David

18 January 2015 at 08:48 #51145

Yes that’s the one, any more information?

David

16 January 2015 at 19:05 #51143

Hello Peter, good question, difficult to answer without trespassing! In the coming time i might have another look, this time with binoculars. Best regards

David

David

11 December 2014 at 18:42 #51106

Jay, email sent

David

11 December 2014 at 18:23 #51104

I’d expect the manifolds on Alfa 2600, Mercedes 190 and Rapide all to be different as the engines will have different dimensions. I have a spare pair if you get really stuck

David

6 December 2014 at 10:33 #51092

The Classic Driver website indicates it’s an LG45 “cabrio”. The UK registration ends with the number 550

David

10 October 2014 at 05:39 #51025

Jan ten cate of AMOC section Holland has done several MM in his prewar AM, if I recall

David

5 September 2014 at 06:35 #50988

You might want to ask 152’s owner too about the crankshaft found in the engine when dismantled

David

26 August 2014 at 16:45 #50973

Simon hi,
various factors come to mind. We spent an eye watering amount rebuilding the solex (could have bought 3 SU and manifolds for the same sum) and another ?1k having them set up right, they are not well known and I suspect real expertise is thin on the ground. But now they are superb and have needed virtually no tuning in 10 years or 10000 miles. Since putting a 4 speed auto in my car, it is quite high geared, meaning 30 mph on the flat may barely be above idling, yet the engine copes very well and I put this down to the flexibility inherent in the twin choke design of the solex. Compare with my other manual car, which granted has high lift cams etc and 3 SU, and it really doesn’t like below 1800 to 2000 revs

that said I do know at least 2 cars were specified with SU from new, 118 but it basically had a full DB5 engine with 3, and 152 which only had a pair (and I don’t suppose we’ll ever know what cam shafts it had)

The solex when it changes from slow running to main jets at about 3000 rpm has quite a dramatic effect on performance, which I suspect the SU setup won’t have

horses for courses!

Best wishes
David

David

26 August 2014 at 13:59 #50971

Any ideas what was the reason to convert from Solex to SU carbs?

David

6 August 2014 at 21:27 #50950

Could I get a 289 hemi in there?

David

2 August 2014 at 11:34 #50947

I think it looks quite elegant, except maybe the front. Now where have I heard that before?

David

30 July 2014 at 19:11 #50945

We’ll need a new V12 section on this forum…

David

10 July 2014 at 16:48 #50929

Withdrawn from the auction for aparent want of some parts to complete the works, but still available for sale by private treaty

David

5 July 2014 at 18:04 #50925

I agree, it will be very interesting to see what it makes, to confirm or otherwise if 108 was on trend from 129 or an outlier. I’d suppose the reserve would be ?110-120k?

David

7 June 2014 at 16:48 #50865

Even down to the 1950s cigarette in the case!