25-11-2019, 09:46 AM
(This post was last modified: 25-11-2019, 09:49 AM by A G Wood.
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For David Stepney:
Hi David,
I'm late to this topic but you made the comment "Somewhere on 'U Tube' there is a video of comparative driving tests on several pre-war Austins including a 10, 12/4 and an 18/6, which I now cannot find. The commentator remarks (as I recall) that all the cars had very little self-centering characteristics because the caster angle was not very great. All the cars seemed stable at speed however, which , in the case of the 18, was about 70."
If you haven't found it, I think you are remembering the YouTube post titled 'great british car austin 1930' [sic] posted by Stu It Yourself ?
The cars featured were a 12/6 Eton open road tourer, 'Ten' Cambridge saloon, a 'Fourteen' Goodwood saloon and a 'Ten' open tourer.
Regards
AGW
Hi David,
I'm late to this topic but you made the comment "Somewhere on 'U Tube' there is a video of comparative driving tests on several pre-war Austins including a 10, 12/4 and an 18/6, which I now cannot find. The commentator remarks (as I recall) that all the cars had very little self-centering characteristics because the caster angle was not very great. All the cars seemed stable at speed however, which , in the case of the 18, was about 70."
If you haven't found it, I think you are remembering the YouTube post titled 'great british car austin 1930' [sic] posted by Stu It Yourself ?
The cars featured were a 12/6 Eton open road tourer, 'Ten' Cambridge saloon, a 'Fourteen' Goodwood saloon and a 'Ten' open tourer.
Regards
AGW