Solved -PJ262- Cesare Augusto Lenti's Spa 8000 diesel 1923-24

Paul Jaray · September 30, 2009, 12:42:24 PM

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250gto · October 01, 2009, 06:51:43 AM

Erm... I'm not seeing a pic. Is it just my computer being stupid or is it not there?

Paul Jaray · October 01, 2009, 07:02:55 AM

Sorry...fixed.

Paul Jaray · November 12, 2009, 09:03:04 AM

This car is a sort of milestone...but totally forgotten.

Paul Jaray · December 01, 2009, 06:14:47 PM

With few guesses you can be on the right track...

pnegyesi · December 02, 2009, 12:58:34 AM

Is this American?

Paul Jaray · December 02, 2009, 01:20:10 AM

Not American...

Paul Jaray · December 17, 2009, 03:57:32 PM

This car seems not particular at all, but it was quite unique...
It's from Europe.

guido66 · December 17, 2009, 05:10:18 PM

Does it have a unibody construction?

Paul Jaray · December 17, 2009, 05:19:32 PM

It's not in the body...

guido66 · December 17, 2009, 05:30:49 PM

is it in the engine?

Paul Jaray · December 17, 2009, 05:34:44 PM

Yes. Nothing extraordinary (nuclear, hybrid, nanotechnology,...) but the first of this kind reached the market much later.

guido66 · December 17, 2009, 05:38:37 PM

First ohc engine?

Paul Jaray · December 17, 2009, 05:39:13 PM

Not that.

guido66 · December 17, 2009, 05:45:08 PM

First diesel powered passenger car?

Paul Jaray · December 17, 2009, 05:57:25 PM

Yes!

guido66 · December 17, 2009, 06:01:57 PM

So this predates the 1933 Citroën Rosalie Ricardo Diesel?

Paul Jaray · December 17, 2009, 06:06:47 PM

Of about 10 years...

guido66 · December 17, 2009, 06:17:20 PM

1923 Peugeot?

Paul Jaray · December 17, 2009, 06:35:25 PM

The year is right (late '23 firsts months of '24) but it's not a Peugeot.

guido66 · December 18, 2009, 04:12:32 AM

Is by Richard Hornsby and sons, with an Akroyd-Stuart engine?

It looks a lot like this one:

Paul Jaray · December 18, 2009, 05:20:56 AM

It sure looks like one of those, but it's not, and the engine is not an Akroyd-Stuart one.

Allan L · December 18, 2009, 05:51:54 AM

Is that rather rough and ready body original or is it a quick chipboard job to get it back on the road?

Paul Jaray · December 18, 2009, 05:58:55 AM

That is a good question:
the body comes from a different vehicle, from a well estabilished (at the time) company.

guido66 · December 18, 2009, 07:55:09 AM

Hesselman engine?

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Solved -PJ262- Cesare Augusto Lenti's Spa 8000 diesel 1923-24