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Offline Stan Back

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Streamliner?
« on: December 31, 2021, 06:23:17 PM »
Anyone know anything about this.
I don't think it's a recent photo.)
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Re: Streamliner?
« Reply #1 on: December 31, 2021, 06:31:18 PM »
Henry Segrave's Golden Arrow.
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« Reply #2 on: December 31, 2021, 07:11:34 PM »
National Motor Museum in Beaulie England  :-D
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« Reply #3 on: December 31, 2021, 07:28:05 PM »
WoW.  A W-12 in a form-fitted body.  What an interesting design.
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Re: Streamliner?
« Reply #4 on: January 01, 2022, 12:07:50 AM »
A gorgeous beastie from across the pond. I think it went 231?
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Re: Streamliner?
« Reply #5 on: January 01, 2022, 01:05:58 AM »
Jeez, I though everybody would know about the Golden Arrow!
To me being a liner guy, that's the best looking liner to ever grace a record run.
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Re: Streamliner?
« Reply #6 on: January 01, 2022, 05:41:12 AM »
Some prefer the true name of this Segrave driven car - The Irving-Napier.

Designer Capt. J. S. Irving.  Engine - unsupercharged Napier Lion VV12 26.9 litre as used in the Schneider Trophy air racing plane in 1927.  The car was built in the Robin Hood Works in Putney Vale. Even in '39 the practice of giving cars a 'popular name' led to the use of the Golden Arrow.
« Last Edit: January 01, 2022, 04:12:33 PM by Malcolm UK »
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Re: Streamliner?
« Reply #7 on: January 01, 2022, 12:56:16 PM »
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On 11 March 1929, the weather and beach conditions were acceptable to make a LSR attempt. Around 100,000 spectators turned out to watch, and large arc lights were strung at both ends of the measured mile. Segrave lined up the sights on the Golden Arrow as he rocketed north along the beach, shifting gears at 3,200 rpm. Fighting a cross wind, he passed through the measured mile in 15.55 seconds, averaging 231.511 mph (372.581 km/h). Suddenly, a radiator hose loosened, spraying hot water over Segrave, but he managed to maintain control. After the run, the water line was fixed, tires were changed, and water and fuel were replenished.

Segrave now made his run southward, still battling the crosswind. After using 4 miles to come up to speed, the Golden Arrow ran through the measured mile in 15.57 seconds, averaging 231.214 mph (372.103 km/h). The average of his two runs gave Segrave a new LSR of 231.362 mph (372.341 km/h) - 23.809 mph (38.317 km/h) faster than the previous record set by Ray Keech in the Triplex. Some sources list the speed as 231.446 mph (372.478 km/h), which was Segrave's speed for the flying kilometer, not the mile. At the end of the run, Segrave hit a gulley in the sand, and the Golden Arrow twisted sideways, damaging the right surface radiator.

See https://oldmachinepress.com/2017/09/20/irving-napier-golden-arrow-lsr-car/

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Re: Streamliner?
« Reply #8 on: January 01, 2022, 03:13:18 PM »
I thought it might be an American car -- saw the Ford Model A in the background.  Did it run in the USA?
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« Reply #9 on: January 01, 2022, 03:18:32 PM »
I thought it might be an American car -- saw the Ford Model A in the background.  Did it run in the USA?

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Re: Streamliner?
« Reply #10 on: January 01, 2022, 03:52:32 PM »
More pics.
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Re: Streamliner?
« Reply #11 on: January 01, 2022, 08:04:36 PM »
and then there is this car which is very similer to Golden Arrow, known as "Enterprise" built in Australia by a Syndicate of LandSpeed enthusasts  :roll:
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Re: Streamliner?
« Reply #12 on: January 02, 2022, 12:43:34 AM »
26.9 liter... wow... about 1,640 c.i.!
I can see that it's a 'W' configuration; but does Malcolm have a reason to call it a 'VV'?
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Re: Streamliner?
« Reply #14 on: January 02, 2022, 07:19:08 AM »
I can see that it's a 'W' configuration; but does Malcolm have a reason to call it a 'VV'?

Just trying to convey that Napier described some of their motors as 'broad' W engines. VV tries to convey the spread without adding words.

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