Also on Prototypes, I was intrigued by Phil Baildon's 1922 Coupe drawing in the Assoc. Mag. I wonder if there was a bonnet hinge planned? As drawn, the lamps would cop a hammering when the doors were opened (and with a 20" door they'd need to be opened right out!) In practice they'd probably have to build it with suicide doors as per the later Top Hats? Did you notice the flat steering wheel (which was standard at the time, but with 4 blades) was drawn with 3 blades? That and the bonnet looks like forward thinking? As an aside, it's of note that one road test in December said their test car was 747cc, whereas all the literature tells us the cars were 696cc until about March 1923. More forward thinking? I thought for a moment that the rear brake drum was bigger than the front (perhaps that would have been a good idea?), but then realised the diff drum was drawn in. As said, all intriguing. Cheers, Bill

Location: Euroa, Australia

Correction to above. As the door is 20", the aperture would be a huge 20 1/4"! (sorry for exaggerating) - although one would have to squeeze past the thickness of the door to get in/out. Cheers, Bill

Location: Euroa, Australia