The Ford Barn

nkaminar · 06-18-2023, 07:26 AM

Out of my price range but fun just to look at. Compare this to your Model A.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/19...yce-phantom-i/

Chuck Dempsey · 06-18-2023, 12:34 PM

Candy, indeed. Thanks for posting.

updraught · 06-18-2023, 07:03 PM

Still had mechanical brakes.

"The servo system is driven from the output shaft of the gearbox to provides braking
assistance which is directly proportional to the speed of the car. This assistance
supplements the driver’s efforts in applying the rear brakes and provides the only braking
effort for the front brakes. It therefore provides an anticipation of modern traction
control. i.e. If the rear brakes should lock up during a skid, the servo stalls and
automatically releases the front brakes to restore full steering control to the driver. It only
reapplies front wheel braking once traction is restored. The servo is equally effective in
forward or rearward motion."
https://www.rroc.org/files/RR%20Servo%20Tips.pdf

Synchro909 · 06-18-2023, 07:09 PM

That RR has no appeal for me. I recently sold a Delage - often referred to as the French Roll Royce. I'm happy to be rid of it. I don't like big cars and it was HUGE. Sure, it was a delight to drive on the open road and was quite capable when it came to stopping with its vacuum assisted 4 wheel brakes but too big. I'll stick to my Model As.

ModelA29 · 06-18-2023, 10:21 PM

I met a guy who had a 30s chauffeur driven Rolls. The back was all inlaid wood and mother of pearl. It had been in India at one time. He paid $1,000 at an estate sale. It hadn't been listed and his wife drug him along to look at furniture. One other guy bid $100 and the guy I knew countered with a grand just to show the guy he was serious.

nkaminar · 06-19-2023, 06:01 AM

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The servo assisted brakes really did work well. My dad had a 37 25/30. A school bus pulled in front of him while he was driving at 45 mph. The RR stopped quickly and my dad avoided the collision.

jack backer · 06-19-2023, 07:21 AM

Holy Whitworth.. hand made English cars,as if a manufactured English car isn’t bad enough. Used to work on JCB backhoes.. when a customer would ask why the failure was so expensive we would say “ Just Cause it’s British”..

Kurt in NJ · 06-19-2023, 09:38 AM

I got to work on and drive one, yes the brakes worked good, but the steering required very strong arms

updraught · 06-19-2023, 09:25 PM

When we had local vehicle manufacture we had cheap parts.
Jeep got a bad reputation here because when they blow up it costs the same as buying a new car.
https://mr4x4.com.au/social-media-bl...a-sales-slump/

ronn · 06-20-2023, 05:46 AM

that car is a head turner. if it sells, Hyman will get top $.

Was at Hershey over 30 yrs ago and fella says to his friend, why are you selling the 1917 Loco? He said Ive sold all my cars except my model A roadster.
I cant stop the Loco with its 2 whl brakes and Im now 80 yrs old. The model A works perfectly for me at this point of my life.

06-18-2023, 12:34 PM	#2
Chuck Dempsey Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Waynesville, NC Posts: 790	Re: Off topic, 31 RR eye candy Candy, indeed. Thanks for posting.

06-18-2023, 07:03 PM	#3
updraught Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Australia Posts: 1,971	Re: Off topic, 31 RR eye candy Still had mechanical brakes. "The servo system is driven from the output shaft of the gearbox to provides braking assistance which is directly proportional to the speed of the car. This assistance supplements the driver’s efforts in applying the rear brakes and provides the only braking effort for the front brakes. It therefore provides an anticipation of modern traction control. i.e. If the rear brakes should lock up during a skid, the servo stalls and automatically releases the front brakes to restore full steering control to the driver. It only reapplies front wheel braking once traction is restored. The servo is equally effective in forward or rearward motion." https://www.rroc.org/files/RR%20Servo%20Tips.pdf

06-18-2023, 07:09 PM	#4
Synchro909 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 7,496	Re: Off topic, 31 RR eye candy That RR has no appeal for me. I recently sold a Delage - often referred to as the French Roll Royce. I'm happy to be rid of it. I don't like big cars and it was HUGE. Sure, it was a delight to drive on the open road and was quite capable when it came to stopping with its vacuum assisted 4 wheel brakes but too big. I'll stick to my Model As. __________________ I'm part of the only ever generation with an analogue childhood and a digital adulthood.

06-18-2023, 10:21 PM	#5
ModelA29 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2022 Location: SoCal Posts: 591	Re: Off topic, 31 RR eye candy I met a guy who had a 30s chauffeur driven Rolls. The back was all inlaid wood and mother of pearl. It had been in India at one time. He paid $1,000 at an estate sale. It hadn't been listed and his wife drug him along to look at furniture. One other guy bid $100 and the guy I knew countered with a grand just to show the guy he was serious.

06-19-2023, 06:01 AM	#6
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 3,901	Re: Off topic, 31 RR eye candy Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) The servo assisted brakes really did work well. My dad had a 37 25/30. A school bus pulled in front of him while he was driving at 45 mph. The RR stopped quickly and my dad avoided the collision. __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.

06-19-2023, 07:21 AM	#7
jack backer BANNED Join Date: Mar 2022 Location: Chenango Bridge NY Posts: 433	Re: Off topic, 31 RR eye candy Holy Whitworth.. hand made English cars,as if a manufactured English car isn’t bad enough. Used to work on JCB backhoes.. when a customer would ask why the failure was so expensive we would say “ Just Cause it’s British”..

06-19-2023, 09:38 AM	#8
Kurt in NJ Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: on the Littlefield Posts: 6,159	Re: Off topic, 31 RR eye candy I got to work on and drive one, yes the brakes worked good, but the steering required very strong arms

06-19-2023, 09:25 PM	#9
updraught Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Australia Posts: 1,971	Re: Off topic, 31 RR eye candy When we had local vehicle manufacture we had cheap parts. Jeep got a bad reputation here because when they blow up it costs the same as buying a new car. https://mr4x4.com.au/social-media-bl...a-sales-slump/

06-20-2023, 05:46 AM	#10
ronn Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: NNNNNNNNJJJJJJJJJJ Posts: 6,794	Re: Off topic, 31 RR eye candy that car is a head turner. if it sells, Hyman will get top $. Was at Hershey over 30 yrs ago and fella says to his friend, why are you selling the 1917 Loco? He said Ive sold all my cars except my model A roadster. I cant stop the Loco with its 2 whl brakes and Im now 80 yrs old. The model A works perfectly for me at this point of my life.