04-01-2018, 08:24 AM
The road test alluded to, on Youtube, is a bit lame. It is not clear if 28 metre stop distance was from 40 or 30 mph, 60%, 34% repectively. For semi Girling cars , road tests typically recorded 80% from 30 mph. Many now claim better for all models. In emergencies (and in some contemporary road tests) drivers of coupled Sevens still resorted to pedal plus lever!
Until the 1950s most cars including new had significant lost steering motion. If gear changes as slow as in the test were adopted the acceleration of moderns would not be spectacular. Testers seldom seem to have extensive experience of old cars generally. They compare with moderns. If the intention was to represent typical new car motoring in the late 30s a Ruby not a great example. Impression of a 1928 model more befitting the occasion would have been interesting.
Cars are usually presented for tests immaculate but often lacking mechanically. Unless driven regularly by persons familiar with older cars, many defects pass un recognised.
Until the 1950s most cars including new had significant lost steering motion. If gear changes as slow as in the test were adopted the acceleration of moderns would not be spectacular. Testers seldom seem to have extensive experience of old cars generally. They compare with moderns. If the intention was to represent typical new car motoring in the late 30s a Ruby not a great example. Impression of a 1928 model more befitting the occasion would have been interesting.
Cars are usually presented for tests immaculate but often lacking mechanically. Unless driven regularly by persons familiar with older cars, many defects pass un recognised.