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08-13-2010, 09:57 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: The Motor City | | | Going out for lunch.....1923 style
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Every Friday my department goes out for lunch. Today one of my employees drove his 1923 Willy's Knight in to work, so we went out in that. Sweet!   
It's powered by a 3.0L sleeved 4 cylinder (no camshafts) and a 3 speed non-synchronized manual transmission. The black cone looking thing in the engine compartment is the horn. And yes, it really does go "aaaa-ooooooo-gaaa"
Peace,
James
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08-13-2010, 10:16 PM
|  | Hammer On! | | Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Babbling Brook | | | Nice horn, and what a beautiful ride! And, lots of elbow room under the hood to work!
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08-13-2010, 10:23 PM
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08-13-2010, 10:23 PM
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08-13-2010, 11:03 PM
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08-13-2010, 11:08 PM
|  | *******er Emeritus(does anyone remember that? No?) | | Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Houston, Texas | | | Awesome. I love older cars like that. Sort of puts things in perspective how far we've come along in terms of automobiles - but hey, I still think those look really cool.
I would love to see a modern remake of those type of cars.
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08-14-2010, 12:12 AM
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Originally Posted by jrthebassguy  I would love to see a modern remake of those type of cars. | A Ford Model T/Mustang combo would be pretty awesome.
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08-14-2010, 12:14 AM
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08-14-2010, 12:56 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Arlington, Texas | | | What a beautiful machine. |
08-14-2010, 01:08 AM
| | | | Whoa now that's a nice looking old-timer. You're one lucky man, I wish I could drive with one of these! |
08-14-2010, 03:30 AM
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It's powered by a 3.0L sleeved 4 cylinder (no camshafts)
| Whoa! Sleeve-valves of the Knight persuasion
Is that motor really as quiet as they advertised?
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08-14-2010, 04:20 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Minnesota | | very nice.....is it a key start or a push button do you have to crank it in the front....does the horn go AHHHHOOOOGAAAA.  |
08-14-2010, 06:08 AM
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Originally Posted by JacoLesFlea very nice.....is it a key start or a push button do you have to crank it in the front....does the horn go AHHHHOOOOGAAAA. | It starts with a key and it has a really bizarre protractor type set-up on the steering wheel that adjusts the spark when you start it. I should have snapped a picture of that. You almost have to behave like a mad scientist to start the thing. Turn on the ignition, prime the gas, adjust the spark. Repeat until it all works. Quote: |
Originally Posted by malthumb ...The black cone looking thing in the engine compartment is the horn. And yes, it really does go "aaaa-ooooooo-gaaa" |
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08-14-2010, 06:10 AM
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Originally Posted by AnchorHoy Whoa! Sleeve-valves of the Knight persuasion
Is that motor really as quiet as they advertised? | I was amazed at how quiet it was. It shook a bit. But then again, it's 87 years old and doesn't have balance shafts. And the engine is attached directly to the frame.
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08-14-2010, 06:33 AM
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Originally Posted by malthumb It starts with a key and it has a really bizarre protractor type set-up on the steering wheel that adjusts the spark when you start it. I should have snapped a picture of that. You almost have to behave like a mad scientist to start the thing. Turn on the ignition, prime the gas, adjust the spark. Repeat until it all works. |
wow and I thought having to wiggle my ignition key to get it toengage so I could turn the engine over was a pain.  |
08-14-2010, 07:10 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Houston, Tx | | | I saw this Cadillac at the museum that way about the size of a stretch hummer. V-16 engine, 8 seater, sedan! It was so sick. Cars back in the 30s the stuff were ****ing huge. |
08-14-2010, 07:46 AM
|  | Friends, Romans, Bass Players... | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Spencer, MA, USA | | Sweet ride, but I wouldn't want to ride in one during your typical New England winter!
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08-14-2010, 09:08 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: New Delhi, India | | | so cars this old are street legal? dont they violate the pollution and safety norms?
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08-14-2010, 09:27 AM
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Originally Posted by varunkapahi so cars this old are street legal? dont they violate the pollution and safety norms? | Actually according to our legal system, they are "grandfathered in" so to speak, and don't have to pass tests that didn't exist before they were made. Or at least that's how it is here.
I think you can get exemptions for them too, like if its a show car or the like.
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08-14-2010, 11:23 AM
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Originally Posted by jp58 Actually according to our legal system, they are "grandfathered in" so to speak, and don't have to pass tests that didn't exist before they were made. Or at least that's how it is here.
I think you can get exemptions for them too, like if its a show car or the like. | Correct and correct
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