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The Federal Journal of the Rolls-Royce Owners' Club of Australia. No. 1 - 86. February, 1986.

20th ANNIVERSARY OF THE ARRIVAL IN AUSTRALIA OF THE FIRST ROLLS-ROYCE SILVER SHADOW

Front Cover Photo: The first Silver Shadow seen in Australia arrived on 21st February, 1966. This early publicity shot, though not of the actual car concerned, was considered to be sufficiently attractive to grace our front cover! Photograph courtesy of Rolls-Royce Motors Ltd. From the Editor's collection.

QUIDVIS RECTE FACTUM QUAMVIS HUMILE PRAECLARUM (Whatever is righly done, however humble, is noble) — Royce, 1924 1122 PRAECLARUM

A step nearer perfection Beneath the gleaming bonnet of the 1986 model Silver Spirit, you’ll find something many people said could not be done. Improvement. The new Silver Spirit now has a fuel injected engine. To drive it is to experience effortless performance. An engine so quiet, it barely whispers. Subtle but important changes to the suspension further enhance roadholding and handling. To experience the nearest to perfection in motoring, simply contact:

Roger Falkner, Mervyn Welch, York Motors, U.K. Motors, 101 William St., 123 Campbell St., Sydney. Brisbane. (02) 331 3333 (07) 253 9444

The following Rolls-Royce and Bentley Motor Cars are offered for sale: ROLLS-ROYCE 1985 SILVER SPIRIT (ASH13178) Red­ 1978 SILVER SHADOW II (SRH33589) 1977 SILVER SHADOW II (SRH30928) wood with beige leather upholstery. Athenian Blue with light blue leather Moorland Green with beige leather U.K. Motors demonstrator, 1,500 km upholstery. $69,000. upholstery (Brisbane). $67,000. only. (Brisbane) $175,000. 1981 SILVER SPIRIT (ASH03625) Re­ 1977 SILVER SHADOW II (SRH31025) 1971 SILVER SHADOW (SRH10717) gency Red with beige leather uphol­ Chestnut with beige leather upholstery Black with grey leather upholstery. stery. $115,000. (Canberra). $62,000. $39,500. BENTLEY 1981 MULSANNE (BSH14678) Exeter Blue with beige leather upholstery. $115,000. YORK MOTORS Sole distributors for Rolls-Royce and Bentley cars in N.S.W. and Qld. 1-86 1123

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changing the appearance of arrangements. Advertisers will be FROM THE PRAECLARUM, with a slightly re­ able to support Market Place with EDITOR vised front cover design, new the confidence that their advertise­ type-face and other changes, result­ ments will appear in a regular, on- New Printer, New Look ing it is hoped, in a more attractive time periodical. An improved on- PRAECLARUM package. The greatest benefit, how­ time performance will, however, be The unsatisfactory aspects of ever, will accrue from the fact that it dependent upon advertisers sub­ working with a printer 90 km. will no longer be necessary for type­ mitting their advertising matter distant have resulted in a new scripts, photographs and proofs to within the prescribed deadlines and, printer being sought closer to home. be sent backwards and forwards even more importantly, those in the Ironically, the printers with whom between Goulburn and Canberra by Branches responsible for submitting we have now placed our work have train, courier, mail and car. This posting labels doing so regularly and had previous experience of printing means that the time intervals be­ punctually. PRAECLARUM when they were tween production stages will be The combined effect of keeping based in Queanbeyan, but lost the considerably reduced and misunder­ our printing costs under control and work when they moved to Goul­ standings between myself and the the revenue gained from commer­ burn! The then Editor Bill Coburn printer should be substantially elimi­ cial advertising means that was forced to seek a printer closer nated, making for a better and more PRAECLARUM will be a consis­ to home! Peter Trick, of Canberra regular PRAECLARUM. tently more substantial magazine Publishing & Printing Co., who has One particular area of concern than hitherto. Twenty pages will handled our work with infinite associated with a frankly unreliable now be a minimum issue, with patience for some years, deserves and unpredictable PRAECLARUM, twenty-four — and possibly more — our gratitude for a job well done. that is the disruption to our expand­ for special issues such as post- With the change of printer I have ing Market Place section, will be Federal Rally and the like. Please taken the opportunity of again overcome with our new printing support your magazine with articles. If your Branch has held an event, share it with your fellow members throughout Australia. That's what the magazine is all about.

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Well, the rules do state that entrants should reflect the style of their vehicle. . . 1124 PRAECLARUM

Federal Rally South Australian Architecture buildings, he was heard to comment upon the interesting "heavy duty" The 1987 Federal Rally will be Frankly, I would have thought architecture! hosted by the A.C.T. Branch and as that if any photo in PRAECLARUM such will be a "first." It will be held 5-85 was going to cause any offense Silver Ghost Prices over the weekend of 25th to 28th at all, it would have been the one on Life Member David Jones (Vic.) September, 1987 in Canberra. p.1093 depicting an example of reports that the Harley Engineering- Meanwhile, readers are reminded "interesting archicture in South restored 1910 Silver Ghost chassis that this year's Federal Rally is to be Australia!" In fact, I did receive one No. 1230, illustrated in Ian Irwin's held over the Queen's Birthday comment, to the effect that the excellent article in PRAECLARUM weekend, 6th to 9th June, in edifice concerned was "utterly un­ 5-85, was recently sold for 132,000 Shepparton, Victoria. For further representative of the interesting ar­ pounds for the chassis only. Your details, contact Ian Dodd (03) chitecture in that State"! Point Editor has now decided to abandon 819 1417 (all hours). taken! In having my attention drawn saving up for a Veteran Ghost and to this gaffe I was reminded of one will be using the contents of the Unidentified Bentley of the many delightful anecdotes re­ dollar coin jar for other purposes! Identified lated to myself and others over Scotch and soda in the bar of the WRB38 Ray Millington (N.S.W.) tele­ Freeway Hotel (Federal Rally Head­ phoned to identify the Derby Bent­ quarters in Perth) by Edward God­ Bert Ward and Tom Clarke, ley on p.1097 (bottom right). It is a frey. Before his retirement, Edward neither of whom need any introduc­ 1935 3% litre B20EF with coach­ was for many years Rolls-Royce and tion, have each written to shed work by Diskon & Molyneux of Bentley Sales Manager with Motors some light on the coachwork on D. Sydney and is owned by Peter Limited, South Australia's appoint­ & J. Young's Wraith chassis No. Briggs (W.A.). So, the racey Derby ed retailers. He recalled that a distin­ WRB38. The mystery coachbuilder Bentleys at the foot of p.1097 are guished visitor from Rolls-Royce is John Mackey of Sydney, a firm owned by the same owner and was taken to task by Motors Limited who, Bert informs us, were building bodied by the same coachbuilder. staff for the continued use by the bodies on Rolls-Royce chassis be­ Interestingly, there are apparently Company of the term "colonial" to fore World War I. While on the four examples in Australia of coach­ describe modifications to standard subject of Bert and Tom, more of work built by D & M — and three of specification applied to cars for ex­ Bert Ward's fascinating Rolls-Royce them were illustrated in that issue port to Australia. It was suggested History will appear in the next issue, (5-85) of PRAECLARUM! in no uncertain terms that the des­ while Tom Clarke writes that his cription "heavy duty" would suf­ book on the Wraith is to be released fice! Our friend from the company in the U.K. in June. Tom and Fiona Rolls-Royce did not forget this, for j hen he was will be in England for the launch of Conversions taken on a tour of an area of South the book, then returning to the Australia known for its fine colonial Philippines via Australia. My comments on p.1098 (5-85) on bogus (or for that matter, real) Rolls-Royce radiator shells attached & to Bentley cars gave rise to some > controversy. Since I had gone out of my way not to identify the car con­ cerned or its owner — there were two such conversions at the event concerned — it should be obvious that there was no intent to ridicule a particular car or owner. The photo M SS ■ • '' 'Z* Z ______■ and caption were merely intended to draw members' attention to the existence in Australia of these ■ hybrids. However, I apologise to any member who felt he had reason to feel affronted. The fact is, of course, that such conversions are universally frowned upon by Rolls- Royce/Bentley clubs throughout the world and it is well known that Rolls-Royce Motors Ltd. disapprove of the practice to the extent that they stamped out the sale of con­ version "kits" by means of legal action against their manufacturers ' * X and purveyors. Whilst it is incon­ ceivable that any Club member would knowingly misrepresent his car as something that it is not, whether for monetary gain or other­ wise, we should nevertheless be on An extreme example of a "conversion"! Bits and pieces of Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow the alert for persons outside the grafted onto an American station wagon. It must also represent an extreme example of Club who might be less scrupulous. misdirection of coachbuilding talents! / had entertained thoughts that our Club's con­ This applies, of course, to all models stitutional provisions in regard to Club badges were a little over-restrictive, but their intent comes into sharper perspective when one sees a Club badge [American] on a car like this. and not just to Bentleys disguised as Photo from David Jones [ Vic. ] Rolls-Royce. 1-86 1125

Corrigendum Recent errors in PRAECLARUM included, in 6-85, N.S.W. Branch member Don Crone's name being mis-spelt as "Done Crone," (come to think of it, I don't know anyone called Done!) and the Federal Secretary would like to point out that he won the Gymkhana at the 1985 Federal Concours — with all due respects to Ian Dodd! Keith also tells me that Bryan (with a 'y') Inder's Silver Ghost 12HG does not have original coachwork, contrary to the caption to the photo on p.1111. Evidently the body shown was built for N.S.W. member SRH46, photographed by Bill Coburn when owned by Bob McCulloch. George Harris in the early 1970's by See item below. George Williams at his Parramatta Coachbuilt Silver Dawn in RREC BULLETIN 150 (May/June Road coachworks, along the lines of In the caption to the photo of the 1985) together with the name of its a Smith & Waddington Tourer. "In Hooper-bodied R-type on p.1098 present owner — Claude Levy. fact," says Keith, "I am not sure (5-85) I referred to a similarly-bodied Perhaps Eric Barrass was equally that Bryan does not have Smith & Silver Dawn (SRH46) in this coun­ startled to learn that the car was Waddington badges affixed to the try. Imagine, then, my surprise at once in Australia. It was brought coachwork." That may have been learning that this car is now in here byA.C.T. Branch member Bob what threw me. France! A photograph of it appears McCulloch. France's gain, our loss. Martin Bennett.

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the Company and by enthusiasts. It distinct from their Rolls-Royce PRAECLARUM was interesting, therefore, to read stable mates. Members will note that from about a recent Bentley conversion The closest the Company came to this edition PRAECLARUM is now of a different nature. A member of extinguishing the Bentley Marque printed by Goulpress. The Club for­ the R.R.O.C. Inc. (U.S.A.) recently was with the T2 series. Cars of this merly used the services of Goulpress puschased a new Bentley Mulsanne model even had engine rocker to publish PRAECLARUM during Turbo and a new Bentley Corniche covers and instruments bearing the the period 1975 to 1978. That firm Convertible and arranged for the Rolls-Royce or RR logo and it was has now indicated its willingness drivetrains of both vehicles to be only the name badges on the to continue the printing of exchanged. The end result was that radiator, hub caps and boot that PRAECLARUM at more economical the Bentley "Claytons" Turbo (the distinguished it from the Rolls- rates than was possible with the Turbo you have when you're not Royce version. It is pleasing, there­ previous printers. Furthermore, on a having a Turbo!) has been sold, and fore, to note that the current models geographic basis the location of the the owner has retained what is are more clearly distinguished as printers will be more convenient to effectively a Bentley Corniche Turbo Bentleys. our hardworking Editor Martin Ben­ to factory mechanical specifica­ nett, and save him the many lengthy tions. It would be interesting to Federal Rally 1986 know the view of the factory on this drives to the nation's capital that he Please note in your diary the date conversion! previously engaged in, as well as for the Federal Rally in Shepparton enabling him to keep a closer watch Bentley Showroom Victoria being 6 to 9 June, 1986. on the work to prevent the It appears that there has been a I understand that the Victorian unsympathetic cropping of illustra­ general revival of the Bentley Mar­ Committee is going to a lot of effort tions and other problems that que. The range now includes the to ensure that this rally will be one to occurred with our previous printer. following: remember and therefore exhort you all to attend. For those members Bentley Eight Modified Bentleys with more than one vehicle you may Bentley Mulsanne care to think about inviting other Bentley Mulsanne Turbo I have recently sighted some family members and friends to rather heated correspondence be­ Bentley Turbo R attend in an effort to see if the tween a couple of members of the Bentley Continental Conver- record attendance of 112 Rolls- Club concerning the conversion of tible. Royce and Bentley cars (Bathurst Bentley motor cars to appear as A new showroom has been 1984) might be exceeded. Rolls-Royce motor cars, a practice established in London solely for the that is generally frowned upon by purpose of selling Bentley cars as Keith Wherry. 1126 PRAECLARUM AROUND THE BRANCHES

Annual Silver Spirit Day

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On Sunday, 1st December, 1985 the A.C.T. Branch once again welcomed York Motors Rolls-Royce Sales Manager Roger Falkner and a Silver Spirit to Canberra for what Roger promises will now be an ’'•Mp' annual event. It was initially planned to have a 1985 model Silver Spirit — 1981 Spirit in order to demonstrate with over 70,000 km to its credit, which differs from earlier versions in how very little affected “The Best was also brought along for our several points of detail — on hand, Car in the World" can be with four pleasure. but the sale of this car during the years and some 65,000 km. behind The venue was, as last year, the week prior to the event prevented it. As if to leave no doubt, for good Yarralumla nursery, where York this. Instead, Roger brought along a measure a 1977 Silver Shadow II, Motors again turned on a superb

"W/rat did you say the speed limit is in Canberra?" "I'm not sure — but no-one seems to be overtaking!" Actually, Roger Falkner will be relieved to realise that this photo was not taken on the Silver Spirit Day! The speedometer in miles per hour indicates a home market car, and it really is doing over 140 m.p. h. [225 km/h\. The car concerned is, of course, a Bentley Mulsanne Turbo. An official publicity shot from Rolls-Royce Motors L td.

■ 1-86 1127 barbecue lunch. For this writer, however, and I'm sure this applies equally to other members and their guests who experienced it, the pleasures of the lunch and Roger's address were equalled by the ex­ treme feeling of well-being derived from driving two perfect examples of Rolls-Royce motor cars. The Silver Spirit is said to be a consider­ able improvement over the Silver Shadow il, but it must be said that the differences, from the point of view of the driver and passengers, are of a very subtle nature indeed. This, coupled with the absence of any apparent deterioration in both, meant that the differences between Shadow and Spirit were very diffi­ cult to discern. An even more dramatic demon­ stration of the longevity of Rolls- Royce quality was provided by a drive in Penn Bradly's recently- acquired 1968 Silver Shadow SRH3060, which for all its seven­ teen years shows remarkably little New member Bryce Ronning getting into the Spirit of things. deterioration and retains that certain I feel which no other make can ■■ ‘ emulate. A drive in Tom Ginnan's 1949 Silver Dawn SBA82 showed that even twenty-six years use do not diminish the smooth silent pro­ gression and unique feel of a Rolls-Royce. New South Wales Branch mem­ bers were invited to attend, albeit rather belatedly, and two car-loads responded, including the Wilkies in their newly acquired white Camar­ gue JRH31364. This car, perhaps as much as the Silver Spirit, attracted the admiring attention of our A.C.T. Branch membership. The Branch owes a debt of gratitude to York Motors for this wonderful day, in particular to Roger Falkner, Service Manager Alan Lowe, John Whittingham and Michael Pallier, and to Tony Waring and his staff at York Toyota, Canberra. Martin Bennett.

Above: We don't see Dai Davies or his lovely dark green Silver Dawn very often. Dai drove SDB70 over from Tumut for the day.

Left: Peter Wilkie's Camargue JRH31364, all the way from Sydney.

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20th ANNIVERSARY OF THE ARRIVAL IN AUSTRALIA OF THE FIRST SILVER SHADOW — by Bert Ward

Next morning we left with Jack driving again. Our next stop was Goulburn where we had lunch. I again took over the driving and showroom floor and used drove to the Rolls-Royce service by them for demonstrations. station, situated then at Zetland, It was then arranged that I would Sydney. The car was then checked fly to Melbourne to see the new car and cleaned and prepared to be and that Jack Vidler and myself placed on the showroom floor at It was February 21st, 1966, that would drive the car to Sydney so York Motors Pty. Ltd., in William the first Silver Shadow Rolls-Royce that it could be placed on York Street, Sydney. car arrived in Australia. It was Motors showroom floor for demon­ When York Motors had finished chassis No. SRH1011, and was strations in Sydney. with the car in the showroom, and consigned to Rolls-Royce of Austra­ The car was prepared for the trip demostations finished, the Silver lia, c/- the late Mr. Jack Vidler, who to Sydney, Jack Vidler, myself and Shadow was passed on to the was the Rolls-Royce representative a passenger — a great friend of General Manager of Rolls-Royce for Australia and had his office in ours, Mr. Patrick Kane-White — left Australia, Mr. Ken Wright, for his Melbourne. The Silver Shadow was Melbourne with Jack at the wheel. use. The car was then registered in landed in Melbourne and unpacked We drove to Albury and had lunch, Sydney. The number plate fitted to by Messrs. Kellow Falkiner Pty. then I took over the driving. We the car was number EMS-814. The Ltd., who also prepared the car for stopped at a motel just south of car remained available to be used for the road. It was then placed on their Gundagai and stayed the night. demonstrations when required.

This photograph was taken at the Zetland Road Service Station of York Motors on the occasion of Bert Ward's retirement on 31st May, 1967. It shows SRH1011 with [left to right] Bert Ward; the late Eric C. Webb, then Chairman and Managing Director of York Motors Pty. Ltd.; Ken Wright, Manager, Rolls-Royce of Australia Ltd., and the late Jack Vidler, Australian Representative of Rolls-Royce Ltd. Jack Vidler was sent to Australia in 1949 to assist the then Representative, Mr. Peter Birch. Photo courtesy of Bert Ward.

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Above: Early Silver Shadows, up to late 1969, had a most attractive fully instru­ mented facia. After that time, the narrower, more heavily-padded facia that had begun to appear the previous year on J. S. market cars, became standard in all markets. Right: An early publicity photo of a Silver Shadow in two-tone paintwork with the early 16th Century Little Moreton Hall as a backdrop. The Hall could also be describ­ ed as two-tone! Rolls-Royce Motors photos.

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ROLLS-ROYCE Silver Shadow 1132 PRAECLARUM FAMOUS BRITISH COACHBUILDERS — 3 i

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PARK WARD & CO.

The coachbuilding house of Park Ward was formed in 1919 when two employees of Sizaire Berwick (ironically a firm that was sued at one time by Rolls-Royce for copying the famous R-R radiator shape) left their employ and formed a partner­ ship building coachwork on chassis Park Ward built the coachwork on this 1926 20 h.p. [GYK47] owned by Terry Bruce [V7c.l. One of the most complete and original and best preserved Twenties in Australia, it of other makes. A factory was represents one of the finest examples of early Park Ward coachwork. Photographed in established in High Road, Willes- 1968 by Fred Engish — with Terry at the wheel. den, from which address Park Ward and, from 1962, the combined firm great strength and rigidity and suspension, the all-steel frame con­ of H. J. Mulliner, Park Ward con­ immunity from dry rot, but helped struction really came into its own. tinued to operate until 1984 when a Park Ward to produce bodies of In 1939, when production of move was made to Hythe Road. standardised designs in compara­ Wraith chassis was well under way Park Ward built their first body for tively large numbers. A Standard at Rolls-Royce and the Mk. V a Rolls-Royce within a year and by Saloon design was offered on the Bentley was about to replace the the end of the 'twenties nearly ail 414 litre Bentley chassis and later 414 litre Park Ward & Co. was their work was on Rolls-Royce Park Wark standardised saloon and acquired by Rolls-Royce Ltd., but chassis. limousine bodies accounted for far the outbreak of war curtailed, for Advanced engineering techniques more of the 491 Wraith chassis than the time being at least, any plans the in metalworking developed by Park did the work of any other coach­ Company may have had for their Ward in the 'thirties resulted in builder. In the case of the Wraith new coachbuilding subsidiary. Patent No. 470698 being obtained in and Phantom III chassis, and later The World War II years saw Park 1935 covering their all-steel body the ill-fated Mk. V Bentley, with the Ward engaged in a new kind of framework. This not only made for added stresses of independent front i activity. Skills acquired in coach­ building were directed into new channels. Precision engineering and a high standard of quality control were at a premium throughout the country and the Ministry of Aircraft Production sought out those com­ panies already geared to meet the most exacting technical specific­ ations. Aircraft components of many kinds were manufactured — bomb doors and cowlings for the de Havilland Mosquito and cowlings for Hurricane and Spitfire fighters and for the Lancaster bomber. Engine mountings and air intakes were supplied to all major British aircraft builders. After the war, the advent of the Standard Steel Saloon bodies sup­ plied by the Pressed Steel Company severely limited the role of Park Ward, along with that of the other specialist coachbuilders. However, the new Silver Wraith chassis was never intended to have Standard Steel coachwork, so Saloon and Limousine bodies on that chassis, again to standardised designs, and W.A. member Bill Ferguson's Phantom I \40EH\ carries what amounts to a scaled-up version of the coachwork on GYK47 above. There are innumerable details to betray their coupe (drophead and fixed head) common lineage. bodies on the Mark VI Bentley and Silver Dawn chassis formed the bulk 1-86 1133

An official photograph of a Phantom I with very similar coachwork to that of Bill Ferguson's 40EH on the opposite page. Wheel discs had gained considerable popularity by this time, in spite of Mr. Royce's known opposition to them.

The chromium strip at the waistline, flared in the middle, was a distinctive feature of some of the more sporting Park Ward bodies in the mid- 'thirties. This is a drophead coupe on a 20/25 chassis. of Park Ward's work until the suggestion of "fins" at the rear. As \Natd's expertise in all-steel coach­ mid-'fifties, from which time two- a further departure from tradition, work construction and aircraft con­ door saloon and drophead coupe construction was of steel using struction techniques stood the new bodies for Bentley Continentals aircraft techniques, with aluminium company in good stead when Rolls- became increasingly important. panels being confined to the bonnet Royce adopted moncoque con­ In 1960 Park Ward introduced a and boot lids and doors. struction for the Silver Shadow/ new drophead coupe design for the In 1959 H. J. Mulliner & Co. Bentley T series range in 1965. This Bentley S2 Continental chassis, joined Park Ward under the um­ expertise still finds an outlet in what featuring an all-new look with brella of Rolls-Royce Ltd., and by is today the Mulliner Park Ward straight-through wingline, a rather 1962 were fully integrated as H. J. Division of Rolls-Royce Motors Ltd. novel headlamp treatment and a Mulliner, Park Ward Ltd. Park M.I.B. 1134 PRAECLARUM

This vast 1934 Phantom H Sedanca de ville [S57A] was photographed by the Editor circa 1973. It is now owned by Gerd Kratzer [ V7c. ] There can't be all that many PI Is fitted with power steering, as this one is, buty few could deny its desirability on so huge a car!

This Phantom III sports saloon could easily be mistaken for the More typical of Park Ward's late 1930s work is this Wraith work of H. J. Mulliner, but is in fact by Park Ward. [WMB31], owned by M. E. Hawke [N.S. W. ] This is Park Ward's standard design for that chassis type. Photo by Harvey Dearing.

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Park Ward's 7-seater limousine design evolved into this appearance for the post-war Silver Wraith chassis. Again, somewhat lacking in panache, though extremely spacious and comfortable.

Early Park Ward drophead coupe designs for the Mk. VI Bentley used the front wings of the standard saloon. Later designs, however, featured a longer, more graceful front wingline, with forward-hinged doors. This is N.S.W. member • ‘i Ian Bennell's Mk. VI B14MD. The same coachwork was available - id on the Silver Dawn chassis.

Donald O Donoghue s 1951 Silver Wraith [W0F29] features Another 7-seater, this time on a much later [long wheelbase] Sil­ similar wingline and boot shape to B14MD. Photographed by ver Wraith. Its probably fair to say that the same comments as the Editor at Bathurst, 1984. for the other 7-seaters apply here too. The styling of W0F29 above developed into this appearance for the long wheelbase Silver Wraith. This design was available as an owner-driver saloon or with an electrically-operated glass division. 1136 PRAECLARUM

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Bentley Continentals. The R-type Continental chassis was predominantly bodied by H. J. Mulliner. Six chassis, however, were fitted with Park Ward two-door saloon and drophead coupe bodies, the main design features of which were perpetuated for the SI Continental [above]. Later, for the S2 Continental, styling conservatism was thrown to the four winds with the introduction of the striking new design below. This is Keith Wherry's BC69BY. Photo from Keith Wherry. 1-86 1137

Park Ward built about 170 7-passenger limousines to this design on the AS to CG series Phantom V chassis. Later PVs, with dual head­ lights, corresponded with the combined H. J. Mulliner, Park Ward era and retained similar styling below the waist-line, but owed more to H. J. Mulliner styling from there up. This design lives on as the Phantom VI. The exceptionally long wheelbase of the Phantom V allowed very spacious rear compartments [above, inset] without sacrificing luggage space.

Below and Left: For the Silver Cloud I and H [and equivalent Bentley] long wheelbase chassis, Park Ward offered this "stretched" version of the standard saloon. More often than not, there was a division, as shown.

Photographs from Rolls-Royce Motors, unless otherwise stated. All are from the Editor's collection. 1138 PRAECLARUM

GET THE LEAD OUT OF MOTOR GASOLINE

by W. D. Sims Technical Chairman, Northern California Region, R. R. O. C. Inc.

has been demonstrated capable of were forced to produce higher TECHNICAL preventing the local overheating octane fuels. TEL content quickly damage of knock, but it cannot be jumped to the 3.0 ml/gallon level, SECTION made soluble in the fuel, so a a tacit "limit" accepted by the not- separate carburation system is very-involved governmental regulat­ Author's note: The following needed for it, and, also, the darned ing bodies of the time. Another 10 statements are presented to assist stuff freezes into ice — a serious octane number increase resulted fellow clubmembers in operating limitation to its use. between 1950 and 1960. The high and maintaining their fine motor­ For 50 years, the metallurgists mark of 4.0 ml/gallon was reached cars at a time when the composition and engineers, who developed en­ in 1967. of gasoline fuel available is under­ gines and made fuels and oils for During the same period, as going a drastic change. them, have contended with TEL's other car makers were pulled along in the same direction, average My Silver Wraith (or Shadow or detrimental side effects, most of compression ratios for normal cars Bentley Continental) is addicted to which are related to lead oxides left rose from 7.0:1 to 9.5:1. By 1967 lead in its fuel. Can it survive with­ in the engine after fuel containing TEL is burned. Excessive combus­ some commercially available en­ drawal? gines had compression ratios as The answer is YES! However, as tion chamber deposits, corrosion of high as 11.5:1. with any addiction some care and exhaust valves and fouling of spark understanding is needed. Most of plugs have been persistent pro­ There are current claims that a the pain will be mental, on the part blems, relieved from time to time by lack of lead in motor gasoline will of the parent. better metals, better scavengers cause damage to engine exhaust In 1920, plus or minus a couple of (more of this later), better oils and valves. On the contrary, the ab­ years, Charles Kettering and more closely controlled tempera­ sence of TEL can be expected to Thomas Midgley were the "Re­ tures within engines. However, the extend valve life in normal driving search Department" of General problems never went away. conditions. Motors Corporation. They long will The marketing of this panacea/ Remember that TEL was added to be remembered for their main con­ poison as a premium fuel-maker, gasoline to inhibit destructive tributions to the automotive world; despite the many serious side knock. The good effect of TEL is Kettering for devising the electric effects, and the fact that concen­ singular. It is obtained at consider­ cranking motor (the self-starter) trated TEL is one of the most toxic able cost in the form of bad side and Midgley for tetraethyl lead materials handled commercially, is a effects. dramatic demonstration of the (TEL). Midgley became vice-presi­ Corrosion aggravated dent of Ethyl Corporation in 1923 triumph of half-truths over fact. By acid residues when it was spun off from General The success of thic strenuous Motors. sales promotion is demonstrated by If TEL alone were added to No one will argue the importance the amount of lead which was used gasoline, combustion of the fuel of the cranking motor in making the in motor fuels during 1950; 113,896 would leave a residue of lead oxides, automobile practicable for all tons, or approximately 10% of all lead oxysulphates, and metallic lead people. The value of TEL, however, lead in commercial use. Even more in the combustion chambers to is more debatable. revealing is the paroxysm of doom­ corrode valves and foul spark plugs. The only function of lead in gaso­ crying in the current automotive To minimize these residues a line is to inhibit a thing called press over the pending prohibition "scavenger" containing ethylene "knock." Actually, the sound is only of lead in gasoline. dichloride and ethylene-di-bromide a symptom of abnormally rapid Prior to WW II premium gasoline is added with the TEL. It causes burning of the fuel and air mixture in contained small amounts of TEL most of the residues to leave with the engine cylinder. This burning (from 1 to 1.5 ml/gallon) which the exhaust gases. Those which becomes an explosion so rapid that added 10 numbers to its octane remain in the engine will react with the engine cannot convert to work rating. With improvements in the water to free hydro-chloric acid and hydrocarbon part of the fuel, this the heat so suddenly created. The hydro-bromic acid. Both are very, overheating can lead to holes burn­ was adequate for engines having no corrosive and account for much of ed in pistons, burned valves, and more than 7.5:1 compression ratio, the wear in cylinder bores and other troubles. Lead, made soluble typical for cars built up to 1948. piston rings. Most of the rust in in gasoline by combining it with a In 1949, General Motors intro­ exhaust systems is also caused by long hydrocarbon tail, slows down duced the OH Valve V8 in the Olds these acids. burning and allows an engine to and Cadillac lines with the announc­ A photo in The Flying Lady 81-1, operate without knock. ed intention of increasing compres­ p 2345 shows a crankshaft oilway Midgley's discovery of this effect sion ratios. Ever higher compression cap so badly corroded that oil of lead is almost without parallel ratios were necessary to provide pressure was lost. In the Bentley 3 A among widely-applied chemical good economy with more powerful litre engine now being restored by developments. Despite an ongoing engines capable of faster accelera­ this writer acid pitting is evident on effort on the part of oil company tion in heavier cars equipped with piston crowns, crankshaft plugs and research chemists over the past 60 more power-consuming gadgets. main bearing journals. Long before years, no comparable fuel additive To provide for the higher com­ the engine was dismantled, cor­ has been discovered. Only water pression engines, the oil companies rosion had rendered the crankshaft 1-86 1139 vibration damper inoperative. This ures, together with a lighter foot on and seat wear, so the main problem condition caused destruction of the the throttle, should cope with the is coping with the lower fuel octane centre main bearing. situation, value. In most modern engines acid Better learn, because we will The ignition timing will have to be aggravated corrosion is controlled eventually have no TEL gasoline. retarded and from our knowledge of by specially formulated oil, filters So, for longer engine life and to the response to be expected, retard­ and frequent oil changes, and by breathe easier, get the lead out. ing 5 degree crankshaft should thermostats rigged for rapid engine The octane rating of Australian un­ satisfy fuel down to approximately warmup and relatively high operat­ leaded fuel is 93. — Ed. 95 octane. The response of different ing temperatures. In our older engines will vary to some degree so engines, which take a long time to Commentary and we would advise that the minimum warm up, receive only occasional Advice from retard needed to dear detonation use, and lack adequate oil filters, Rolls-Royce Motors should be determined by road test. corrosion from TEL cannot be fully A further 2 degrees retard to a total controlled. They should be operated From Chris Brown, Western Re­ of 7 degrees could be used to cope exclusively on lead-free fuels. gional Service Manager, Rolls- with say 93 octane fuel. Obviously it Owners of cars with high CR Royce Motors Inc., U.S.A. is undesirable to retard more than is engines should have them expertly 9:1 Compression Engines and essential due to the adverse effect adjusted with emphasis on slightly Unleaded Fuel on performance and economy, so it retarded ignition timing. Most of the We would not expect the use of seems that the best course would be "muscle engines" can tolerate the unleaded fuel to be harmful from the to advise owners to use fuel as dose no-lead fuels now beginning to aspect of loss of the lubricating as possible to a minimum of 95 come on the market. These meas­ effect of the lead, i.e., valve face octane.

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