Saturday, June 19, 2021

interesting rear entry passenger area, not many cars were made like this, 1900 Lanchester (thanks Billy O !)



Also no steering wheel. Still using a horse carriage dash board too.  Strange to see wire rims though, on something this early


https://imechearchive.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/drawing_first-production-lanchester1900.jpg

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    1. Is that in English? I do not think the words "if a bit bitser" are in order, if those are in the English, but if you're using Scottish, then crack on

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  2. Lanchester - https://imechearchive.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/drawing_first-production-lanchester1900.jpg

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  3. https://www.vads.ac.uk/digital/collection/IMECHE/search/searchterm/cars%20%26%20road%20vehicles/field/subjec/mode/exact/conn/and/order/title/ad/asc

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  4. The Lanchester was a rather unusual car, although Frederick Lanchester put a lot of thought into his design, but the rear entrance tonneau body style was quite common in the early years when chassis were quite short and some models had chain drive as well, and there was nowhere to put an access door to the rear seats except at the back.

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