Letter: "Baladeur" responds to W. Boddy
Sir In his reply to my review of his book, "The Story of Brooklands", Mr. Boddy raises an interesting point with regard to the dimensions of the engine of the 1913 Grand…
Brief Specification.
Engine : 6-cylinder, 80 mm. x 116 mm. bore and stroke-3498.8 c.c. R.A.C. rating 23.8 h.p. o.h. inlet and side exhaust valves. Cooling system : centrifugal pump and fan. Ignition : Lucas
battery-and-coil. Carburettor : S tr omb er g ” Downdraught.”
Clutch : Single dry plate.
Gearbox. Unit with engine. Ratios—lst, 16.8 to 1 ; 2nd, 11.2 to 1 ; 3rd, 6.6 to 1 ; top, 4.5 to 1 . Central change.
Final Drive : Spiral bevel. Suspension : Semi-elliptic with ” Silent bloc “
anchorage.
Dimensions : Wheelbase loft., track 4ft. Sins.. overall length 14ft. 2ins., ground clearance 8iins., turning circle 38 ft.
Price .• £485.