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

Started by Paul Jaray, September 30, 2009, 12:42:24 PM

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Paul Jaray

Know what it is?

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250gto

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


Paul Jaray

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

Paul Jaray

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

pnegyesi



Paul Jaray

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

guido66

Does it have a unibody construction?

Paul Jaray

It's not in the body...

guido66

is it in the engine?

Paul Jaray

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

guido66



guido66

First diesel powered passenger car?


guido66

So this predates the 1933 Citroën Rosalie Ricardo Diesel?

Paul Jaray

Of about 10 years...

guido66


Paul Jaray

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

guido66

#20
Is by Richard Hornsby and sons, with an Akroyd-Stuart engine?

It looks a lot like this one:

Paul Jaray

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

Allan L

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

Paul Jaray

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

guido66