Walter Presents

Christopher Carnley · Mon Mar 13, 2017 10:10 am

Another thrilling episode of "Walter Presents".

Lagonda LG45 Rapide with the WO breathed on Sanction 111 engine and the horrible to work on G(Good) 10 gearbox.

From a private collection.

John Robins · Post by **John Robins** » Mon Mar 13, 2017 10:25 am

Unfiltered air intakes always cause a sharp intake of breath,if you'll excuse the bad joke. Looking at the grubby state of the roads these days, if this car was to do much road work, I think at least a pair of pancake filters might be a good idea. They appear to be taking care of muck in the petrol, what about the muck in the air?

Robert Craven · Post by **Robert Craven** » Mon Mar 13, 2017 12:36 pm

I think I can see there are some kind of basic mesh filters on this car, can't I?
Many, if not most, WOs (including mine) don't have air filters, but partly because there isn't much room.

Christopher Carnley · Post by **Christopher Carnley** » Mon Mar 13, 2017 1:25 pm

Yes, a grille for lumps, but is that the only observation?
It is taking a trip to Spain in the Spring, so I did mention the lack of air filtration.

John Robins · Post by **John Robins** » Mon Mar 13, 2017 3:19 pm

Another observation?

The short piece of flexible petrol pipe between the pump and the carbs looked a bit inadequate to cope with engine movement to me, but then it occurred that the engine is probably not as flexibly mounted as these days. Why the twin feeds to the filter? Two tanks?

Christopher Carnley · Post by **Christopher Carnley** » Mon Mar 13, 2017 4:36 pm

The car may have a change over to reserve.

Roger Brotton · Post by **Roger Brotton** » Tue Mar 14, 2017 5:48 pm

Just a thought ? Would the carbs work better with just a short ....even a 2" air trumpet would improve air flow ? From experience with Jaguar engines, leaving carbs without a plenum chamber, or open as per photo, has a direct effect on running, and power loss is quite noticeable. A fine mesh between the trumpet and carb would stop a pebble bouncing in anyway. On a scale of 1 to 10, how big a mess could that make ?....I guess 'originality' is OK, but....

Christopher Carnley · Post by **Christopher Carnley** » Tue Mar 14, 2017 6:17 pm

I,ve never seen any prewar Lagonda engine with a venturi, if you look you will notice that the inlet manifold is integral with the cylinder head in the Sanction 3 engines, designed by Harry Weslake, after the 2 failed to reach power output expectations.
Much to the consternation of WO, when the Sanction 3 was struggling, the workers discovered that the exhaust from the test bed was choked with soot!

All these moans and no one has said "what a nice car", you all remind me of the trainee Trappist monk...........

John Robins · Post by **John Robins** » Tue Mar 14, 2017 6:45 pm

I did think it, but don't like using the word nice.

Roger Brotton · Post by **Roger Brotton** » Tue Mar 14, 2017 6:53 pm

Beautiful car ! I just don't like stating the obvious !

Where does the Trapist monk come into this ?

John Robins · Post by **John Robins** » Tue Mar 14, 2017 8:35 pm

He didn't say.

John Murch · Post by **John Murch** » Wed Mar 15, 2017 6:24 am

Christopher Carnley wrote:
All these moans and no one has said "what a nice car",...

Looking very stylish, I had one of these about 20 years ago, I much prefered driving the 3ltr!

Robert Zannetti · Post by **Robert Zannetti** » Sun Mar 19, 2017 12:16 pm

Vaguely similar?

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Christopher Carnley · Post by **Christopher Carnley** » Sun Mar 19, 2017 5:41 pm

Originally B234GA a 1936 Park Ward saloon, it reputedly is fitted with a 7100 cc engine (Phantom3?).

Do you have any further information on this car, Robert?

Robert Zannetti · Post by **Robert Zannetti** » Mon Mar 20, 2017 5:46 pm

I saw the car in this country and it is in storage for the owner who lives on the Continent. The body is by Peterson Engineering and was built in, circa, 2010. The engine is a Rolls Royce B81SV 6.5 litre straight eight.

Christopher Carnley · Post by **Christopher Carnley** » Mon Mar 20, 2017 6:46 pm

Thanks Robert, it seems odd to me that "engineers" install grossly over-sized engines into feeble frames.