Pekin to Paris in a 1919 Essex

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edited November -1 in HUDSON
OK fellows. Go to www.pekinparis.com and check on car # 12 in the 1921 and earlier cars. 1919 Essex touring made 10,000 miles over some of the worst roads posslble. Just finished yesterday. How bout that. These fellows did a bang up job in a completly stock car except for 12v alt.

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  • SamJ
    SamJ Senior Contributor
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  • [Deleted User]
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    An Essex Four broke many city to city records here in Australia back in the early 1920's. Some of these records still stand today. I have much info in my files on these achievements. Here is some lines from an article...





    In November 1923, a record run was set from Adelaide to Mebourne by Norman Smith(Wizard Smith) of 13 hours and 21 minutes. 1 1/2 hours quicker then the previous record.

    On stages of this run the Essex was clocked at 100mph. Travelling via Coorang in South Australia, Smith hit an emu. The impact holed the radiator and smashed the windscreen. The screen was repaired in Hamilton but the leaking radiator cost time in refilling. After leaving Hamilton a nut came of the carburettor bowl and Wizard's mechanic, Len Emmerson, spent a number of miles lying alongside the bonnet holding the bowl in place. With the nut replaced, the pair found thier spare tyres had fallen off. A back track of 17 miles was nessary to retrieve them.



    How good was that....



    Regards
  • 4Hud
    4Hud Expert Adviser
    Those are great photos, enough to make cringe the poor soles who are scared to drive their old car today if the forecast calls for rain tomorrow.

    In a related story, a friend is heavily involved in the current docu-drama production of the New York to Paris Great Race of 1908. The re-created Thomas Flyer and Protos were built here in Edmonton as is much of the filming. Check out www.thegreatestautorace.com
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