Description:

Chev motor gear box and differential. 1926 front axle. rear wheel brakes only. lightened & balanced flywheel & motor. Twin SU Carbs machined head. 1923 Citroen chassis and radiator. Riley wheels 18" front, 19" rears. Owned by famous NZ race car driver & builder, Ron J Roycroft, for more than 20 years. The car was restored in the year 2000 and has raced since on circuit & hillclimbs. The car has a vintage car club vehicle identity card and a Motorsport NZ racing log book. Complete photo documentation of rebuild.


History

Domain hillclimb years 2004 & 2005. Race Pukekohe 2004. And other hillclimbs in New Zealand.

Competition History

Competed for fun.
Performance Data

• Historic
  
• 1200 lbs
  
• N/A
  

Engine

• Chevrolet
  
• Chevrolet
  
• 4 Cylinder overhead valve
  
• 2800 CC
  
• 25
  
• unknown
  
• twin SU carbs
  
• cast iron
  
• cast iron
  
• standard
  
• standard
  
• standard
  
• aluminium
  
• half race
  
• standard
  
• standard
  
• standard
  
• standard
  
• lightened
  
• handmade
  
• unknown
  
• historics
  

Fuel System

• Fuel Tank
  
• homemade
  
• 1928
  
• 20 gallons
  
• electric
  
• 96 octane
  

Oil/Water System

• 1923 Citroen
  
• front
  
• Chev
  
• nil
  
• nil
  

Electrical System

• distributor
  
• generator
  
• 12 volt
  
• nil
  
• nil
  

Transmission

• Chevrolet
  
• crashbox
  
• 3
  
• manual
  
• nil
  
• nil
  

Rear End

• chevrolet
  
• standard
  
• nil
  
• standard
  
• standard
  
• standard
  
• standard
  
• na
  

Body

• steel & aluminium
  
• blue
  
• enamel
  
• good
  

Chassis

• ladder
  
• Citroen
  
• steel
  
• painted
  
• good
  
• beam axle, good, good
  
• standard, good, good
  
• front friction only, 1928
  
• rear wheel only, external contracting
  
• centre steer.
  
• Riley wires
  
• 19
  

Interior

• red
  
• vinyl
  
• handheld extinguisher
  
• nil
  
• rev counter, oil pressure, amp meter
  
• 4 spoke 18
  
• all excellent
  

Spares

• none