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RE: A Significant Day - gord - 12-09-2021
I have a 1949 issue of Harrison’s Austin Racing History and oddly there is no mention of Stanley Edge as per the attachment. Perhaps he was just considered a humble servant in 1949 and deserved no mention.
RE: A Significant Day - A G Wood - 12-09-2021
As a total side issue, Connaught two-strokes (including a simultaneous firing horizontally opposed twin) seem to have had some very original ideas incorporated in their design, according to P H Smith in his book The High Speed Two-Stroke Petrol Engine. Edge's machine looks to be the 293 cc single which Smith mentions in his book.
RE: A Significant Day - Tony Press - 12-09-2021
(12-09-2021, 01:25 AM)gord Wrote: I have a 1949 issue of Harrison’s Austin Racing History and oddly there is no mention of Stanley Edge as per the attachment. Perhaps he was just considered a humble servant in 1949 and deserved no mention.
And this quotes the old furphy that the Billiard Tables? were used as drawing boards.
RE: A Significant Day - Bob Culver - 12-09-2021
The basic Austin 20 Sports mentioned was sold as a slightly modified model on wire wheels. The camshaft had more lift and duration. A renownded local member has such a car he meticulously restored from a derelict. I have ridden in it on motorway where it is entirely happy at 50-55 mph. During the War Herbert ran a Hudson car, a very robust make used extensively here as service cars, which, in a low pop country with limited rail access, took over from stage coaches. American cars of the time demonstrated simple robust construction suited to large scale production and presumably influenced the Twenty
RE: A Significant Day - Chris Garner - 12-09-2021
(12-09-2021, 01:02 AM)Bob Culver Wrote: Would love to know more about Stanley Edge. With a good secondary ed a lot could be learned from night classes but he seemd very young to have completed much study and to so accurately proportion components, esp apparently with little contact with other makes. The motor apparently very closely follows the FN bike but there is much more to the car than themotor. not sure if Austin personally did the deatail design of earlier cars.
Bob,
A biography of Stanley Edge is in the process of being written and will be completed in time for the Centenary celebrations... and yes, the myth of the draughting being done on the billiard table is complete tosh, but it must have been a convenient surface to view and discuss drawings etc.
RE: A Significant Day - Tony Griffiths - 12-09-2021
The Connaught has no front brake but, to comply with the legal requirement of two being independently operated, a pair that press into the "dummy-rim" on the rear wheel. Frighteningly ineffective.
I understand that Stanly, being very ambitious, left Austins shortly after the 7 was in production. He must then have become persona-non-grata and consequently never given credit for his detailed design work on the car.
RE: A Significant Day - Chris Garner - 12-09-2021
Tony,
There is no evidence that Edge was persona-non -grata at the AMC as he had contact with Lord Austin several times in later life and was well regarded by many of his peers there.
RE: A Significant Day - Tony Griffiths - 12-09-2021
(12-09-2021, 07:03 PM)Chris Garner Wrote: Tony,
There is no evidence that Edge was persona-non -grata at the AMC as he had contact with Lord Austin several times in later life and was well regarded by many of his peers there.
I'm sure that's true - and it's wonderful that later in his life he was recognised for being chosen, at such a young age, to undertake the detailed design work.