19-10-2018, 08:05 PM
Hi Oxford Jack
When I was running my slightly modified RP as everyday transport I often joked that a higher 3rd was desirable. !st is very low and the car would climb and start where firms CA Bedfords and others struggled.
But, at least in a hilly city, the standard car would have been insufferable with a higher 3rd as often could not reach 30 mph on modest grades with just the original 13 bhp..
When I was running my slightly modified RP as everyday transport I often joked that a higher 3rd was desirable. !st is very low and the car would climb and start where firms CA Bedfords and others struggled.
But, at least in a hilly city, the standard car would have been insufferable with a higher 3rd as often could not reach 30 mph on modest grades with just the original 13 bhp..