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Title: Sestriere 1955 Post by: Richard Fridd on 13 April, 2013, 07:01:44 AM An interesting site http://luiscezar.blogspot.com/2008/07/lancia-aurelia-serie-b.html?m=1
Title: Re: Sestriere 1955 Post by: DavidLaver on 13 April, 2013, 07:52:23 AM Seeing these photos (below) reminded me that I always fancied the extra wiper... I wrote to the journal way-back-when asking if anyone knew exactly what they were. An aircraft or boat part or another of the standard motors? http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/it/3/34/Montecarlo_1955.JPG http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/it/c/c8/Aurelia_ippocampo.JPG David Title: Re: Sestriere 1955 Post by: fay66 on 13 April, 2013, 08:40:55 AM Seeing these photos (below) reminded me that I always fancied the extra wiper... I wrote to the journal way-back-when asking if anyone knew exactly what they were. An aircraft or boat part or another of the standard motors? http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/it/3/34/Montecarlo_1955.JPG http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/it/c/c8/Aurelia_ippocampo.JPG David The wiper looks a lot like the lucas wipers that used to be fitted to the top of the windscreens on Landrovers and many other vehicles during the 40's & 50'.and were still used on commercial vehicles in the 1960's. Brian 8227 8) Title: Re: Sestriere 1955 Post by: chriswgawne on 13 April, 2013, 10:57:47 AM Looking at the Ippocampo photo reminds me of how much the front axle/suspension deflects on hard cornering on a B20. That is why I have never gone with the absolute stickiest tyres which have been allowed in any particular Race Series. Something might break!
Chris Title: Re: Sestriere 1955 Post by: DavidLaver on 13 April, 2013, 02:07:24 PM That photo also shows how much of the SIDE of the tyre gets used. It reminds me of some little 10in tyres on a 998 Mini Cooper I used to have that had tread right up the side. Dunlop aquajets? David Title: Re: Sestriere 1955 Post by: williamcorke on 15 April, 2013, 12:52:21 PM Seeing these photos (below) reminded me that I always fancied the extra wiper... I wrote to the journal way-back-when asking if anyone knew exactly what they were. An aircraft or boat part or another of the standard motors? http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/it/3/34/Montecarlo_1955.JPG http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/it/c/c8/Aurelia_ippocampo.JPG David The wiper looks a lot like the lucas wipers that used to be fitted to the top of the windscreens on Landrovers and many other vehicles during the 40's & 50'.and were still used on commercial vehicles in the 1960's. Brian 8227 8) The Claes car now sports a Lucas / Land Rover style motor for its 3rd wiper: (https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-8JC6Qjge5mw/UWv1BaCIN2I/AAAAAAAAD2M/vYMunOPlWTg/s720/798537.jpg) However, experts (the ones I've consulted, anyway) seem to agree that no racing driver would have wanted/agreed to have a lump of motor in this position - bad for visibility and very dangerous in an accident. I have sourced a marine item for my 4th Series, from Italy - since I found the old wiper mounting it seemed rude not to reinstate the thing... The new, hand-operated, stainless wiper assembly fits the old mounting perfectly and will I think look the part. |