Thread: 1954 Royal Review 47160049

Originally Posted by 123rover50

For an 80" I put the pedal grommits in as per the book.
For the 86 etc I think it makes more sense to put them upside down.
It keeps the felt side dry and the rubber does not get full of crap from the front wheels.
It also acts as a buffer and stops the levers banging on the firewall.

I have had this poser before. After wracking the demented matter I can't remember what I did at the time, I guess I would have invented something.

Cut a neat fitting particle board card to fit in side the rubbers' hole and put plenty of chassis black over it to seal it up.

I have seen 'Septone chassis black' at Super cheep.

Septone Chassis Black - 1 Litre - Supercheap Auto Australia
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Strainer on the fuel pickup was a bit daggy so cut a couple of inches off the pipe.
Got a cheap plastic inline filter, cut off the inlet side and hooked it up with a bit of fuel hose.
Easy enough to replace if it gets blocked and it catches the rubbish before it gets to the pump as the strainer in the glass bowl only catches rocks.

It arrived today ,great model with lots of detail.1/64 scale Matchbox car size.
230mm long x 50mmhigh,found this one in Australia so freight wasn,t more than the model. I also spent the $200 I got for the genuine Rover bypass filter i sold on on ebay on a filter kit from Series One Club England should be here in a couple of weeks. Will do some drawings up . Wayne

Hi Keith , Was talking to Col Philp (ex A&T) yesterday he said the roo shooter asked for the body to be left as it was with the high sides . I'll be seeing him again on Sunday at Lakeside I'll see what else he can tell me about it. I was going to bring him to the evening with Arthur but could not get hold of him , found out he was in England , came home on Monday. Is there anything you want me to ask him . wayne

Umm. What does he know?
How did it get from Perth to Tassie to Brisbane?
Did they have fitted covers as there has to be a reason for the footman loops.
Did it have the cardboard surround around the steering column like the Gaydon one?
What was the white bar thingo we were looking at bolted to the screen brackets?
I have already overpainted the blue with Maroon and flat black as I think these were.
I think I have most of it worked out now but you might think of something else

Originally Posted by 123rover50

Umm. What does he know?
How did it get from Perth to Tassie to Brisbane?

This was done in the days before roll on - roll off ferries. Where would all those old ships manifests ended up at?

The other thing is, how many of the 'Royal cars' were distributed around Australia?

The logistics involved in moving them all over the country, must have taken some doing.
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Originally Posted by 123rover50

Umm. What does he know?
How did it get from Perth to Tassie to Brisbane?

Did they have fitted covers as there has to be a reason for the footman loops. Yes, they did have covers over the body (like a tonneau cover) and the Crown plates had covers when they were being driven around without the Royal personages or others who considered they were similarly classy. The plates were removed and stored in a wooden box, slotted for the purpose when the vehicles were in storage.

Did it have the cardboard surround around the steering column like the Gaydon one?
What was the white bar thingo we were looking at bolted to the screen brackets?
I have already overpainted the blue with Maroon and flat black as I think these were.
I think I have most of it worked out now but you might think of something else

A friend regularly drove the two in Sydney and other Official Cars when they were controlled by DAS (Department of Administrative Services). I will ask him about them when he returns from an overseas assignment in the next few weeks.

Bob

Thanks Bob, thats interesting. This has a loop at the rear of each door, as does the Gaydon one. There is another loop lower centre in front of the windscreen that the Gaydon one does not have, although the Gaydon one has a row of "turn the button" fasteners along the outer top of the screen.
This doen not have those or the "sharks teeth"
There does not appear to be any fixings to hold a cover at the rear.

Keith