phile@pwcs.stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier) (02/05/90)
We have all seen the Terry Davey cutaway drawings on the Haynes manuals. Maybe everyone else has seen this error, too, lets find out. On the Haynes manual for the Spridgets (including the 1500) there is a cutaway drawing of the 1275 round-arch Midget which is shown at the same angle in the photograph inside, sans pretty girl on the cover. There is a fundamental mechanical error in the drawing. What is it? E-mail me the answer. I will keep a list of who to give credit for the right answer and publish it, if you like. When we get enough of them, we'll tell what is wrong with the picture. I can hardly wait for people to point out stuff I have not seen. I don't know what to expect here, whether everybody else already knows this or nobady knows what I'm talking about. I'm not trying to replace rec.games.trivia, I just thought this would be fun. phile@pwcs.stpaul.gov -- Login name: phile In real life: Philip J Ethier Phone: 298-5324
phile@pwcs.stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier) (02/09/90)
> > We have all seen the Terry Davey cutaway drawings on the Haynes > manuals. Maybe everyone else has seen this error, too, lets find out. > On the Haynes manual for the Spridgets (including the 1500) there is > a cutaway drawing of the 1275 round-arch Midget which is shown at the > same angle in the photograph inside, sans pretty girl on the cover. > There is a fundamental mechanical error in the drawing. What is it? > E-mail me the answer. I will keep a list of who to give credit for > the right answer and publish it, if you like. When we get enough of > them, we'll tell what is wrong with the picture. I can hardly wait > for people to point out stuff I have not seen. I don't know what to > expect here, whether everybody else already knows this or nobady knows > what I'm talking about. I'm not trying to replace rec.games.trivia, I > just thought this would be fun. phile@pwcs.stpaul.gov > -- > Login name: phile In real life: Philip J Ethier > Phone: 298-5324 > Either this is more difficult than I thought, none of you are familiar with the natural history of Spridgets :-) or the Haynes manuals are not as common as I supposed. A hint: all the parts are right, but no Spridget ever left the factory this way. If you have never seen, or can't lay hands on, this Haynes manual, send me your US Mail address and I will send you a photocopy of the cover. phile@pwcs.stpaul.gov or 672 Orleans Street / Saint Paul, MN 55107 -- Login name: phile In real life: Philip J Ethier Phone: 298-5324
phile@pwcs.stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier) (02/12/90)
Larry Colen guessed that the radiator in the car was not a cross-flow and should be in a round arch Spridget. I think this is probably correct, but is not the FUNDAMENTAL MECHANICAL error I am looking for. The car would run, but I don't think Abingdon (or Crowley) ever put one out like this. Scott Fisher is working on it, I just sent him a photocopy. What's your guess? phile@pwcs.stpaul.gov -- Login name: phile In real life: Philip J Ethier Phone: 298-5324