I thought it was to reduce rusting by coating everything in oil
I Erbs
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-----Original Message-----
From: Oudesluys <coudesluijs@chello.nl>
Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2010 1:45 AM
To: Patrick and Caroline Quinn <p_cquinn@tpg.com.au>
Cc: 'Healey' <Healeys@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] 100S with Aston Martin Gearbox
So it was a proper British construction. Anyway, I think they did
introduce leakage to make sure the oil was replaced in due time.
Kees Oudesluijs
NL
Patrick and Caroline Quinn wrote:
> G'day Alan
>
> The David Brown gearbox was a common fitting to many of the early
> competition and record breaking cars from Warwick. By common I mean 5 to 10
> out of all the cars.
>
> Both the original 4-cylinder record breaking cars (Endurance and
> Streamliner) were fitted with David Brown gearboxes.
>
> The gearbox was available with both 4 and 5 speed internals, but it has one
> bad design fault - they leak live a sieve. The reconstructed Endurance car
> has a 5-speed version and it was completely rebuilt and it still leaked.
>
> Hoo Roo
>
> Patrick Quinn
> Sydney, Australia
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: healeys-bounces@autox.team.net
[mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Alan Seigrist
> Sent: Saturday, 24 April 2010 10:38 AM
> To: Healey
> Subject: [Healeys] 100S with Aston Martin Gearbox
>
> All -
>
> In the April edition of Octane there's a great article of a very nice 100S.
>
> Interestingly, this car was fitted with the centre shift Aston Martin
> gearbox, from the factory in Warwick... I would have to imagine that was
> the only instance of this ever happening?
>
> This must have made this car one of the best to ever come from the
> factory...
>
> Alan
>
> '52 A90
> '53 BN1
> '59 Jag Mk IX
> '64 BJ8
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