from the '50s, 'easy drive' I think it was called, it had button on the gear lever which when you grabbed the lever declutched it for you, whether it was a centrifugal clutch for pulling away I don't remember but I think it must have been.
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Maurice your recall was absolutely right. Oldclassiccar has a feature on it heremomag46 wrote: 15 May 2021, 12:00 When I was a kid (so in the early 50’s) my Dad helped a mate out by picking up a used car for him and driving it home, I went along for the ride.
I think this was a Standard of some sort but may be wrong. Anyway, the car was a manual but with only two pedals. The clutch and brake were both worked by one pedal, you had to push the pedal through the clutch to operate the brake. We had an entertaining journey home when my Dad kept forgetting and pushed too far and we headed for the window screen.
Has anyone else come across this cleversystem, if so was I right in it being a Standard?
Maurice
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Thanks Neil, I’ve never had anyone believe me when I told this story so I stopped saying anything. You’ve made an old man happy, not easy these days
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The Easy drive had a magnetic powder instead of a clutch, pretty well just iron filings that set hard when electrified and dust when not all controlled with a box full of relays.Peter.N. wrote: 15 May 2021, 21:16 I seem to remember a Hillman Minx from the '50s, 'easy drive' I think it was called, it had button on the gear lever which when you grabbed the lever declutched it for you, whether it was a centrifugal clutch for pulling away I don't remember but I think it must have been.
Peter
They were a nightmare to work on because each of the relays had four sets of contacts and there were a lot of relays.
When I moved jobs from the Rootes dealer to a local garage the boss there had taken a no-runner part exchange, I had a go at it but it wasn't fixable so off to the breakers and a flywheel, clutch, propshaft and all the rest bought for £20 and the Easydrive became a manual.

Ps. I do wonder if with modern electronics it might work.
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