[Tech1] Car restored

[Dave Plowman]

Herbert Austin reckoned good brakes made for a bad driver. Of course he
would, wouldn't he, since he saved money by fitting inferior brakes.

IIRC the A30 did have hydraulic brakes - in the main. Conventional to the
front, but only one cylinder for the rears, and a mechanical linkage from
it to both rear drums. The linkage being shared with the handbrake. But
its real problem was the drums were simply too small.     


In article <849ec4ba-57bf-fe96-2c2a-13c85244ed0d at googlemail.com>,
   John Nottage via Tech1 <tech1 at tech-ops.co.uk> wrote:
> Ah Tony! I too began with an A30, then moved to a rusty Triumph Herald 
> 12/50. My A30 took me to & from Evesham. Flat out I think it got to 
> about 65mph: the speedo needle used to flap about so much at that end of 
> the scale, it was difficult to be sure. Dave Plowman should recognise 
> it: he rebuilt the engine for me in 1967. As you can see from the photo, 
> the semaphore indicators were still in place: I think I replaced them 
> with the flashers quite early on. The worst aspect was the brakes - 
> cable operated & nearly useless - no hydraulics. The clutch was rod 
> operated. It broke once & I had to drive home in 1st gear. The Herald 
> was better. Great turning circle, but it rusted away. The Triumph 
> Vitesse 6 Convertable that followed it was most fun, but rusted even 
> quicker.

> John Nottage

> On 04/08/2021 20:29, techtone via Tech1 wrote:
> > Gosh, late getting to this thread (again - I don't live on 
> > computers/email) but I simply loved my Triumph Herald, which of course 
> > rusted away after I'd had t about a year -can't remember who sold it to 
> > me, but someone at TVC did, if the guilty party is here, you broke my heart!
> > 
> > My first car was an A30, which ran its big end on the M1, and took me 
> > and Dave Jorgensen quite some time to restore to working order. However, 
> > it took Heather and myself, after we were married, to many exotic 
> > locations such as the Tally Ho in Kentish Town at the weekends to listen 
> > to Phil Seamen, and down several pints of Guinness, just as well that 
> > the drink/drive laws hadn't been enacted at the time.
> > 
> > Whilst on the subject, my all-time favourite car was the Ford Granada, 
> > when I was earning a reasonable amount I had the 2.8i Ghia, and that 
> > really grieved me when I had to part with it, but I had nowhere to keep 
> > it, not to mention not enough money to run two cars. The Herald ran it a 
> > close second, but the Granny lasted a lot longer.
> > 
> > TeaTeaFN - Tony
> >

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    Dave Plowman     dave at davesound.co.uk     London SW 12