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A Monday chaindrive Mystery (update: Mercedes 1904/05 ?)
Jon Dudley's great uncle was a successful merchant in seeds and flour miller (at 149 Evington Rd. Leicester, an address now with a certain fame as the 'Picnic Kebab House' not too far from the 'Jungle Parika'... well, times are a changing). In the words of Jon Dudley his great uncle Ernest Hawke - here at the wheel - is looking 'quite the young blade'. Best proof of that is the car he gave to his wife which we saw last Friday. And wow, wouldn't you look at the world like him when you owned a chaindrive delivery? Of course we like to learn which car is involved. Don't tell us it's another Gordon Watney...
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domenica marzo 8th, 2015
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Sconosciuto
09 Marzo 2015, 14:17
The registration BC is a Leicester series, I think they may still have the early records in the county records office, so a call there might put the issue to rest.
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09 Marzo 2015, 10:06
Oh my goodness, what a wonderful photograph-this shows us so clearly a world we should try to escape to with our old cars.
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09 Marzo 2015, 09:15
That is what I thought too. Spring horn and crank handle shapes are typical Mercedes. The roundish top of the radiator seems to point at 1904-1905 indeed. The size of the chain wheel suggests a medium sized engine. Nice basis for a delivery van! Wouldn't know however if M. Watney also was into commercials?
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09 Marzo 2015, 08:02
I think that this one is a Mercedes from 1904/5, still with side mounted water tank that was used to cool the transmission brakes. The drop on the front axle beam is pre 1906/7. The more rounded radiator is a slightly unusual. my guess would be a 5.3 litre 28/32ps
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