Speed 14 steering, brakes & performance

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HAD501
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Re: Speed 14 steering, brakes & performance

Post by HAD501 » Sat Feb 06, 2021 7:13 pm

Luli, thanks for that comparison - confirms my suspicions about harmonic bumpers. My old car is now with the friend I bought it from in the first place. So maybe I should ask him for a test-drive - it might prove that actually I'm the problem!

David2021
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Re: Speed 14 steering, brakes & performance

Post by David2021 » Mon Feb 08, 2021 4:34 pm

Probably a bit academic now, for me. The car I was interested in (Speed 14 Sports tourer) has disappeared from the sale site, so has probably been sold (6 days live!) I will try & find out if it sold again to a German owner, but I have so far had no reply from the seller :cry:

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Re: Speed 14 steering, brakes & performance

Post by RobHomewood » Mon Feb 08, 2021 7:36 pm

Wow £61K for a Speed Pilot Streamline thats the highest Rover price I've seen outside of US I think! I think I am out of touch! It certainly looks very smart but some of the details look unfamiliar - then there is not many to compare it too. Sorry you missed it
Rob

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Re: Speed 14 steering, brakes & performance

Post by David2021 » Mon Feb 08, 2021 10:54 pm

Asking price was €42000 that is £36000/£37000.Plus 5% VAT to bring it back to the UK. About what he paid for this car some 3 or 4 years ago as far as I could make out. Cheap compared to an SSI with it's Standard engine! And the Rover engine looks so much more impressive with no less than 3 SU's to make its 54 or so BHP!

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Re: Speed 14 steering, brakes & performance

Post by RobHomewood » Tue Feb 09, 2021 11:05 am

Sorry I must have been looking at a different one- a 1935 black Speed Pilot Streamline Tourer still on Classics Trader from Fine Cars Bodensee germany. It has a rear end more like a Marauder, sculptured door tops, split screen I think and lots of aluminium in the cabin. It will be interesting to see if it sells
Hope you find another one you like
Rob

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Re: Speed 14 steering, brakes & performance

Post by David2021 » Tue Feb 09, 2021 1:49 pm

This one has gone to Luxembourg apparently.....plenty of money there! :D

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Re: Speed 14 steering, brakes & performance

Post by TonyG » Tue Feb 09, 2021 2:30 pm

David,

There is a Speed 14 Tourer for sale in RSR classified, unless already sold. From the pictures it looks like it requires a complete restoration, which is a lot of work and quite expensive. However, as the owner of a similar 12 Tourer, it is certainly a great car to own and it would be a real achievement for you to return another of these lovely cars to the road.

Tony.
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Re: Speed 14 steering, brakes & performance

Post by David2021 » Tue Feb 09, 2021 2:49 pm

Thank you Tony,
Yes I saw that one advertised & spoke to the advertiser. I sounds a great project & a sympathetic revival- I would love to take it on , but I need to stay married! I think if the mechanicals are put in order it could be a great "oily rag" car, everything seems to be there.
I have just completed a full on rebuild of a rare 1932 Austin Seven AG tourer (now about to go up for sale) and have lost my spare garage space as my ungrateful daughter has moved to a property without a garage at all, so my ZA Magnette is back living in my garage now! (The Seven is in an elderly widow's garage & this location is not available for a restoration)
A later 12 tourer would be a good option, or even better a 14 (did they do one?). I mentioned elsewhere when I joined the forum, that my father nearly bought a post war ten tourer in the 50's and I thought then what handsome cars the tourers are. Larger engines I do like on older cars, that is the only thing that puts me off a Riley 9 Gamecock which is tempting me!
First I have to market & sell the Seven!
I'll keep my eyes & ears open!
D

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